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Percentage of adults ages 18 years and older by cigarette smoking status* and number of cigarettes smoked per day by current smokers, overall and by sex, race and Hispanic origin—United States, National Health Interview Surveys, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 (combined)

  White Non-Hispanic Black
Non-Hispanic
Asian/Pacific Islander American Indian/Alaska All Non-Hispanic
  Non-Hispanic

Native
Non-Hispanic

 
MALE
Cigarette Smoking
Current 26.3 29.0 21.2 37.7 27.3
Former 29.7 17.4 19.0 25.3 28.8
Never 44.0 53.7 59.7 37.1 43.9
Cigarettes Smoked per Day
<15 30.9 60.4 69.5 43.8 35.8
15-24 42.9 31.3 25.1 33.5 40.8
>25  26.3 8.3 5.5 22.7 23.4
FEMALE
Cigarette Smoking
Current 23.1 21.3 3.3 38.1 22.5
Former 21.6 11.8 7.1 17.9 19.8
Never 55.3 66.8 83.7 44.0 57.7
Cigarettes Smoked per Day
<15  43.6 71.1 75.2 54.3 47.7
15-24 41.7 23.3 18.9 34.7 38.9
>25 14.7 5.5 5.9 11.0 13.4
TOTAL
Cigarette Smoking
Current 24.7 24.7 15.1 37.9 24.5
Former 25.5 14.3 12.9 21.4 23.6
Never 49.8 61.0 72.1 40.7 51.9
Cigarettes Smoked per Day
<15 37.1 65.6 71.3 49.3 41.6
15-24 42.3 27.4 23.1 34.1 39.9
>25 20.7 7.0 5.6 16.6 18.6

(continued)

HISPANIC
  All Hispanic Mexican American Puerto Rican Cuban American Other Hispanic TOTAL+ American
MALE
Cigarette Smoking
Current 24.7 24.9 30.9 25.5 23.7 26.4
Former 18.5 18.4 21.0 20.7 18.6 26.8
Never 56.7 56.7 48.1 53.7 57.7 46.8
Cigarettes Smoked per Day
<15 71.3 77.7 57.6 63.2 68.8 39.3
15-24 22.3 16.3 33.1 30.0 24.3 39.0
>25 6.4 6.0 9.3 6.8 6.8 21.7
FEMALE
Cigarette Smoking
Current 13.3 12.5 21.4 14.2 13.3 21.6
Former 11.2 10.5 12.1 13.2 12.6 19.0
Never 75.5 77.0 66.5 72.5 74.7 59.4
Cigarettes Smoked per Day
<15 77.5 82.7 69.7 74.9 75.7 49.5
15-24 17.4 12.4 20.3 20.6 21.0 37.6
>25 4.5 4.9 8.0 4.5 3.3 12.9
TOTAL
Cigarette Smoking
Current 19.0 18.8 25.8 19.9 18.4 23.9
Former 14.9 14.5 16.2 16.9 15.5 22.7
Never 66.1 66.7 58.06 63.2 66.1 53.4
Cigarettes Smoked per Day
<15 73.5 79.3 63.2 67.4 71.3 44.1
15-24 20.7 15.0 28.2 26.6 23.1 38.3
>25 5.8 5.6 8.7 6.0 5.0 17.5

* "Current" cigarette smoking status identifies persons who have reported smoking at least 100 cigarettes in their entire life and who currently smoke cigarettes, "Former" smokers are those who reported smoking at least 100 cigarettes and who are not smoking cigarettes now, "Never" smokers are those who reported that they have not smoked at least 100 cigarettes in their entire life.

+ Includes other, unknown and multiple race, and unknown Hispanic origin.
Source: National Health Interview Surveys, 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000 (combined)
Note: 95% confidence intervals for cigarette smoking status do not exceed: +0.6% for White non-Hispanics, +1.4% for Black non-Hispanics, +2.9% for Asian/Pacific Islander non-Hispanics, +6.9% for American Indian/Alaska Native non-Hispanics, +0.5% for all non-Hispanics, +1.2% for all Hispanics, +2.4% for Mexican Americans, +2.9% for Puerto Rican Americans, +2.9% for Cuban Americans, +2.2% for other Hispanics, and +0.4% for the total population.1

95% confidence intervals for the number of cigarettes smoked daily do not exceed: +1.1% for White non-Hispanics, +2.5% for Black non-Hispanics, +7.0% for Asian/Pacific Islander non-Hispanics, +9.6% for American Indian/Alaska Native non-Hispanics, +1.0% for all non-Hispanics, +2.4% for all Hispanics, +4.7% for Mexican Americans, +7.0% for Puerto Rican Americans, +6.4% for Cuban Americans, +4.4% for other Hispanic, and +0.7% for the total population.

 


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