Cigarettes smoked by child smokers in England 2003-2018

This statistic displays the mean number of cigarettes smoked by occasional smokers aged 11 to 15 in the last week in England, from 2003 to 2018. In 2018, boys surveyed had smoked 4.4 cigarettes in the last week, compared with girls who had smoked 4 cigarettes in the last week on average.

Number of cigarettes smoked by occasional child smokers in the last week in England from 2003 to 2018**, by gender

Characteristic	Boys	Girls
2003	3.6%	2.6%
2004	5.8%	3.4%
2005	5.6%	2.8%
2006	3.7%	3.2%
2007	5%	3.8%
2008	5.4%	2.9%
2009	5.2%	4.1%
2010	3.3%	2.3%
2011	4.6%	2.7%
2012	4.4%	3.5%
2013	4.3%	2.6%
2014	8.6%	2.7%
2016	5.6%	2.9%
2018	4.4%	4%

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Release date

August 2019

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Region

United Kingdom (England)

Survey time period

01 Jan 2018 to 31 Dec 2018

Number of respondents

376*

Age group

11-15 years

Method of interview

Questionnaire and personal interview

Supplementary notes

Data shows mean number consumed in the last week.* Weighted bases: n (2003)=650, n (2004)=496, n (2005)=521, n (2006)=397, n (2007)=376, n (2008)=341, n (2009)=316, n (2010)=278, n (2011)=277, n (2012)=263, n (2013)=189, n (2014)=136. n(2016) = 376, n(2018) = 359

The source provides the following information:
-data shown from 2003 onwards, when the current method of measuring cigarette consumption was introduced.
- 'occasional smoker' includes pupils who described themselves as non-smokers but who reported smoking at least one cigarette in the last week.
** No survey in 2015 was organized
This statistic is using original data from the Health and Social Care Information Centre and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the Open Government License v3.0

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