Overall (5.3%) of boys and (5.2%) of girls report that they are current smokers. Rates of current smoking are highest among older children (0.4% of 10–11 year olds; 2.7% of 13-14 year olds; and 11.6% of 15-17 year olds). The proportion of children who report current smoking has decreased between 2014 (8.3%) and 2018 (5.3%). There has been a decline in reported smoking in all age groups. Those living with both parents, those who report finding it easy to talk to their mother and to their father about things that really bother them, and those who report liking school are less likely to report current smoking. Children who report spending four or more evenings out with friends per week and those who report feeling pressured by their schoolwork are more likely to report current smoking. In this factsheet current smoking is defined as smoking tobacco monthly or more frequently.