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