§ Mr. FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of people in England aged 16 years and over smoked in (a) 1997, (b) 1998 and (c) 1999. [108342]
§ Yvette Cooper[holding answer 3 February 2000]: The available information is given in the table:
Prevalence of smoking cigarettes among adults aged 16 and over, England Year Percentage 1996–97 28 1998–99 27 Notes:
1 The data are rounded to the nearest whole figure.
2 The sample size for England was 13,381 in 1996–97 and 12,295 in 1998–99.
Source:
Office for National Statistics: Living in Britain: Results from the 1996 and 1998 General Household Surveys