Table 1

Estimated ever use and current (at least weekly) use of cigarettes among early teens by region

Region% of ever smokers
(95% CI)
% of current smokers
(95% CI)
No of ever smokers
(95% CI)
No of current smokers
(95% CI)
North East22.5 (16.1 to 28.9)5.4 (1.8 to 9.1)12 387 (8856 to 15 917)2994 (988 to 5000)
North West17.6 (13.9 to 21.4)3.3 (1.5 to 5.0)27 879 (21 963 to 33 796)5162 (2360 to 7964)
Yorkshire and the Humber16.6 (14.4 to 18.7)3.3 (1.5 to 5.0)19 570 (17 029 to 22 110)3854 (1754 to 5955)
East Midlands16.5 (12.4 to 20.6)1.5 (0.2 to 2.8)16 913 (12 699 to 21 126)1487 (156 to 2819)
West Midlands15.1 (10.9 to 19.3)2.2 (1.2 to 3.2)19 918 (14 326 to 25 509)2920 (1571 to 4270)
East of England13.3 (9.2 to 17.5)2.5 (1.0 to 3.9)17 986 (12 380 to 23 592)3326 (1331 to 5320)
London11.1 (7.9 to 14.4)1.0 (0.3 to 1.6)20 321 (14 364 to 26 277)1817 (629 to 3004)
South East16.1 (12.1 to 20.0)2.7 (1.6 to 3.8)32 399 (24 343 to 40 456)5480 (3271 to 7689)
South West15.2 (12.6 to 17.9)2.3 (1.1 to 3.5)17 615 (14 526 to 20 704)2653 (1298 to 4008)
Wales15.3 (11.6 to 19.0)2.3 (0.6 to 4)10 388 (7867 to 12 909)1586 (432 to 2740)
Scotland22.0 (13.8 to 30.2)6.5 (<0.1 to 14.0)24 481 (15 367 to 33 596)7258 (0 to 15 552)
Northern Ireland14.5 (11.6 to 17.3)0.7 (0.3 to 1.2)6570 (5258 to 7883)339 (121 to 557)
Overall16.0 (14.7 to 17.3)2.8 (2.0 to 3.6)2 28 136 (209 980 to 24 6293)39 653 (28 634 to 50 672)
  • These percentages adjusted for survey weighting.