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State—Specific Prevalence of Current Cigarette
Smoking Among Adults—United States, 2002
MMWR Highlights
January 9, 2004 / Vol. 52 / No. 53
- In 2002, adult current smoking prevalence varied considerably among
the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin
Islands. For the states and the District of Columbia, prevalence ranged
from 12.7 percent (Utah) to 32.6 percent (Kentucky).
- Kentucky (32.6 percent), Alaska (29.4 percent), West Virginia (28.4
percent), Tennessee (27.8 percent), and Indiana (27.7 percent) had the
highest prevalence of current smokers. Utah (12.7 percent), California
(16.4 percent), Massachusetts (19.0 percent), New Jersey (19.1 percent),
and Connecticut (19.5 percent) had the lowest prevalences.
- Prevalence of current smoking for the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico,
and Guam ranged from 9.5 percent to 32.1 percent. Prevalence was 9.5
percent in the Virgin Islands, 13.2 percent in Puerto Rico and 32.1
percent in Guam.
- There were significant gender differences in smoking prevalence for
21 states, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, with the rates being
higher for men than for women. The median prevalence of cigarette smoking
was 25.9 percent among men (range: 14.2 percent to 34.8 percent) and 20.9
percent among women (range: 11.3 percent to 30.5 percent).
- Kentucky had the highest prevalence for men (34.8 percent) and women
(30.5 percent). Utah had the lowest prevalence for men (14.2 percent) and
women (11.3 percent).
- Among the 50 states and the
District of Columbia, the median proportion of everyday smokers who tried
to quit smoking in the past year was 52.0 percent, up from 45 percent in
1996, and ranged from 42.4 percent (Hawaii) to 66.2 percent (Utah).
- Among 23 states surveyed, the median proportion of current smokers
who had received advice to quit within the past year was 72.0 percent and
ranged from 64.0 percent (Wisconsin) to 83.7 percent (Maine). Overall, the
median proportion of current smokers who had received advice to quit in
the past year did not vary significantly by age, race, or sex.
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