The line graph gives information about the rate of smoking per 1000 persons in southland over the period from 1960 to 2000. The data is presented in the form of a line graph.
Overall, it is clear that male smoking rate was the highest, while female smoking rate was the lowest. It is also noticeable that female smoking showed an increasing trend and male smoking rate presented a decreasing trend. Moreover, there were significant differences between both genders smoking rate.
Looking at the deatils, woman started at 100 and then increased to 300. In addition, men stood at 600 in the biginning and showed a decreased trend. In contrast, male smoking experienced a continuous decline of the period.
Furthermore, female smoking reached a peak of around 300, whereas males smoking dropped to approximately 150. Similarly, men smoking was higher than women smoking throughtout the period. Overall, male smooking had greater figures compared to female smoking.
