This statistic displays the proportion of school children who have ever tried smoking, drinking alcohol or taking drugs in England in 2023, by age. In this year, four percent of eleven-year-olds said it was OK to try smoking a cigarette to see what it's like, compared to 33 percent of fifteen-year-olds who shared this belief.
Share of attitudes to smoking, drinking alcohol or drug use in England in 2023, by age
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Ok to try smoking a cigarette to see what it's like
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Health and Social Care Information Centre. (October 17, 2024). Share of attitudes to smoking, drinking alcohol or drug use in England in 2023, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/372196/attitudes-to-smoking-drinking-alcohol-or-drug-use-by-age-in-england-uk/
Health and Social Care Information Centre. "Share of attitudes to smoking, drinking alcohol or drug use in England in 2023, by age." Chart. October 17, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/372196/attitudes-to-smoking-drinking-alcohol-or-drug-use-by-age-in-england-uk/
Health and Social Care Information Centre. (2024). Share of attitudes to smoking, drinking alcohol or drug use in England in 2023, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/372196/attitudes-to-smoking-drinking-alcohol-or-drug-use-by-age-in-england-uk/
Health and Social Care Information Centre. "Share of Attitudes to Smoking, Drinking Alcohol or Drug Use in England in 2023, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Oct 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/372196/attitudes-to-smoking-drinking-alcohol-or-drug-use-by-age-in-england-uk/
Health and Social Care Information Centre, Share of attitudes to smoking, drinking alcohol or drug use in England in 2023, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/372196/attitudes-to-smoking-drinking-alcohol-or-drug-use-by-age-in-england-uk/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Share of attitudes to smoking, drinking alcohol or drug use in England in 2023, by age [Graph], Health and Social Care Information Centre, October 17, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/372196/attitudes-to-smoking-drinking-alcohol-or-drug-use-by-age-in-england-uk/
