Cigarettes smoked by regular child smokers in England 2003-2018

This statistic displays the mean number of cigarettes smoked in the last week by regular smokers aged 11 to 15 in England, from 2003 to 2018, by gender. In 2018, boys who were regular smokers smoked 26.4 cigarettes in the last week, compared with girls who were regular smokers who smoked 22 cigarettes in the last week.

Number of cigarettes smoked in the last week by regular child smokers in England from 2003 to 2018, by gender

Characteristic	Boys	Girls
2003	38.9%	35.7%
2004	41.6%	42.3%
2005	39.7%	42.8%
2006	47%	41.5%
2007	45.2%	43.3%
2008	44.7%	36%
2009	40.3%	36.5%
2010	37.5%	35.7%
2011	33.8%	37.1%
2012	36.2%	35%
2013	34.4%	28.5%
2014	34.6%	29%
2016	26.5%	25.1%
2018	26.4%	22%

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Release date

August 2019

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Region

United Kingdom (England)

Survey time period

01 Jan 2018 to 31 Dec 2018

Number of respondents

228 respondents

Age group

11-15 years

Method of interview

Questionnaire and personal interview

Supplementary notes

Unweighted bases: n (2003)=849, n (2004)=753, n (2005)=691, n (2006)=606, n (2007)=441, n (2008)=422, n (2009)=370, n (2010)=310, n (2011)=291, n (2012)=272, n (2013)=142, n (2014)= 169, n (2016)= 294, n (2018)= 359

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