SD Indicator 52: Smoking
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52. Smoking Prevalence of smoking (a) all adults (b) 'routine and manual' socio-economic groups, 2001 to 2005
Difference in prevalence of smoking since:
1990
2001
Between 2001 and 2005 the prevalence of smoking in both the routine and manual socio-economic group and the population as a whole showed a reduction of 3 percentage points. Smoking was more common in lower socio-economic groups. In 2005, 29 per cent of ‘routine and manual’ workers smoked compared with 24 per cent of the population as a whole. This difference in prevalence showed little change since 2001, remaining between 5 and 6 percentage points. NEXT INDICATOR | PREVIOUS INDICATOR
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SD Indicator 52: Smoking
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