| Characteristic | Female | Male |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 16 | 17 |
| 2018 | 16 | 18 |
| 2017** | 16 | 17 |
| 2016 | 15.2 | 17.2 |
| 2015 | 15.1 | 17.1 |
| 2014 | 14.8 | 17 |
| 2013 | 14.9 | 16.9 |
| 2012 | 14.5 | 16.6 |
| 2011 | 14.3 | 16.4 |
| 2010 | 14.2 | 16.4 |
| 2009 | 13.9 | 16.3 |
| 2008 | 13.8 | 16.2 |
| 2007 | 13.4 | 16 |
| 2006 | 13.4 | 15.9 |
| 2005 | 13.2 | 15.7 |
| 2004 | 12.5 | 15.3 |
| 2003 | 12.4 | 15.4 |
| 2002 | 12.5 | 15.2 |
| 1998/00 | 12.1 | 15.2 |
| 1995/97 | 11.4 | 14.9 |
| 1992/94 | 10.8 | 14.8 |
| 1989/91 | 9.7 | 14.5 |
| 1985/86 | 9.2 | 15.1 |
| 1975/76 | 6 | 13.4 |
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Release date
August 2020
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Region
United Kingdom (England)
Survey time period
1975/76, 1985/6, 1989/91, 1992/94, 1995/97, 1998/00 and 2002 to 20198
Number of respondents
(2019) 12,656*
Age group
17 years and older
Supplementary notes
Estimates based on survey responses.
* Number of respondents for previous years provided by the source.
** From 2017 onwards source only provided rounded figures.
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