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The number of smokers in Britain has more than halved in the past forty years, according to latest report.
According to data from the Office for National Statistics for 2013, one in five British people (19 per cent) smoke. By comparison, just under half (46 per cent) of the population were smokers in 1974.
The report suggested that campaigns highlighting the effects smoking can have on health are having an impact. However, the government has been urged not to slow down its drive to help people kick the habit of smoking - one of the biggest causes of death and serious illness in the UK.
http://www.counselheal.com/articles/13713/20141130/smoking-rates-halve-1970s-britain-report.htm
According to data from the Office for National Statistics for 2013, one in five British people (19 per cent) smoke. By comparison, just under half (46 per cent) of the population were smokers in 1974.
The report suggested that campaigns highlighting the effects smoking can have on health are having an impact. However, the government has been urged not to slow down its drive to help people kick the habit of smoking - one of the biggest causes of death and serious illness in the UK.
http://www.counselheal.com/articles/13713/20141130/smoking-rates-halve-1970s-britain-report.htm