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Statistical Bulletin 2003/21: Statistics on smoking: England, 2003
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Last modified date:8 February 2007
This bulletin is a compendium, presenting the most up-to-date information at time of publication on various aspects of smoking, drawn together from a variety of sources. The data relate to England where possible, and in general the time period covered is from 1980 onwards. Where figures for England are not available, figures for Great Britain or the United Kingdom have been given. This bulletin looks at trends in the prevalence of smoking among adults and young people, and at how much adults smoke. It also includes information on smoking related deaths, attitudes towards smoking, NHS Stop Smoking Services, expenditure and taxation.
Main Findings
- In 2001, 27% of adults aged 16 and over smoked cigarettes in England; 28% of men and 25% of women.
- The prevalence of cigarette smoking among adults has dropped substantially since 1980 (from 39%), although it levelled off in the 1990s.
- In 2001, the prevalence of cigarette smoking continued to be higher for people in manual than non-manual socio-economic groups (32% compared with 21%).
- In 2001, 66% of smokers in England wanted to give up smoking.
- In 2002, 10% of children aged 11-15 smoked cigarettes regularly; 9% of boys and 11% of girls.
- More than 120,000 deaths were caused by smoking in the UK in 1995; that is, one in five of all deaths.
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