PANAJI
But, a totally different picture when it comes to consumption of liquor: it’s ‘cheers’ all the way.
According to the National Family Health Survey 2015-16, there has been a drastic decline in smoking by men and women but an increasing trend is noticed in alcohol consumption.
Tobacco use among women reduced from 4.4 percent in 2005-06 to 1.9 percent in 2015-16 while among men it declined from 27.8 percent in 2005-2006 to 20.8 percent.
In comparison, women consuming alcohol went up from 2.1 percent in 2005-06 to 4.2 percent in 2015-16 and men from 40 percent in 2005-06 to 44.7 percent during 2015-16, says the study.
KICKING THE HABBIT
Tobacco use among women reduced from 4.4 percent in 2005-06 to 1.9 percent in 2015-16 while among men it declined from 27.8 percent in 2005-2006 to 20.8 percent
MORE RURAL WOMEN SMOKERS
2.3 percent in comparison to urban areas
(1.7 percent)
HIC-HIC HURRAY
Women consuming alcohol went up from 2.1 percent in 2005-06 to 4.2 percent in 2015-16 and men from 40 percent in 2005-06 to 44.7 percent during 2015-16
URBAN MEN HAVE MORE PEGS
49.9 percent as compared to men in rural areas (37 percent)
