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
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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 March 03, 2021, 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 March 03, 2021. 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: March 03, 2021. 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 March 03, 2021)