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Percentage of adult* ever smokers who are former smokers+ (prevalence of cessation), overall and by sex, race, Hispanic origin, age, 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
Total 24.3 24.2 33.1 34.5 37.9 38.9 39.0 40.4 44.5 44.3 45.8 49.1 48.5 46.9 49.6 48.9 48.6 48.0 48.7 49.5 48.8
Sex
Male 27.6 27.7 37.4 39.2 42.7 43.1 42.8 44.6 48.7 48.0 49.0 51.6 51.6 50.1 51.9 51.0 50.5 49.4 50.9 51.5 27.1
Female 19.1 18.9 26.9 28.3 31.6 33.4 34.0 35.1 39.4 39.6 42.0 46.0 44.7 43.0 46.7 46.4 46.2 46.3 46.1 47.2 47.3
Race
White 25.2 25.3 34.3 36.1 39.2 40.2 40.4 41.8 46.2 45.8 47.6 50.4 50.2 48.3 51.2 50.6 50.2 49.8 50.3 51.2 50.4
Black 15.5 14.2 20.6 19.7 26.1 27.2 27.2 28.3 31.3 31.0 32.4 38.9 33.4 36.4 37.6 34.9 35.9 33.6 36.4 38.8 37.5
Hispanic origin
Hispanic NA NA NA NA 33.0 36.4 33.5 38.4 40.0 40.5 44.9 42.5 45.6 44.2 44.3 45.0 47.3 42.3 45.5 44.9 42.9
Non-Hispanic NA NA NA NA 38.2 39.0 39.3 40.5 44.8 44.5 45.9  49.5 48.7 47.1 49.9 49.1 48.7 48.5 45.3 49.9 49.3
Age (years)
18-24 13.1 12.0 19.6 20.2 21.1 23.5 23.9 21.3 25.7 22.8 26.5 28.0 25.2 18.8 21.7 21.2 25.8 20.2 22.5 21.4 22.4
25-44 21.0 20.8 29.7 29.2 33.2 33.5 34.3 34.4 38.1 37.2 36.8 40.3 38.9  37.1 39.0 37.6 38.0 35.8 36.4 36.1 34.8
45-64 27.9 27.8 36.0 39.7 41.6 43.9 42.8 46.3 49.7 49.2 52.8 55.0 55.1 54.5 56.6 57.2  54.8 56.1 54.7 57.1 55.6
>=65 45.5 47.2 56.9 57.5 63.4 62.7 61.8 64.8 68.1 69.2 69.8 74.1 73.3 72.4 76.6 76.9  74.4 76.2 78.8 79.3 80.1
Education @  (years)
<12 NA 25.2 33.1 34.4 37.0 39.1 38.2 40.1 43.5 42.1 44.0 46.1 44.6 46.6 47.7 45.1 45.4 46.0 45.8 46.6 47.1
12 NA 24.3 33.6 35.0 38.3 39.2 39.2 40.4 42.9 42.9 43.3 46.5  46.0 44.5 47.9 46.8 45.6 45.4 46.3 47.7 44.9
13-15 NA 27.5 36.4 38.9 44.0 41.3 42.4 43.9 47.4 48.1 49.2 52.8 52.3 52.1 53.0 52.2  53.4 50.9 51.4 51.3 14.2
>=16 NA 37.9 49.1 49.1 52.4 54.0 52.9 61.5 56.2 62.1 63.4 67.3 66.5 61.8 66.6 69.6 64.7 68.1 68.5 68.8 67.5

* 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 or some days. Former smokers reported smoking >=100 cigarettes and did not currently smoke. Ever smokers include both current and former smokers.

@ Data on education are presented for persons >=25 years of age. NA=Data not available.

Source: National Health Interview Surveys: 1965, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000.

 


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