Counting the cost:
£80 fine for stubbing out cigarettes on the street in London
1.25 million smokers in London
3,500 pubs and 6,000 restaurants in London
Poll revealed 60% of Londoners are strongly in favour of the ban
Market researchers Nielsen say lost beer sales could equate to 200 million fewer pints being sold
8% The proportion of adults in England and Wales who say they will visit pubs less after the ban
(Office for National Statistics)
15% The proportion of adults in England and Wales who say they will visit pubs more often after the ban
(Office for National Statistics)
Smoking costs the NHS £1.5 billion a year
Smoking costs industry an estimated £5 billion in lost productivity, absenteeism and fire damage
EbayMotors survey 31/05/07:
Survey based on results taken from 1,277 adults
70% of people think smoking at the wheel should be banned in all vehicles
60% believe the July 1st ban includes private vehicles
48% of drivers would refuse to travel in a car with a smoker
54% believe smoking at the wheel is as dangerous as using a mobile phone whilst driving
½ would refuse to buy a car from a smoker because of the smell
55% of those who would consider a purchase from a smoker would expect a discount
30% admitted to driving carelessly when lighting and stubbing out cigarettes
Eurobarometer on Tobacco
(a yearly survey presented by EU Health Commissioner Markos Kyprianou on World No Tobacco Day May 31st 2007)
Majority of 88% of Europeans support smoke-free offices, indoor workplaces and public spaces
1/3 smokers have tried to give up in the last twelve months
Highest percentage of quit rates reported in the UK – 46%
33% of smokers see stress as main reason for relapse
34% tempted by colleagues or friends who smoke
In Europe as a whole only 2/10 smokers have sought help of a health professional to quit smoking
But in the UK, 41% of smokers did
1/3 of Europeans used pharmaceutical and other treatments to give up
70% of these have relapsed into the habit in less than two months
62% of Europeans in favour of smoke free bars
77% of Europeans in favour of smoke free restaurants
96% of people in Ireland say that they are never exposed to smoke at work
½ of European homes are smoke-free
4/5 Europeans are aware second-hand smoke causes health problems
3% of Europeans believe that second-hand smoke causes no health problems
650,000 people in the EU killed by smoking each year
80,000 people in the EU killed by passive smoking each year
Scotland Statistics - Ban introduced March 2006
13,000 a year dying from smoke related diseases before the ban
1st 12 months after ban total of 623 people who smoked in non-smoking premises fined between £30 and £50
36 premises fined between £150 and £200
Month before ban 8,985 people called NHS Scotland’s Smokeline more than double that called the month before
Estimated 46,000 smokers have kicked the habit since then and in some areas quit rate said to be as high as 69%
Month marking first anniversary of the ban number of callers to Smokeline fallen to 2,462
Sales of drinks have fallen by 11% die hard smokers more loathe to go to the pub
35% of landlords say they have laid off staff
Ireland Statistics – Ban introduced March 2004
Ban observed almost 100% Just 20 pubs prosecuted in whole country. If they don’t comply face a ban of £2,000
Net number of smokers dropped by two percent
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