HC Deb 17 November 2003 vol 413 c616W
Mr. Jim Cunningham

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of 16 to 18-year-olds are addicted to cigarettes in the UK. [136812]

Miss Melanie Johnson

[holding answer 10 November 2003]The available data are shown in the table.

Cigarette smoking status among adults aged 16 to 18 by gender, Great Britain, 2001
Percentages
Status Men Women Total
Current smokers
Less than 10 per day 9 10 10
10 to 19 per day 10 16 13
20 or more per day 2 4 3
Total current smokers 21 30 26
Ex-regular smokers 4 6 5
Never or only occasionally smoked cigarettes 74 64 69
Base 532 630 1,162

Source:

ONS General Household Survey, published as "Living in Britain 2001, results from the General Household Survey".

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