The figures suggest that 12 per cent of 15-year-old young men were smoking in 2006, compared with 30 per cent in 1996. It is a similar tale for young women, with a drop from 30 per cent in 1996 to 18 per cent in 2006.
While the boys showed a steady decline over the years, the number of 15-year-old girls who smoke stayed stable at 24 per cent between 2000 and 2004. However, in 2006 the figure dropped to its lowest for more than 25 years.
Maureen Moore, chief executive of Action on Smoking and Health Scotland, says: "This most likelyreflectsthe ongoing steady decline inadult smoking rates in Scotland. Research has shown that if parents stop smoking,this reduces the likelihood of their children smokinginadolescence."
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