* Weighted bases n (1 year or less)=72, n (More than 1 year)=58 The source provides the following information: - secondary school children in the school years 7 to 11, mostly aged 11 to 15. - those who have smoked at least one cigarette in the last seven days. - total includes pupils who did not say how long they had smoked regularly.
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Pupils dependence on smoking in England 2018, by length of time smoking
This statistic displays secondary school children who have a dependence on smoking in England in 2018, by length of time as a regular smoker. In the year 2018, 62 percent of school children who had been smoking for one year or less said it would be difficult to give up smoking altogether.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (August 20, 2019). Share of school children who are dependent on smoking in England in 2018, by length of time smoking [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 30, 2026, from /statistics/370438/dependence-on-smoking-by-length-of-time-smoking-in-england/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Share of school children who are dependent on smoking in England in 2018, by length of time smoking." Chart. August 20, 2019. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 30, 2026. /statistics/370438/dependence-on-smoking-by-length-of-time-smoking-in-england/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2019). Share of school children who are dependent on smoking in England in 2018, by length of time smoking. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 30, 2026. /statistics/370438/dependence-on-smoking-by-length-of-time-smoking-in-england/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Share of School Children Who Are Dependent on Smoking in England in 2018, by Length of Time Smoking." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 20 Aug 2019, /statistics/370438/dependence-on-smoking-by-length-of-time-smoking-in-england/
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Share of school children who are dependent on smoking in England in 2018, by length of time smoking [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), August 20, 2019. [Online]. Available: /statistics/370438/dependence-on-smoking-by-length-of-time-smoking-in-england/
