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ypsmev

have you ever tried a cigarette ?

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youth

Index terms

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	7	0.57%
refusal	-2	2	0.16%
yes	1	232	18.99%
no	2	981	80.28%
	Total	1222	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	0.4%
don't know	-1	1	0.08%
yes	1	267	21.45%
no	2	972	78.07%
	Total	1245	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.07%
refusal	-2	1	0.07%
yes	1	316	23.24%
no	2	1042	76.62%
	Total	1360	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6	0.42%
yes	1	382	27.03%
no	2	1025	72.54%
	Total	1413	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.21%
don't know	-1	1	0.07%
yes	1	417	29.85%
no	2	976	69.86%
	Total	1397	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.16%
yes	1	406	33.31%
no	2	811	66.53%
	Total	1219	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.31%
yes	1	425	33.23%
no	2	850	66.46%
	Total	1279	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.28%
yes	1	545	38.57%
no	2	864	61.15%
	Total	1413	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.07%
yes	1	521	36.85%
no	2	892	63.08%
	Total	1414	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.21%
yes	1	345	36.78%
no	2	591	63.01%
	Total	938	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.32%
yes	1	348	36.79%
no	2	595	62.9%
	Total	946	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
yes	1	293	40.69%
no	2	427	59.31%
	Total	720	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.13%
yes	1	286	38.24%
no	2	461	61.63%
	Total	748	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.27%
yes	1	293	39.12%
no	2	454	60.61%
	Total	749	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
yes	1	270	34.93%
no	2	503	65.07%
	Total	773	100.0%

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