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- Indicator 52
Creating sustainable communities and a fairer world
52. Smoking
Prevalence of smoking (a) all adults (b) 'routine and manual' socio-economic groups, 2001 to 2007
| Difference in prevalence of smoking since: | 1990 |
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2003 |
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- Between 2001 and 2007 the prevalence of smoking in the routine and manual socio-economic group showed a reduction of 7 percentage points compared with the population as a whole which showed a reduction of 4 percentage points.
- Smoking was more common in lower socio-economic groups. In 2007, 25 per cent of ‘routine and manual’ workers smoked compared with 21 per cent of the population as a whole.
- This difference in prevalence between both groups had varied between 4 and 7 percentage points over this period.
Updated: 30 July 2009