Table 1 Inequalities in smoking, England, 2003
Adult population*Estimated no of smokers†Estimated prevalence rate
Spearhead12 304 0193 591 06329.186
Non-Spearhead27 748 2226 666 13324.024
England40 052 23610 257 19625.610

  • *Population data are derived from resident population mid-2003 figures based on the 2001 census counts provided by the Office for National Statistics in April 2004 as used in “Statistics on NHS stop smoking services in England, April 2004 to March 2005,” Statistical Bulletin 2005/03/HSCIC, NHS Health and Social Care Information Centre, Lifestyles Statistics, Table 19 and Annex B para 4.

  • †Derived from statistics on NHS stop smoking services in England.22–24