The data shows that with increasing higher education, the share of the population that currently smoked decreased. As of 2021, the share of the population in the UK that had a degree and currently smoked was 6.6 percent. The share of the population that had no qualifications and currently smoked, on the other hand, was approximately 28 percent.
Share of the population that were current smokers in the United Kingdom in 2021, by education
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (December 6, 2022). Share of the population that were current smokers in the United Kingdom in 2021, by education [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189909/population-of-current-smokers-by-education-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Share of the population that were current smokers in the United Kingdom in 2021, by education." Chart. December 6, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189909/population-of-current-smokers-by-education-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2022). Share of the population that were current smokers in the United Kingdom in 2021, by education. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189909/population-of-current-smokers-by-education-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Share of The Population That Were Current Smokers in The United Kingdom in 2021, by Education." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189909/population-of-current-smokers-by-education-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Share of the population that were current smokers in the United Kingdom in 2021, by education Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189909/population-of-current-smokers-by-education-uk/ (last visited June 10, 2023)
Share of the population that were current smokers in the United Kingdom in 2021, by education [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), December 6, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189909/population-of-current-smokers-by-education-uk/