"Figure 7: The proportion of cigarette smokers who have quit continues to increase","" "The proportion of smokers who have quit, all persons aged 16 years and over, Great Britain, 1974 to 2018","" "","" "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 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 the quality and methodology section. 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)](http://ash.org.uk/information-and-resources/briefings/key-dates-in-the-history-of-anti-tobacco-campaigning/). " "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"