Smoke-free generation: tobacco control plan for England
Plans to reduce smoking in England, with the aim of creating a smoke-free generation.
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The objectives of the tobacco control plan are to:
- reduce the number of 15 year olds who regularly smoke from 8% to 3% or less
- reduce smoking among adults in England from 15.5% to 12% or less
- reduce the inequality gap in smoking prevalence, between those in routine and manual occupations and the general population
- reduce the prevalence of smoking in pregnancy from 10.7% to 6% or less
The aim is to achieve these objectives by the end of 2022.