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Percentage of young adults* who were current,
former, or never smokers,+ overall and by sex, race, and education, National Health
Interview Surveys, selected years—United States, 1965-2000
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1965 |
1966 |
1970 |
1974 |
1978 |
1979 |
1980 |
1983 |
1985 |
1987 |
1988 |
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
| Smoking
Status
Total
Population |
| Current |
45.5 |
44.6 |
38.0 |
37.8 |
34.4 |
34.4 |
33.3 |
34.2 |
29.3 |
27.1 |
25.9 |
24.5 |
22.9 |
26.4 |
25.8 |
27.5 |
24.8 |
28.7 |
27.9 |
27.9 |
26.8 |
| Former |
6.9 |
6.0 |
9.2 |
9.5 |
9.2 |
10.6 |
10.5 |
9.3 |
10.1 |
8.0 |
9.3 |
9.5 |
7.7 |
6.1 |
7.2 |
7.4 |
8.6 |
7.3 |
8.1 |
7.6 |
7.7 |
| Never |
47.6 |
49.4 |
52.8 |
52.7 |
56.4 |
55.0 |
56.2 |
56.5 |
60.6 |
64.9 |
64.8 |
66.0 |
69.3 |
67.4 |
67.0 |
65.1 |
66.6 |
64.0 |
64.0 |
64.5 |
65.5 |
| Sex
-
Male |
| Current |
54.1 |
54.2 |
44.3 |
42.1 |
36.0 |
35.0 |
35.4 |
32.9 |
28.1 |
28.2 |
25.5 |
26.6 |
23.5 |
28.0 |
28.8 |
29.8 |
27.9 |
31.8 |
31.3 |
29.5 |
28.5 |
| Former |
7.6 |
6.4 |
10.7 |
11.6 |
10.1 |
11.2 |
10.5 |
8.1 |
10.7 |
6.7 |
9.6 |
9.1 |
8.0 |
6.9 |
6.9 |
7.3 |
8.5 |
7.2 |
7.9 |
7.1 |
7.5 |
| Never |
38.3 |
39.5 |
45.0 |
46.3 |
53.9 |
53.8 |
54.1 |
59.0 |
61.3 |
65.2 |
64.9 |
64.4 |
68.4 |
65.1 |
64.3 |
62.8 |
63.7 |
61.1 |
60.7 |
63.4 |
64.1 |
| Female |
| Current |
38.1 |
36.6 |
32.7 |
34.1 |
32.9 |
33.8 |
31.4 |
35.5 |
30.4 |
26.2 |
26.3 |
22.5 |
22.4 |
24.9 |
22.9 |
25.2 |
21.8 |
25.7 |
24.5 |
26.3 |
25.1 |
| Former |
6.2 |
5.7 |
8.0 |
7.8 |
8.3 |
10.0 |
10.4 |
10.4 |
9.6 |
9.2 |
9.0 |
9.9 |
7.5 |
5.4 |
7.4 |
7.5 |
8.8 |
7.4 |
8.3 |
8.2 |
8.0 |
| Never |
55.7 |
57.7 |
59.3 |
58.2 |
58.7 |
56.2 |
58.2 |
54.1 |
60.0 |
64.7 |
64.7 |
67.6 |
70.2 |
69.7 |
69.7 |
67.3 |
69.5 |
66.9 |
67.2 |
65.5 |
67.0 |
| Race
-
White |
| Current |
45.2 |
44.9 |
37.9 |
37.2 |
35.0 |
34.4 |
33.1 |
34.6 |
30.1 |
28.5 |
27.1 |
26.4 |
25.1 |
29.3 |
28.6 |
30.2 |
26.6 |
31.7 |
31.2 |
30.0 |
29.8 |
| Former |
7.4 |
6.5 |
9.9 |
10.3 |
9.4 |
11.6 |
11.3 |
9.9 |
10.9 |
8.8 |
10.6 |
10.6 |
8.4 |
6.6 |
8.2 |
8.4 |
9.8 |
8.3 |
9.1 |
8.7 |
8.6 |
| Never |
47.4 |
48.7 |
52.2 |
52.5 |
55.6 |
54.0 |
55.7 |
55.5 |
58.9 |
62.8 |
62.3 |
63.1 |
66.5 |
64.2 |
63.2 |
61.4 |
63.6 |
60.0 |
59.8 |
61.3 |
61.6 |
| Black |
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| Current |
48.8 |
44.5 |
39.8 |
43.4 |
32.1 |
35.4 |
35.6 |
33.0 |
25.3 |
22.4 |
20.3 |
15.2 |
13.3 |
13.0 |
13.7 |
14.9 |
11.5 |
17.1 |
13.5 |
18.9 |
17.7 |
| Former |
2.6 |
2.4 |
4.6 |
3.2 |
8.0 |
4.5 |
5.2 |
6.2 |
6.0 |
3.7 |
3.4 |
5.2 |
3.9 |
4.5 |
1.2 |
2.8 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
3.8 |
3.6 |
4.7 |
| Never |
48.6 |
53.2 |
55.6 |
53.4 |
59.8 |
60.1 |
59.3 |
60.8 |
68.7 |
73.8 |
76.3 |
79.6 |
82.8 |
82.5 |
85.1 |
82.3 |
86.0 |
80.1 |
82.8 |
77.4 |
77.6 |
| Education @ <=12
years |
| Sex
-
Male |
| Current |
66.6 |
68.8 |
60.0 |
52.7 |
46.1 |
46.8 |
51.0 |
49.1 |
43.0 |
43.8 |
40.1 |
37.3 |
34.5 |
40.4 |
38.3 |
41.7 |
30.8 |
48.0 |
42.3 |
40.1 |
38.3 |
| Former |
8.0 |
6.5 |
11.1 |
11.9 |
11.5 |
13.1 |
10.5 |
10.3 |
11.6 |
7.4 |
11.4 |
10.2 |
11.0 |
8.6 |
8.3 |
10.9 |
8.4 |
7.6 |
9.3 |
8.3 |
9.2 |
| Never |
25.4 |
24.6 |
29.0 |
35.4 |
42.4 |
40.2 |
38.5 |
40.6 |
45.4 |
48.8 |
48.6 |
52.4 |
54.5 |
51.1 |
53.4 |
47.4 |
60.8 |
44.4 |
48.4 |
51.6 |
52.6 |
| Female |
| Current |
43.9 |
42.7 |
40.2 |
40.1 |
39.4 |
41.4 |
40.3 |
45.5 |
43.6 |
37.6 |
37.0 |
33.4 |
30.6 |
34.8 |
33.3 |
36.2 |
24.6 |
34.8 |
31.4 |
34.7 |
32.2 |
| Former |
6.8 |
6.8 |
8.7 |
9.5 |
10.2 |
12.1 |
12.5 |
11.7 |
11.8 |
10.8 |
11.5 |
11.7 |
9.0 |
5.7 |
10.8 |
8.7 |
9.1 |
8.2 |
9.2 |
10.8 |
9.3 |
| Never |
49.3 |
50.4 |
51.1 |
50.4 |
50.4 |
46.4 |
47.2 |
42.8 |
44.6 |
51.6 |
51.4 |
54.9 |
60.5 |
59.6 |
55.9 |
55.1 |
66.3 |
57.0 |
59.4 |
55.0 |
58.5 |
| >=13
years |
| Sex - Male |
| Current |
45.2 |
46.4 |
33.2 |
34.7 |
26.4 |
23.4 |
20.1 |
16.2 |
15.5 |
16.3 |
12.1 |
16.1 |
12.2 |
17.6 |
19.6 |
22.3 |
24.0 |
26.1 |
26.9 |
22.4 |
26.2 |
| Former |
11.1 |
9.2 |
13.9 |
13.9 |
15.1 |
12.1 |
14.7 |
7.1 |
10.9 |
8.4 |
9.8 |
10.3 |
9.2 |
6.6 |
8.0 |
5.2 |
8.7 |
8.7 |
7.8 |
7.4 |
7.7 |
| Never |
43.7 |
44.4 |
52.8 |
51.4 |
58.6 |
64.5 |
65.3 |
76.7 |
73.7 |
75.4 |
78.1 |
73.7 |
78.6 |
75.8 |
72.4 |
72.5 |
67.3 |
65.3 |
65.4 |
70.3 |
66.0 |
| Female |
| Current |
36.3 |
36.6 |
26.8 |
26.4 |
21.6 |
21.9 |
20.0 |
22.9 |
17.2 |
15.1 |
16.2 |
13.8 |
14.6 |
18.4 |
16.0 |
19.4 |
18.5 |
20.1 |
19.5 |
22.6 |
19.8 |
| Former |
8.8 |
8.3 |
12.1 |
6.4 |
8.6 |
9.8 |
8.3 |
9.4 |
9.7 |
10.0 |
8.9 |
8.5 |
7.6 |
5.2 |
6.0 |
8.7 |
8.4 |
7.5 |
9.5 |
7.8 |
9.5 |
| Never |
54.9 |
55.1 |
61.1 |
67.2 |
69.8 |
68.4 |
71.8 |
67.7 |
73.2 |
74.9 |
74.9 |
77.8 |
77.8 |
76.4 |
78.0 |
71.9 |
73.1 |
72.4 |
71.0 |
69.6 |
70.7 |
* Persons ages 18-24 years.
+ Prior to 1992, current smokers reported smoking >=100 cigarettes and currently smoked. Since 1992, current
smokers reported smoking >=100 cigarettes and currently smoked every day or some days. Former smokers reported
smoking >=100 cigarettes and did not currently smoke. Never smokers reported that they had smoked <100 cigarettes.
@ Data on education are presented for persons ages 20-24 years, because some students enter college after age 18.
Source: National Health Interview Surveys: 1965, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991,
1992, 1993, 1994, 1995.
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