Prevalence of smoking has dropped from 23 per cent in 2015 to 20 per cent in 2018 which means there are now an estimated 80,000 fewer smokers than there were three years ago.
New plain packaging with health warnings was cited by 23 per cent of smokers as a good motivation to quit. In the last 12 months 40 per cent of smokers have made an attempt to quit.
A new focus in the 2018 survey is on the key health issues and the differences between more affluent and more deprived areas; in deprived areas 26 per cent smoke, 43 per cent binge drink, and 33 per cent have long standing illnesses compared to those in more affluent areas where 16 per cent smoke, 33 per cent binge drink, and 24 per cent have long standing illnesses.
A new focus in the 2018 survey is on the key health issues and the differences between more affluent and more deprived areas; in deprived areas 26 per cent smoke, 43 per cent binge drink, and 33 per cent have long standing illnesses compared to those in more affluent areas where 16 per cent smoke, 33 per cent binge drink, and 24 per cent have long standing illnesses.
Alcohol consumption figures for 2018 show that 37 per cent of the population binge drink, which means they consume six or more standard units in one drinking occasion.
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