§ Mr. Nicholas BrownTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what has been the prevalence of cigarette smoking among(a) men over 16 years, (b) women over 16 years, (c) boys aged 11 to 15 years and (d) girls aged 11 to 15 years for each of the last 10 years for which figures are available.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe figures in the tables are extracted from the "General Household Survey 1992" and "Smoking Amongst Secondary School Children in 1993", published by the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys. Copies of these reports are available in the Library.
Prevalence of cigarette smoking amongst adults aged 16 and over England 1984–1992 Percentages 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 Men 35 34 32 31 29 Women 32 31 30 28 27 Source:OPCS General Household Survey
Prevalence of regular cigarette smoking amongst pupils aged I1 to 15 England 1984–1993 Percentages 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1993 Boys 13 7 7 9 9 8 Girls 13 12 9 11 10 11 Source: OPCS Smoking amongst secondary school children