As of 2018, the share of the UK population that currently smoked and identified as heterosexual/straight was 14.5 percent. Those that had identified as gay or lesbian had a larger share of the population that currently smoked, at approximately 21.2 percent.
Share of the population that were current smokers in the United Kingdom in 2018, by sexual orientation
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 79,297, and the "currently smoking" percentage of that population (sorted by sexual orientation) 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 2018, by sexual orientation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 26, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189954/population-of-current-smokers-by-sexual-orientation-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Share of the population that were current smokers in the United Kingdom in 2018, by sexual orientation." Chart. July 7, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189954/population-of-current-smokers-by-sexual-orientation-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2020). Share of the population that were current smokers in the United Kingdom in 2018, by sexual orientation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189954/population-of-current-smokers-by-sexual-orientation-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Share of The Population That Were Current Smokers in The United Kingdom in 2018, by Sexual Orientation." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Jul 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189954/population-of-current-smokers-by-sexual-orientation-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Share of the population that were current smokers in the United Kingdom in 2018, by sexual orientation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189954/population-of-current-smokers-by-sexual-orientation-uk/ (last visited May 26, 2022)
