This statistic displays the mean number of cigarettes smoked by occasional smokers aged 11 to 15 in the last week in England, from 2003 to 2018. In 2018, boys surveyed had smoked 4.4 cigarettes in the last week, compared with girls who had smoked 4 cigarettes in the last week on average.
Number of cigarettes smoked by occasional child smokers in the last week in England from 2003 to 2018**, by gender
Data shows mean number consumed in the last week.* Weighted bases: n (2003)=650, n (2004)=496, n (2005)=521, n (2006)=397, n (2007)=376, n (2008)=341, n (2009)=316, n (2010)=278, n (2011)=277, n (2012)=263, n (2013)=189, n (2014)=136. n(2016) = 376, n(2018) = 359
The source provides the following information: -data shown from 2003 onwards, when the current method of measuring cigarette consumption was introduced. - 'occasional smoker' includes pupils who described themselves as non-smokers but who reported smoking at least one cigarette in the last week. ** No survey in 2015 was organized
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Health and Social Care Information Centre. (August 20, 2019). Number of cigarettes smoked by occasional child smokers in the last week in England from 2003 to 2018**, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 18, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/371242/cigarettes-smoked-by-occasional-smokers-by-gender-in-england/
Health and Social Care Information Centre. "Number of cigarettes smoked by occasional child smokers in the last week in England from 2003 to 2018**, by gender ." Chart. August 20, 2019. Statista. Accessed August 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/371242/cigarettes-smoked-by-occasional-smokers-by-gender-in-england/
Health and Social Care Information Centre. (2019). Number of cigarettes smoked by occasional child smokers in the last week in England from 2003 to 2018**, by gender . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/371242/cigarettes-smoked-by-occasional-smokers-by-gender-in-england/
Health and Social Care Information Centre. "Number of Cigarettes Smoked by Occasional Child Smokers in The Last Week in England from 2003 to 2018**, by Gender ." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Aug 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/371242/cigarettes-smoked-by-occasional-smokers-by-gender-in-england/
Health and Social Care Information Centre, Number of cigarettes smoked by occasional child smokers in the last week in England from 2003 to 2018**, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/371242/cigarettes-smoked-by-occasional-smokers-by-gender-in-england/ (last visited August 18, 2022)
