The proportion of smokers who say they would like to give up smoking has fallen in recent years, figures from the Office of National Statistics show.
In addition just over half of smokers said they had made a serious effort to quit in the past five years, a figure lower than in previous UK surveys.
But the poll did find the numbers who say they would not smoke in front of a child has increased in the last decade.
There now appears widespread awareness that smoking can cause harm to others.
At 67%, the percentage of smokers who said they would like to give up smoking when asked in 2008/2009 was "significantly lower" than the 74% recorded in 2007, the ONS reported, although it is in keeping with findings prior to that year.
The ban on smoking in public places introduced in England and Wales in 2007 - and in Scotland in 2006 - is seen as one key reason many more people may have expressed a desire to quit that year.
But prices have risen in the meantime, and efforts to persuade the population to give up have continued.
Targets for reducing the prevalence of cigarette smoking have been set out by the government in the Smoking Kills White Paper, the Public Health White Paper and the Cancer Plan.
The proportion of people smoking has in fact remained fairly constant in recent years, comprising just under a quarter of the adult population.
The number of cigarettes smoked is down from the mid-1990s, but has remained static since 2004: just over a quarter of smokers make their way through a packet or more a day.
In the last decade, the number of people who say they would not smoke in front of a child has increased dramatically - from 54% in 1997 to 77% in this latest poll.
In addition just over half of smokers said they had made a serious effort to quit in the past five years, a figure lower than in previous UK surveys.
But the poll did find the numbers who say they would not smoke in front of a child has increased in the last decade.
There now appears widespread awareness that smoking can cause harm to others.
At 67%, the percentage of smokers who said they would like to give up smoking when asked in 2008/2009 was "significantly lower" than the 74% recorded in 2007, the ONS reported, although it is in keeping with findings prior to that year.
The ban on smoking in public places introduced in England and Wales in 2007 - and in Scotland in 2006 - is seen as one key reason many more people may have expressed a desire to quit that year.
But prices have risen in the meantime, and efforts to persuade the population to give up have continued.
Targets for reducing the prevalence of cigarette smoking have been set out by the government in the Smoking Kills White Paper, the Public Health White Paper and the Cancer Plan.
The proportion of people smoking has in fact remained fairly constant in recent years, comprising just under a quarter of the adult population.
The number of cigarettes smoked is down from the mid-1990s, but has remained static since 2004: just over a quarter of smokers make their way through a packet or more a day.
In the last decade, the number of people who say they would not smoke in front of a child has increased dramatically - from 54% in 1997 to 77% in this latest poll.
Summary
The number of smokers who planed to quit smoking has decreased in the recent years but the number of smokers who would not smoke in front of a child has increased.
Response
I think it is a bad news that the number of smokers who planed to stop smoking has decreased. The reason may be stress of population about economic problem. Another reason may be the government only focus on economic problem so the government is not enough attend about smoking problem. However there are a good news that more smokers realize about rick to others.The reason may be the ban on smoking in public area and publicize about rick to others.The government should have more attention about this problem because there are many persons related with this problem.
I think it is a bad news that the number of smokers who planed to stop smoking has decreased. The reason may be stress of population about economic problem. Another reason may be the government only focus on economic problem so the government is not enough attend about smoking problem. However there are a good news that more smokers realize about rick to others.The reason may be the ban on smoking in public area and publicize about rick to others.The government should have more attention about this problem because there are many persons related with this problem.
Mr. Chaiyapong Kerdsawad section 6911 no.2
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