11%of people aged 14 and older smoked daily in 2019. This is down from 24% in 1991
People in their 40s and 50s were the most likely age group to smoke daily (16%) in 2019
9.6%of women smoked at some time during their pregnancy in 2018, down from 14.6% in 2009
16.6 yearswas the average age at which 14–24 year-olds smoked their first full cigarette in 2019 compared with 14.3 years in 2001
36,000treatment episodes provided by specialist alcohol and other drug agencies in 2018–19 involved nicotine for principal and additional drug of concern
Only 2.1%of households with dependent children reported smoking inside the home in 2019. This has steadily declined from 20% in 2001