2 , ▁over ▁ 8 0 % ▁of ▁British ▁men ▁and ▁ 4 0 % ▁of ▁British ▁women ▁sm oked . ▁And ▁as ▁recently ▁as ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁ 4 5 % ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁population ▁sm oked . ▁This ▁was ▁down ▁to ▁ 3 0 % ▁by ▁the ▁early - 1 9 9 0 s , ▁ 2 1 % ▁by ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁and ▁ 1 9 . 3 % ▁by ▁ 2 0 1 3 ; ▁the ▁lowest ▁level ▁recorded ▁for ▁eight y ▁years . ▁An ▁annual ▁No ▁Sm oking ▁Day ▁has ▁occurred ▁in ▁March ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁it ▁was ▁reported ▁sm oking ▁rates ▁in ▁England ▁had ▁fallen ▁to ▁just ▁ 1 6 . 9 %; ▁a ▁record ▁low . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁one ▁in ▁five ▁Scottish ▁people ▁identified ▁as ▁sm ok ers - ▁equivalent ▁to ▁ 8 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁adult s . ▁With ▁ 2 8 % ▁of ▁men ▁and ▁ 2 5 % ▁of ▁women ▁in ▁Scotland ▁sm oking ▁regularly ▁as ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 8 - ▁which ▁is ▁higher ▁than ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁UK ▁as ▁a ▁whole . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁estimated ▁that ▁in ▁some ▁parts ▁of ▁Scotland , ▁that ▁sm oking ▁rates ▁may ▁be ▁as ▁high ▁as ▁ 4 7 % ▁in ▁the ▁most ▁dep riv ed ▁communities . ▁The ▁UK ▁Parliament ▁constitu ency ▁of ▁Glasgow ▁East