Health determiners. Relative figures Main reasons of ex-smokers to quit smoking by sex and age group. Population aged 15 years old and over that currently does not smoke but did smoke before Units: percentages Total Medical advise Discomfort caused by tobacco Health risk Pregnancy Decrease of physical and/or psychological performance Other reasons BOTH SEXES Total 100.00 13.90 26.32 35.92 5.26 12.51 23.36 15 to 24 years old 100.00 7.94 13.18 32.97 9.99 19.06 29.07 25 to 34 years old 100.00 5.67 20.78 36.10 11.34 13.47 28.39 35 to 44 years old 100.00 3.59 23.76 33.99 11.46 12.59 28.16 45 to 54 years old 100.00 10.70 23.86 37.46 4.73 13.13 25.20 55 to 64 years old 100.00 16.95 29.47 38.24 1.34 12.46 21.26 65 to 74 years old 100.00 24.88 30.97 33.79 1.76 11.52 19.33 75 years old and over 100.00 28.28 32.79 35.00 0.00 10.13 13.81 MALES Total 100.00 17.06 29.14 36.76 . 13.43 22.55 15 to 24 years old 100.00 . . . . . . 25 to 34 years old 100.00 6.07 27.74 37.31 . 14.10 33.22 35 to 44 years old 100.00 4.00 26.31 36.42 . 16.22 30.83 45 to 54 years old 100.00 13.09 24.64 39.85 . 14.37 25.01 55 to 64 years old 100.00 18.55 31.87 38.93 . 12.64 19.16 65 to 74 years old 100.00 26.44 32.42 33.02 . 12.19 18.94 75 years old and over 100.00 29.27 32.81 35.18 . 10.39 12.81 FEMALES Total 100.00 7.63 20.72 34.23 15.48 10.68 24.96 15 to 24 years old 100.00 3.96 12.40 37.73 17.57 14.28 29.44 25 to 34 years old 100.00 5.28 13.81 34.88 22.52 12.84 23.55 35 to 44 years old 100.00 3.05 20.51 30.90 25.56 7.96 24.76 45 to 54 years old 100.00 7.24 22.74 34.00 11.33 11.33 25.47 55 to 64 years old 100.00 13.27 23.94 36.64 4.41 12.06 26.08 65 to 74 years old 100.00 16.50 23.18 37.91 11.21 7.92 21.41 75 years old and over 100.00 15.65 32.58 32.70 0.00 6.86 26.58 Notes: .Data protected by statistical secrecy 1) The same person may be in several categories of reasons for quitting smoking. The symbol '.' shall be deemed as data which cannot be given due to an insufficient sample. The data corresponding to cells with fewer than 35 thousand persons must be considered with caution, as they may be affected by a high degree of sampling error. Source: Ministry of Public Health, Social Services and Equality and INE