This statistic shows the proportion of cigarette smokers among the population in Great Britain in 2012, by employment status. Statistically, a smoker in Great Britain, in this period, was most likely to be unemployed - with 18 percent more unemployed people smoking than those in employment. Those in employment also had the largest share of people who had never smoked.
Cigarette smoking rate in Great Britain in 2012, by employment status
* ILO = International Labour Organization
** Unweighted sample size by group (rounded to the nearest 10) -
Employed: 6,620
ILO unemployed: 640
Economically inactive: 5,370
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (September 26, 2013). Cigarette smoking rate in Great Britain in 2012, by employment status [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/289300/cigarette-smoking-in-great-britain-by-employment-status/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Cigarette smoking rate in Great Britain in 2012, by employment status." Chart. September 26, 2013. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/289300/cigarette-smoking-in-great-britain-by-employment-status/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2013). Cigarette smoking rate in Great Britain in 2012, by employment status. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/289300/cigarette-smoking-in-great-britain-by-employment-status/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Cigarette Smoking Rate in Great Britain in 2012, by Employment Status." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Sep 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/289300/cigarette-smoking-in-great-britain-by-employment-status/
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