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Time and generational cohort trends in smoking among men and women in Great Britain, 1972-2004/05
Examines General Household Survey data for time and pseudo-birth cohort trends in smoking and heavy smoking in Great Britain
Author: Melissa Davy
Health Statistics Quarterly, vol Winter 2006, no 32, pp 35 - 43. ISSN: 1465-1645
This article examines General Household Survey data from 1972 to 2004/05. It describes trends in cigarette smoking over time, observes how prevalence by age has changed over the last four decades, then examines pseudo-cohort trends in cigarette smoking for both men and women in Great Britain. The findings show that, for men, there were generational reductions in smoking prevalence. When this trend began to slow, a trend for generational reductions in heavy smoking started. Both these trends have now stopped, which may have implications for future smoking patterns. The cohort trends for current smoking among women are generally similar to those for men but differences between the sexes are discussed.
Published in web format: 21 November 2006 at 9:30 am
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