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1965 | 1970 | 1974 | 1979 | 1983 | 1988 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | |
Smoking Status Total population | ||||||||||||||
Current | 50.1 | 48.1 | 48.9 | 51.1 | 53.5 | 49.4 | 48.4 | 46.4 | 48.0 | 47.0 | 48.0 | 47.2 | 46.5 | 46.5 |
Former |
16.0 | 23.8 | 25.8 | 32.5 | 36.2 | 41.8 | 42.8 | 45.6 | 46.0 | 44.3 | 44.3 | 44.8 | 45.7 | 44.3 |
Never |
52.0 | 56.8 | 57.3 | 68.9 | 76.8 | 84.5 | 91.6 | 93.7 | 93.9 | 98.8 | 101.6 | 103.8 | 105.8 | 109.1 |
Sex | ||||||||||||||
Male | ||||||||||||||
Current |
28.9 | 26.4 | 25.8 | 26.9 | 27.6 | 25.6 | 25.0 | 24.5 | 25.3 | 24.5 | 25.7 | 24.8 | 24.3 | 24.6 |
Former |
11.0 | 15.8 | 16.6 | 20.4 | 22.2 | 24.6 | 25.1 | 26.5 | 26.3 | 25.0 | 25.1 | 25.7 | 25.8 | 24.7 |
Never | 15.8 | 17.8 | 17.5 | 24.5 | 28.8 | 33.0 | 37.1 | 37.5 | 38.0 | 41.3 | 42.2 | 43.3 | 44.5 | 46.4 |
Female | ||||||||||||||
Current | 21.1 | 21.6 | 23.1 | 24.1 | 25.9 | 23.7 | 23.5 | 21.9 | 22.7 | 22.4 | 22.3 | 22.4 | 22.2 | 21.9 |
Former | 5.0 | 8.0 | 9.1 | 12.1 | 14.0 | 17.1 | 17.7 | 19.2 | 19.6 | 19.3 | 19.2 | 19.1 | 19.9 | 19.7 |
Never | 36.2 | 39.0 | 39.8 | 44.4 | 48.0 | 51.5 | 54.5 | 56.2 | 55.9 | 57.5 | 59.4 | 60.4 | 61.4 | 62.7 |
Race | ||||||||||||||
White | ||||||||||||||
Current | 44.6 | 42.6 | 42.7 | 44.6 | 46.2 | 41.9 | 41.3 | 39.1 | 40.6 | 39.7 | 40.0 | 39.6 | 38.7 | 38.6 |
Former | 15.0 | 22.3 | 24.1 | 29.9 | 33.1 | 38.1 | 38.6 | 41.0 | 41.6 | 40.0 | 39.7 | 40.0 | 40.6 | 39.2 |
Never | 46.4 | 50.1 | 50.5 | 59.5 | 65.8 | 70.8 | 75.4 | 76.7 | 76.2 | 80.6 | 81.9 | 82.6 | 84.1 | 85.4 |
Black |
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Current | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.3 |
Former | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.2 |
Never | 5.0 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 7.8 | 8.9 | 10.3 | 11.6 | 12.2 | 12.5 | 12.8 | 13.0 | 13.6 | 13.5 | 14.3 |
Hispanic origin | ||||||||||||||
Hispanic |
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Current | NA | NA | NA | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
Former | NA | NA | NA | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.9 |
Never | NA | NA | NA | 4.9 | 6.0 | 6.8 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 10.3 | 11.5 | 12.4 | 12.9 | 13.6 | 14.2 |
Non-Hispanic |
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Current | NA | NA | NA | 48.1 | 50.6 | 46.4 | 45.5 | 43.3 | 44.7 | 43.6 | 44.1 | 43.4 | 42.9 | 42.6 |
Former | NA | NA | NA | 30.8 | 34.5 | 39.4 | 40.4 | 43.0 | 43.2 | 41.4 | 41.4 | 41.7 | 42.7 | 41.4 |
Never | NA | NA | NA | 63.6 | 70.4 | 77.4 | 82.7 | 84.4 | 83.2 | 87.0 | 89.3 | 90.8 | 92.2 | 95.0 |
1965 | 1970 | 1974 | 1979 | 1983 | 1988 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | |
Age (years) | ||||||||||||||
18-24 |
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Current | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.8 | 9.6 | 9.8 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.0 |
Former | 1.2 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
Never | 8.4 | 11.6 | 12.3 | 15.3 | 16.1 | 16.5 | 16.3 | 16.0 | 16.3 | 16.5 | 15.9 | 16.1 | 16.6 | 17.3 |
25-44 |
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Current | 23.1 | 20.8 | 21.5 | 22.7 | 24.7 | 25.3 | 24.8 | 23.7 | 24.7 | 23.6 | 23.7 | 22.6 | 22.4 | 22.0 |
Former | 6.1 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 11.4 | 12.9 | 14.7 | 14.6 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 14.5 | 13.2 | 12.9 | 12.6 | 11.7 |
Never | 15.9 | 17.1 | 17.9 | 24.2 | 30.4 | 36.7 | 41.2 | 42.3 | 42.6 | 44.5 | 45.9 | 46.8 | 47.0 | 47.6 |
45-64 |
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Current | 15.9 | 15.9 | 15.2 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.3 | 13.1 | 12.9 | 12.7 | 13.1 | 13.3 | 14.1 | 13.6 | 14.4 |
Former | 6.1 | 8.9 | 10.0 | 11.7 | 12.7 | 14.9 | 15.6 | 16.9 | 17.0 | 15.9 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 |
Never | 16.1 | 16.3 | 15.1 | 16.4 | 16.7 | 17.0 | 19.2 | 19.9 | 20.2 | 22.4 | 24.2 | 25.2 | 26.6 | 27.7 |
>65 |
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Current | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.1 |
Former | 2.6 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 6.4 | 7.9 | 9.8 | 11.1 | 11.9 | 12.3 | 11.8 | 12.3 | 12.9 | 13.1 | 12.6 |
Never | 11.6 | 11.8 | 12.0 | 13.1 | 13.6 | 14.3 | 15.0 | 15.5 | 14.8 | 15.4 | 15.7 | 15.6 | 15.7 | 16.7 |
Education* (years) |
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<12 |
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Current | NA | 17.8 | 16.4 | 14.0 | 13.2 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.2 | 9.9 | 9.3 | 9.5 | 9.1 | 8.4 | 8.4 |
Former | NA | 8.8 | 8.6 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.5 |
Never | NA | 20.8 | 18.3 | 16.8 | 16.1 | 14.0 | 13.7 | 13.3 | 13.0 | 13.6 | 14.6 | 13.5 | 13.9 | 14.0 |
12 |
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Current | NA | 13.7 | 14.3 | 16.0 | 17.8 | 18.5 | 18.4 | 17.6 | 17.5 | 17.6 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 14.3 | 15.2 |
Former | NA | 6.9 | 7.7 | 10.3 | 12.0 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 16.2 | 15.4 | 14.8 | 12.6 | 12.8 | 13.0 | 12.4 |
Never | NA | 14.3 | 14.9 | 19.0 | 21.1 | 24.0 | 25.6 | 26.7 | 25.7 | 27.4 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 24.2 | 24.9 |
13-15 |
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Current | NA | 4.4 | 5.1 | 6.4 | 7.2 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 8.0 | 11.3 | 11.1 | 11.4 | 10.5 |
Former | NA | 2.5 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 7.6 | 8.6 | 9.5 | 9.6 | 9.2 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 12.0 | 11.6 |
Never | NA | 4.4 | 5.1 | 7.3 | 9.6 | 12.6 | 14.6 | 15.7 | 15.8 | 16.7 | 22.0 | 22.4 | 23.2 | 24.1 |
>16 |
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Current | NA | 3.4 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
Former | NA | 3.3 | 3.9 | 5.5 | 6.8 | 8.8 | 9.0 | 9.8 | 10.6 | 10.4 | 9.9 | 10.4 | 10.9 | 10.4 |
Never | NA | 5.1 | 6.0 | 9.6 | 13.6 | 17.3 | 21.2 | 21.7 | 22.6 | 24.3 | 25.6 | 27.0 | 27.3 | 28.2 |
@ 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 that they had smoked >100 and did not currently smoke. Never smokers reported that they had smoked <100 cigarettes.* Data on education are presented for persons greater than or equal to 25 years of age.
Source: National Health Interview Surveys: 1965, 1970, 1974, 1979, 1983, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000. Note: For any year, 95% confidence intervals do not exceed 1.8 million for the total population, 1.4 million for men, 1.5 million for women, 2.0 million for whites, 1.6 million for blacks, 1.5 million for Hispanics, 2.1 million for non-Hispanics, 1.2 million for persons aged 18-24 years, 1.4 million for persons aged 25-44 years, 0.9 million for persons aged 45-64 years, 1.1 million for persons aged greater than or equal to 65 years, 1.4 million for <12 years of education, 1.1 million for 12 years of education, 0.8 million for 13-15 years of education, and 1.0 million for greater than or equal to 16 years of education. For any year, the percent of persons for whom smoking status was unavailable does not exceed 5.8% for the total population, 8.9% for men, 3.0% for women, 5.6% for whites, 7.2% for blacks, 4.2% for Hispanics, 3.0% for non-Hispanics, 7.4% for persons aged 18-24 years, 6.0% for persons aged 25-44 years, 6.1% for persons aged 45-64 years, 3.4% for persons aged greater than or equal to 65 years, 4.1% for <12 years of education, 5.3% for 12 years of education. 5.8% for 13-15 years of education, and 7.1% for greater than or equal to 16 years of education.
Source: Updated table, Surveillance for Selected Tobacco-Use Behaviors—United States, 1900-1995
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