Cigarette smoking by socio-economic class 2012 Britain

This statistic shows the proportion of cigarette smokers in Great Britain in 2012, by socio-economic classification. Smoking penetration was highest among the group routine and manuel, with 33 percent reporting smoking.

Proportion of cigarette smokers in Great Britain in 2012, by socio-economic classification*

Socio-economic classification	Proportion of respondents
Managerial & professional	14%
Intermediate	20%
Routine & manual	33%

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Release date

September 2013

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Region

United Kingdom (Great Britain)

Survey time period

2012

Number of respondents

12,620**

Age group

16 years and older

Method of interview

Computer-assisted personal interviews (CAPI)

Supplementary notes

* Managerial and professional includes:
Large employers & high managerial
Higher professional
Lower managerial & professional

Intermediate includes:
Intermediate
Small employers & own account

Routine and manual includes:
Lower supervisory and technical
Semi-routine
Routine

** Unweighted sample size by group (rounded to the nearest 10) -
Large employers & high managerial: 330
Higher professional: 950
Lower managerial & professional: 2,300
Intermediate: 1,210
Small employers & own account: 810
Lower supervisory & technical: 600
Semi-routine: 1,310
Routine: 980