PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Smoking: Ashfield (10 September 2020)
Question Asked
Asked by:
Lee Anderson (Reform UK)
Answer
The smoking rate for adults in Ashfield has seen an overall decline, from 27.8% in 2011 to 19.8% in 2019. The following table shows the trends in smoking rates for adults in Ashfield, the East Midlands and England since 2011.
Smoking trends in Ashfield, East Midlands and England, 2011 - 2019
Period | Ashfield | East Midlands | England | |
Count | Value | |||
2011 | 26,090 | 27.8% | 20.2% | 19.8% |
2012 | 24,063 | 25.5% | 19.7% | 19.3% |
2013 | 18,077 | 18.9% | 18.9% | 18.4% |
2014 | 18,953 | 19.7% | 18.2% | 17.8% |
2015 | 16,955 | 17.4% | 18.0% | 16.9% |
2016 | 20,744 | 21.1% | 16.1% | 15.5% |
2017 | 15,680 | 15.7% | 15.7% | 14.9% |
2018 | 16,636 | 16.6% | 15.8% | 14.4% |
2019 | 19,893 | 19.8% | 14.8% | 13.9% |
While this is a decrease overall, rates have increased slightly in the past three years and the current rate is higher than the average for adults in England, 13.9%.
Answered by:
Jo Churchill (Conservative)
23 September 2020
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