8.9%
Adults who currently smoke.
England: 9.5% · Similar
St. Helens · 2025 · Persons, 18+ yrs
Source: OHID Fingertips · #92443
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Smoking in St. Helens.
St. Helens local authority · 2 cards
Who smokes in St. Helens — and where the burden falls heaviest.
Plain-English context
Smoking is still the single biggest preventable cause of early death in England. Overall, 8.9% of adults in St. Helens smoke — but among people in routine and manual jobs it is 21%. 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.
21.0%
Routine & manual workers who smoke.
England: 17.9% · Similar
St. Helens · 2023 – 25 · Persons, 18-64 yrs
Source: OHID Fingertips · #92445 · Three years pooled to give a bigger sample.
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