HC Deb 25 October 1995 vol 264 c679W
Ms Harman

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement about the procedures adopted by his Department in respect of the brands of oral

Percentage of the population who were regular smokers England, 1990 to 1992
Percentage
Age groups
11–15 16–19 20–24 25–34 35–49 50–59 60 and above
Males
1990 9 28 39 37 34 27 24
1992 9 29 39 35 31 27 20
1993 8 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
1994 10 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Females
1990 11 33 39 34 32 27 19
1992 10 24 37 33 28 28 19
1993 11 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
1994 13 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

Notes:

1. Percentages rounded to the nearest whole figure.

2. The General Household Survey collects data on smoking prevalence in alternate years only. The latest year for which data are available is 1992.

n/a—not available.

Source:

OPCS General Household Survey and, smoking among secondary schoolchildren. Analysis by Department of Health.

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