Telford and Wrekin local authority · 2023 – 25

A gap that matters

12.5%

Routine & manual workers who smoke.

Smoking prevalence in adults in routine and manual occupations (aged 18 to 64) — current smokers (APS) · Persons, 18-64 yrs

England: 17.9% · 2023 – 25 — Better

healthcards · Telford and Wrekin · 2023 – 25

What this means

12.5% of people aged 18–64 in routine and manual occupations in Telford and Wrekin reported smoking in the pooled 2023–25 Annual Population Survey. This is a different population and period from the all-adult smoking card.

95% confidence interval: 7.7–17.4 %. Source denominator: 101,659 weighted survey respondents (Persons, 18-64 yrs); not the unweighted sample size.

Fingertips comparison: Better England; the wide interval means the gap is uncertain.

Recent observations (Telford and Wrekin)

2022 - 24: 18.5%
2023 - 25: 12.5%

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 in routine and manual occupations (aged 18 to 64) — current smokers (APS) (ID 92445)
Source:: OHID, based on Office for National Statistics Annual Population Survey
Area:: Telford and Wrekin (E06000020), Upper-tier local authority (post Apr 2023)
Period:: 2023 – 25; retrieved 2026-10-13 (distinct from reporting period)
Population:: Persons, 18-64 yrs
Note:: Three years pooled to give a bigger sample.

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Caveats

Three years pooled (2023–25) for a usable sample; not a single-year snapshot.
Occupation groups are self-reported and broad.
Lower means fewer people smoke. Shown to highlight inequality, not to stigmatise.

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