Written question asked by Jim Cunningham (Labour) on Monday, 3 November 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 17 November 2003. It was answered by Melanie Johnson (Labour) on Monday, 17 November 2003 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of 16 to 18 year olds are addicted to cigarettes in the UK.- Inc table. (Holding answer 10 November 2003).

Answer: Mr. Jim Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of 16 to 18-year-olds are addicted to cigarettes in the UK. [136812] Miss Melanie Johnson :[holding answer 10 November 2003]: The available data are shown in the table. Cigarette smoking status among adults aged 16 to 18 by gender, Great Britain, 2001 Percentages _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Status Men Women Total Current smokers Less than 10 per day 9 10 10 10 to 19 per day 10 16 13 20 or more per day 2 4 3 Total current smokers 21 30 26 Ex-regular smokers 4 6 5 Never or only occasionally smoked 74 64 69 cigarettes Base 532 630 1,162 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Source: ONS General Household Survey, published as "Living in Britain 2001, results from the General Household Survey".

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