The data shows that with increasing higher education, the share of the population that currently smoked decreased. As of 2019, the share of the population in the UK that had a degree and currently smoked was 7.3 percent. The share of the population that had no qualifications and currently smoked, on the other hand, was approximately 29 percent.
Share of the population that were current smokers in the United Kingdom in 2019, by education
The results have been weighted to represent the entire population.
*The source does not specify the date of the survey.
**The sample size of smokers and non-smokers was 164,186, and the "currently smoking" percentage of that population (sorted by education) was used in this statistic.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (July 7, 2020). Share of the population that were current smokers in the United Kingdom in 2019, by education [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 26, 2022, 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 2019, by education." Chart. July 7, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189909/population-of-current-smokers-by-education-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2020). Share of the population that were current smokers in the United Kingdom in 2019, by education. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 26, 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 2019, by Education." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Jul 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189909/population-of-current-smokers-by-education-uk/
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