This statistic shows the proportion of cigarette smokers in Great Britain from 2000 to 2012 (as a percentage of population). Over this thirteen year period, the amount of smokers among the population decreased by 7 percent. In the most recent years this fall slowed, remaining at 21 percent from 2007 to 2008 before decreasing again by 1 percent for the most recent three year period.
Proportion of cigarette smokers in Great Britain (GB) from 2000 to 2012*
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (September 26, 2013). Proportion of cigarette smokers in Great Britain (GB) from 2000 to 2012* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/289313/cigarette-smoking-penetration-rate-in-great-britain/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Proportion of cigarette smokers in Great Britain (GB) from 2000 to 2012*." Chart. September 26, 2013. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/289313/cigarette-smoking-penetration-rate-in-great-britain/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2013). Proportion of cigarette smokers in Great Britain (GB) from 2000 to 2012*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/289313/cigarette-smoking-penetration-rate-in-great-britain/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Proportion of Cigarette Smokers in Great Britain (Gb) from 2000 to 2012*." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Sep 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/289313/cigarette-smoking-penetration-rate-in-great-britain/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Proportion of cigarette smokers in Great Britain (GB) from 2000 to 2012* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/289313/cigarette-smoking-penetration-rate-in-great-britain/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Proportion of cigarette smokers in Great Britain (GB) from 2000 to 2012* [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), September 26, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/289313/cigarette-smoking-penetration-rate-in-great-britain/