Percentage distribution of adult* current
cigarette smokers,+ by number of cigarettes smoked per day, and percentage of adult
current cigarette smokers who smoked >25 cigarettes per day, by sex, race, Hispanic
origin, age, and education, National Health Interview Surveys, selected
years—United
States, 1974-2000
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1974 |
1978 |
1979 |
1980 |
1983 |
1985 |
1987 |
1988 |
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
| Current
smokers
|
| Number
of
cigarettes
smoked
per
day |
| <15 |
31.6 |
29.4 |
29.8 |
29.1 |
29.3 |
31.6 |
32.1 |
31.0 |
34.5 |
36.6 |
38.2 |
39.6 |
41.5 |
40.9 |
46.2 |
43.3 |
45.9 |
46.3 |
| 15-24 |
43.2 |
42.6 |
42.7 |
42.1 |
44.7 |
41.8 |
41.4 |
43.4 |
42.6 |
41.9 |
40.5 |
41.2 |
40.9 |
39.0 |
37.5 |
39.1 |
38.5 |
38.4 |
| >=25 |
25.3 |
28.0 |
27.5 |
28.8 |
26.0 |
26.6 |
26.6 |
25.6 |
22.9 |
21.5 |
21.3 |
19.1 |
17.5 |
20.1 |
16.3 |
17.6 |
15.6 |
15.3 |
| Mean |
19.8 |
20.9 |
20.6 |
21.2 |
20.3 |
20.3 |
20.1 |
20.2 |
19.1 |
18.2 |
17.6 |
17.1 |
16.7 |
18.6 |
17.0 |
17.1 |
16.2 |
16.6 |
| Percent
smoking
>=25
cigarettes
per
day |
| Sex |
| Male |
31.1 |
34.5 |
32.4 |
33.7 |
32.3 |
32.4 |
32.8 |
30.5 |
28.5 |
26.4 |
27.0 |
24.2 |
21.8 |
25.5 |
20.4 |
22.6 |
19.2 |
19.4 |
| Female |
18.7 |
20.8 |
22.0 |
23.2 |
19.4 |
20.6 |
19.9 |
20.3 |
16.6 |
16.1 |
15.3 |
13.5 |
12.8 |
14.1 |
12.3 |
12.1 |
11.7 |
10.6 |
| Race |
| White |
27.6 |
30.5 |
29.8 |
31.6 |
28.6 |
29.5 |
29.6 |
28.4 |
25.4 |
23.8 |
23.9 |
21.5 |
19.2 |
22.2 |
19.0 |
19.6 |
17.3 |
17.5 |
| Black |
8.7 |
9.7 |
10.5 |
9.4 |
9.2 |
9.3 |
8.2 |
9.0 |
6.0 |
8.6 |
5.4 |
6.0 |
7.3 |
7.7 |
5.8 |
7.5 |
6.2 |
3.6 |
| Hispanic
origin |
| Hispanic |
NA |
16.3 |
12.0 |
13.4 |
9.2 |
15.8 |
12.0 |
9.7 |
6.8 |
5.3 |
7.3 |
4.9 |
7.1 |
8.6 |
5.2 |
4.7 |
4.2 |
4.5 |
| Non-Hispanic |
NA |
28.7 |
28.4 |
29.6 |
26.8 |
27.2 |
27.5 |
26.6 |
24.1 |
22.5 |
22.1 |
20.0 |
18.2 |
21.0 |
17.9 |
18.7 |
16.5 |
16.3 |
| Age
(years) |
| 18-24 |
15.1 |
17.8 |
16.1 |
17.0 |
11.7 |
13.6 |
12.6 |
10.5 |
9.1 |
9.2 |
11.1 |
8.2 |
6.3 |
10.5 |
7.3 |
9.1 |
4.9 |
5.8 |
| 25-44 |
29.2 |
30.5 |
30.7 |
31.5 |
29.2 |
29.5 |
28.3 |
27.7 |
22.9 |
21.0 |
21.0 |
18.0 |
17.7 |
18.1 |
15.3 |
15.8 |
15.2 |
15.1 |
| 45-64 |
27.3 |
32.5 |
32.6 |
34.5 |
32.8 |
31.1 |
32.5 |
31.7 |
30.8 |
29.3 |
27.1 |
26.2 |
24.7 |
27.5 |
22.0 |
25.0 |
22.5 |
20.5 |
| >=65 |
17.7 |
19.5 |
16.6 |
18.2 |
17.3 |
19.4 |
20.4 |
17.4 |
18.9 |
17.1 |
20.9 |
19.4 |
12.2 |
22.6 |
15.5 |
17.2 |
13.6 |
14.3 |
| Education
@
(years) |
| <12 |
25.8 |
28.5 |
27.9 |
29.4 |
29.1 |
29.0 |
28.8 |
29.1 |
24.5 |
27.4 |
26.1 |
22.7 |
23.3 |
27.5 |
22.2 |
23.9 |
20.1 |
19.2 |
| 12 |
27.8 |
30.7 |
30.7 |
31.6 |
29.1 |
29.0 |
29.8 |
28.1 |
25.7 |
22.9 |
23.4 |
21.4 |
20.0 |
22.9 |
20.8 |
19.9 |
18.5 |
19.4 |
| 13-15 |
32.5 |
33.1 |
33.1 |
32.7 |
30.3 |
29.3 |
28.1 |
27.9 |
25.5 |
20.0 |
21.5 |
19.4 |
17.1 |
17.2 |
17.4 |
17.1 |
17.0 |
15.0 |
| >=16 |
27.3 |
30.9 |
30.8 |
33.3 |
28.4 |
28.7 |
26.9 |
25.0 |
22.6 |
20.1 |
16.6 |
17.2 |
13.4 |
13.5 |
13.7 |
12.2 |
11.0 |
10.3 |
* Persons >=18 years of age.
+ 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.
@ Data on education are presented for persons >=25 years of age.
Source: National Health Interview Surveys, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992,
1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000.
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