High School Graduates Smoke the Most

High school graduates are recorded as the largest group of smokers. Data from the Central Bureau of Statistics shows that among the population aged five years and above, 28.87 percent of high school graduates smoked daily in the last month. Meanwhile, the percentage among university graduates is lower, at 18.25 percent.

36.76 percent of the population smokes between 10-14 cigarettes per day, followed by 23.68 percent who smoke 5-9 cigarettes per day. Those smoking 15-24 cigarettes per day account for 21.18 percent, while those smoking less than 5 cigarettes per day represent 14.8 percent. Approximately 3.6 percent of the population smokes more than 25 cigarettes per day.

The World Health Organization (WHO) warned in 2012 that smoking is one of the biggest killers. Smoking kills one person every 10 seconds. The impact of smoking is extremely harmful to the body because a single cigarette contains various chemicals, including nicotine, tar, and carbon monoxide.