Written question asked by Lord Grayling (Conservative) on Wednesday, 15 October 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 3 November 2003. It was answered by Melanie Johnson (Labour) on Monday, 3 November 2003 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the incidence of smoking is in the UK, broken down by ethnic origin. - Inc table.

Answer: Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the incidence of smoking is in the UK, broken down by ethnic origin. [133246] Miss Melanie Johnson: The information is not available in the form requested. The available data are shown in the table. Prevalence of cigarette smoking amongst adults aged 16 and over, by minority ethnic group--England 1999 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Cigarette smoking status Black Indian Pakistani Bangladeshi Chinese Irish General (self reported) Caribbean population Men Current cigarette smoker 35 23 26 44 17 39 27 Ex-regular cigarette smoker 18 12 7 10 18 29 31 Never regular cigarette 47 65 67 46 65 32 42 smoker Women Current cigarette smoker 25 6 5 1 9 33 27 Ex-regular cigarette smoker 11 1 1 1 3 25 22 Never regular cigarette 64 93 94 98 88 42 52 smoker _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Source: Department of Health report: `Health Survey for England--The Health of Minority Ethnic Groups 99' (adapted from table 4.1). Available from the internet at: http://www.archive.official-documents.co.uk/document/doh/survey99/hse99-t4-1.htm

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