Smoking among Secondary Schoolchildren, 1996; England and Scotland

The series initially aimed to provide national estimates of the proportion of secondary schoolchildren aged 11-15 who smoked, and to describe their smoking behaviour. Similar surveys were carried out every two years until 1998 to monitor trends in the prevalence of cigarette smoking.

The survey then moved to an annual cycle, and questions on alcohol consumption and drug use were included. The name of the series changed to <span style="font-style: italic;">Smoking, Drinking and Drug Use among Young Teenagers</span> to reflect this widened focus. In 2000, the series title changed, to <span style="font-style: italic;">Smoking, Drinking and Drug Use among Young People.&nbsp;</span>NHS Digital (formerly the Information Centre for Health and Social Care) took over from the Department of Health as sponsors and publishers of the survey series from 2005.