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Smoking among middle-class women in England up by 25% in 10 years – study

The number of younger middle-class women smoking has risen by 25% in the past decade, as per research funded by Cancer Research UK.
A study published in BMC Medicine reveals smoking rates among women aged 18-45 from higher socioeconomic backgrounds increased from 12% to 15% between 2013 and 2023, while overall rates decreased.
Conversely, disadvantaged women of the same age saw a decrease in smoking rates from 29% to 22%, while men's smoking rates remained steady across all backgrounds.

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The Guardian

Smoking among middle-class women in England up by 25% in 10 years – study

Rate rose among middle-class women aged 18 to 45 and fell among working-class women of same ageThe number of younger middle-class women who smoke has jumped 25% over the past decade, according to research.Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death and illness in the UK and accounts for 76,000 deaths annually. Experts from UCL examined data from nearly 200,000 adult participants in the Smoking Toolkit Study, a monthly survey of adults in E…

15 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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Shropshire Star

Rise in smoking among middle and upper-class women under 45

There has been a rise in the proportion of middle and upper-class women under the age of 45 smoking, a study suggests.

15 days ago·Ketley, United Kingdom

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Wales Online

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Sky News UK

Smoking among younger middle-class women 'up 25% in a decade'

Middle-class women aged 18 to 45 are the only group to have seen smoking rates rise in the last 10 years according to a new study. It also finds vaping among all women aged 18 to 45 has more than tripled in a decade.

15 days ago·United Kingdom

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The Times

Young middle-class women ‘are only group smoking more than a decade ago’

Smoking rates have risen in women under 45 from affluent homes over the past decade, signalling a potential counter-trend that may be driven by anxiety

15 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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iNews

Younger middle-class women are smoking more, despite overall fall

More middle and upper-class women under 45 are smoking now than a decade ago, according to a study which suggests high cigarette costs are failing to deter them

15 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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