* Figures have been weighted
2005 data includes last quarter of 2004/05 data due to survey change from financial year to calendar year.
Results from 2006 onwards include longitudinal data (see the GLF 2011 Technical Appendix B - Sample design and Response).
** Unweighted sample size is rounded to the nearest 10.
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.
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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 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 24, 2026, from /statistics/289313/cigarette-smoking-penetration-rate-in-great-britain/
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