Smoking
(asked on 16th October 2018) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the smoking prevalence for (a) pregnant women, (b) people with mental health conditions, (c) people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and (d) BAME communities in (i) England and (ii) each local authority in England in each financial year since 2010-11.
The most recent data for smoking prevalence in pregnant women in England is 10.8% for 2017/18.
The following table details the annual rate of maternal smoking for England for financial years 2010/11 to 2017/18.
| Women known to be smokers at time of delivery | |||
Year | Number of maternities | Number | Percentage | 95% confidence interval |
2010/11 | 659,543 | 89,211 | 13.7 | 13.6- 13.7 |
2011/12 | 664,691 | 87,640 | 13.3 | 13.2 – 13.4 |
2012/13 | 658,112 | 83,487 | 12.9 | 12.8 – 12.9 |
2013/14 | 632,956 | 75,913 | 12.2 | 12.1 – 12.2 |
2014/15 | 622,643 | 70,879 | 11.7 | 11.7 – 11.8 |
2015/16 | 631,225 | 67,195 | 11.0 | 10.9 – 11.1 |
2016/17 | 619,234 | 65,023 | 10.7 | 10.6 – 10.8 |
2017/18 | 607,294 | 64,391 | 10.8 | 10.7 – 10.9 |
Source: NHS Digital: Statistics on Women’s Smoking Status at Time of Delivery, England – Quarter 4, 2017-18
NHS Digital publish quarterly reports on Smoking Status at time of delivery. As this is an National Health Service data-set, the figures are not available at Local Authority level, but at clinical commissioning group (CCG) level. The latest figures for CCGs and previous financial quarters/years can be found in the NHS Digital Report: Statistics on Women’s Smoking Status at Time of Delivery: England.
The most recent data on Smoking prevalence in adults with serious mental illness, in England is 40.5% for the 2014/15 financial year.
The attached tables show Smoking prevalence in adults with serious mental illness by region and local authorities 2014/15.
The information requested on smoking prevalence for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is not held centrally.
Smoking prevalence for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities is only available for England, the information is detailed in the following table.
Smoking prevalence in Adults- Current smokers, England.
Year | Ethnic group (%) | ||||||
Mixed | Asian | Black | Chinese | Other | Unknown | White | |
2017 | 20.5 | 9.3 | 10.4 | 8.6 | 16.5 | 9.5 | 15.4 |
2016 | 20.8 | 9.4 | 10.3 | 7.4 | 14.6 | 13 | 16.2 |
2015 | 22.4 | 10 | 11.3 | 12.2 | 16.7 | 19 | 17.6 |
2014 | 24.4 | 10.8 | 13.5 | 10.9 | 16.8 | 15.3 | 18.5 |
2013 | 25.5 | 10.8 | 12 | 10 | 16.3 | 16 | 19.2 |
2012 | 24.9 | 10.8 | 13 | 11.5 | 18.3 | 23.5 | 20.1 |
2011 | 26.3 | 11.7 | 13.2 | 13.5 | 19.3 | 18.3 | 20.6 |
Source: Local Tobacco Control Profiles – Adult Population Survey