6.3%
Adults who currently smoke.
England: 9.5% · Better
Telford and Wrekin · 2025 · Persons, 18+ yrs
Source: OHID Fingertips · #92443
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Smoking in Telford and Wrekin.
Telford and Wrekin local authority · 2 cards
Who smokes in Telford and Wrekin — and where the burden falls heaviest.
Plain-English context
Smoking is still the single biggest preventable cause of early death in England. Overall, 6.3% of adults in Telford and Wrekin smoke — but among people in routine and manual jobs it is 12.5%. 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.
12.5%
Routine & manual workers who smoke.
England: 17.9% · Better
Telford and Wrekin · 2023 – 25 · Persons, 18-64 yrs
Source: OHID Fingertips · #92445 · Three years pooled to give a bigger sample.
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