As of 2019, the share of the UK population that currently smoked and identified as heterosexual/straight was 13.8 percent. Those that had identified as gay or lesbian had a larger share of the population that currently smoked, at approximately 19.5 percent.
Share of the population that were current smokers in the United Kingdom in 2019, by sexual orientation
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (December 6, 2022). Share of the population that were current smokers in the United Kingdom in 2019, by sexual orientation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189954/population-of-current-smokers-by-sexual-orientation-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Share of the population that were current smokers in the United Kingdom in 2019, by sexual orientation." Chart. December 6, 2022. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189954/population-of-current-smokers-by-sexual-orientation-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2022). Share of the population that were current smokers in the United Kingdom in 2019, by sexual orientation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189954/population-of-current-smokers-by-sexual-orientation-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Share of The Population That Were Current Smokers in The United Kingdom in 2019, by Sexual Orientation." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189954/population-of-current-smokers-by-sexual-orientation-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Share of the population that were current smokers in the United Kingdom in 2019, by sexual orientation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189954/population-of-current-smokers-by-sexual-orientation-uk/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Share of the population that were current smokers in the United Kingdom in 2019, by sexual orientation [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), December 6, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189954/population-of-current-smokers-by-sexual-orientation-uk/