Central Bedfordshire local authority · 2025

Butting out

8.2%

Adults who currently smoke.

Smoking prevalence in adults (aged 18 and over) — current smokers (APS) · Persons, 18+ yrs

England: 9.5% · 2025 — Similar

healthcards · Central Bedfordshire · 2025

What this means

8.2% of adults aged 18 and over in Central Bedfordshire reported currently smoking in the Annual Population Survey. This is a survey estimate, not proof that no one smokes when the estimate is zero.

95% confidence interval: 5.4–11.1 %. Source denominator: 212,753 weighted survey respondents (Persons, 18+ yrs); not the unweighted sample size.

Fingertips comparison: Similar England.

Recent observations (Central Bedfordshire)

2023: 9.9%
2024: 9.5%
2025: 8.2%

These points share an indicator, sex, age and period type. Source-method changes and overlapping pooled periods can limit comparisons; see the caveats.

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Source & provenance

Indicator:: Smoking prevalence in adults (aged 18 and over) — current smokers (APS) (ID 92443)
Source:: OHID, based on Office for National Statistics Annual Population Survey
Area:: Central Bedfordshire (E06000056), Upper-tier local authority (post Apr 2023)
Period:: 2025; retrieved 2026-10-13 (distinct from reporting period)
Population:: Persons, 18+ yrs

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Caveats

Self-reported survey; some people under-report smoking.
Single-year survey estimate with a wide interval (5.4%–11.1%).
Lower means fewer adults smoke. No moral judgement — support to quit matters.

Missing or suppressed values are never shown as zero — every card above passed validation with a real numeric value.