Smoking prevalence and government interventions
Share of population smoking, adults age 16 plus, Great Britain

70

%

60

Independent smoking

advertising standards

Duty rises in line

with inflation

50

New health warnings

on packaging

Indoor public

smoking ban

40

30

Smoking banned on

London Underground

20

Smoking advertising

banned in the print

media, on billboards, by

direct mail and around sports

10

Illegal to smoke in

cars with children

0

1974

78

82

86

90

94

98

02

06

10

14

18

70%

60%

Independent smoking

advertising standards

Duty rises in line

with inflation

50%

New health warnings

on packaging

40%

30%

20%

Smoking banned on

London Underground

Smoking advertising

banned in the print

media, on billboards, by

direct mail and around sports

10%

Illegal to smoke in

cars with children

0%

1974

1978

1982

1986

1990

1994

1998

2002

2006

2010

2014

2018

70%

60%

Independent smoking

advertising standards

Duty rises in line

with inflation

50%

New health warnings

on packaging

40%

30%

20%

Smoking advertising

banned in the print

media, on billboards, by

direct mail and around sports

Smoking banned on

London Underground

10%

Illegal to smoke in

cars with children

0%

1974

1978

1982

1986

1990

1994

1998

2002

2006

2010

2014

2018