Idatha yeHhovisi Likazwelonke Lezibalo ibonisa ukuthi isibalo sabantu abadala ababhemayo (abaneminyaka eyi-18 nangaphezulu) lehle laya ku-13.3% ngo-2021 lisuka ku-14.0% ngonyaka odlule. Leli izinga eliphansi kunawo wonke elike labikwa yizwe kusukela laqala ukulandelela izibalo zababhemayo.
Nakuba lezi zinombolo zithembisa, inani lalabo abasebenzisayo imikhiqizo yokuphefumula liyakhula. Izibalo zibonisa ukuthi inani labo Abaneminyaka engu-16 nangaphezulu abasebenzisa imikhiqizo ye-vaping ikhuphuke yafinyelela ku-7.7% ngo-2021 isuka ku-6.4 ngonyaka odlule.
Imininingwane yokuqala mayelana nokubhema ezweni eyaqoqwa yiHhovisi Lezibalo Zikazwelonke yayingowezi-2011. Ngaleso sikhathi ihhovisi lathola ukuthi u-20.2% wabantu baseBrithani babengabhemayo. Izibalo zakamuva zikhomba ukuthi sehle kakhulu isibalo sabantu ababhema ugwayi kuleli.
NgokukaJames Tucker we-ONS, imininingwane ikhombisa ukuthi ukwehla kwesibalo sababhemayo ngokwengxenye kubangelwa ukuthi abanye ababekade bebhema manje sebephendukela kugwayi we-e.
Ephinda iqiniso lokuthi lena ingxenye ephansi kakhulu yabantu ababhemayo ezweni kusukela i-ONS yaqala ukuqoqa idatha yokusabalala kokubhema ngo-2011, u-Tucker ukholelwa ukuthi imishini yokukhipha umoya ibe nomthelela omuhle ekwehliseni inani lababhemayo ezweni.
ugwayi we-elekthronikhi uthole ukuthandwa okukhulu ezweni ngisho nakubantu ababhemayo bamanje esikhathini esidlule. Idatha evela ku-ONS ibonisa ukuthi ingxenye enkulu yabantu abasebenzisa ugwayi we-elekthronikhi ngababhemi bamanje. Imininingwane ikhombisa ukuthi ababhemayo bamanje bamele u-25.3% walabo abasebenzisa nemikhiqizo yokuphefumula ezweni. Ababekade bebhema abasebenzisa kuphela imikhiqizo yomusi bamele kuphela u-15.0% wabo bonke abasebenzisi be-e-cigarette ezweni kuyilapho u-1.5% walabo abavapa bengakaze babheme.
I-ONS iphawula ukuthi ngaphandle kwemikhiqizo eshisayo, ezinye izici eziningi zibe nomthelela ekwehleni kwenani labantu ababhemayo njengamanje ezweni. Baveza ukuthi ukwanda kwemikhankaso yomphakathi emayelana nezingozi zokubhema kusize abantu abaningi ukuba bashintshe imikhuba yabo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukuba khona kwezindawo ezingenantuthu enjengamahhovisi nezindawo zokucima ukoma kusize abaningi ukuba bamelane nesifiso sokubhema futhi bayeke ngokusemthethweni ukubhema.
Uhulumeni wase-England ngohlelo lokulawula ugwayi ufuna ukunciphisa inani lababhemayo ezweni libe ngaphansi kuka-12% ekupheleni konyaka. E-UK, iScotland kwakuyizwe elinenani elikhulu lababhemayo elinamaphesenti angu-14.8 abantu ababhema ugwayi. Isibalo sababhemayo eWales sasingu-14.1% kanti eNyakatho Ireland sasingu-13.8%. ngawo lowo nyaka, amadoda amaningi ayebhema kunabesifazane. E-UK inani labesilisa ababhemayo njengamanje lalingu-15.1% uma liqhathaniswa namaphesenti angu-11.5 kuphela abesifazane ababike ukuthi bayabhema.
Lapho iminyaka yobudala ibhekwa iminyaka engu-25-34 ubudala imelela u-15.8% wabo bonke ababhemayo ezweni. Leli qembu lobudala lalinabantu ababhemayo bamanje. iqembu lobudala elinenani eliphansi kakhulu lababhemayo kwaba abangaphezulu kweminyaka engama-65 ngo-8%. Idatha ye-ONS iphinde yabonisa ukuthi abantu abaneziqu okungenani babe mancane amathuba okuba babheme. Labo abangenawo imfundo yasekolishi maningi amathuba okuthi babheme abamele u-29.2% wabo bonke ababhemayo ezweni.
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