Smoking in Richmond upon Thames.

Richmond upon Thames local authority · 2 cards

Who smokes in Richmond upon Thames — and where the burden falls heaviest.

Plain-English context

Smoking is still the single biggest preventable cause of early death in England. Overall, 5.5% of adults in Richmond upon Thames smoke — but among people in routine and manual jobs it is 16.9%. These estimates cover different age groups and reporting periods; their ratio is not a matched inequality measure. Figures are self-reported survey estimates with wide margins.

Sources: ONS Annual Population Survey via OHID Fingertips, Tobacco Control profiles. Each card states its reporting period; open its share page for the retrieval date and full provenance.