"Figure 4: The proportion of cigarette smokers who have quit continued to increase","" "The proportion of smokers who have quit, all persons aged 16 years and above, Great Britain, 1974 to 2019","" "","" "Notes","1. The proportion of cigarette smokers who have quit is the proportion of all those who said that they have smoked cigarettes regularly who do not currently smoke. 2. Data collected in 2018 and 2019 were collected using a telephone-only questionnaire, whereas previously data were collected using a face-to-face interview; further information on this can be found in [Measuring the data](https://publishing.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/healthandlifeexpectancies/bulletins/adultsmokinghabitsingreatbritain/2019#measuring-the-data). 3. Data are weighted from 2000 onwards. 4. Data on cigarette use were collected on a two-year basis prior to 2000. 5. Information on the changes in legislation and government policy can be found on the [action on smoking and health website (ASH)](https://ash.org.uk/category/information-and-resources/law-guide/)." "Unit","%" "","" "","Current smokers","Cigarette smokers who have quit" "1974","45.6","26.7" "1976","41.8","31.0" "1978","40.2","33.0" "1980","39.4","34.2" "1982","35.3","38.8" "1984","34.0","40.2" "1986","32.7","42.7" "1988","31.6","43.9" "1990","30.0","45.3" "1992","28.4","47.7" "1994","26.8","48.8" "1996","28.0","47.2" "1998","27.1","48.2" "2000","27.0","46.5" "2001","26.9","46.7" "2002","25.9","48.1" "2003","26.0","47.5" "2004","24.6","48.9" "2005","23.9","49.8" "2006","22.0","51.9" "2007","20.9","53.9" "2008","21.1","54.7" "2009","21.0","54.6" "2010","20.3","54.9" "2011","19.8","55.0" "2012","20.4","50.2" "2013","19.2","54.3" "2014","18.8","54.6" "2015","17.8","56.7" "2016","16.1","60.6" "2017","16.8","59.5" "2018","16.6","61.3" "2019","15.8","62.5"