Adult Cigarette Smoking in the United States: Current Estimates

Adult Cigarette Smoking in the United States: Current Estimates
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An estimated 43.4 million people or 19.8% of all adults (aged 18 years and older) in the United States currently* smoke cigarettes.1 Cigarette smoking is more common among men (22.3%) than women (17.4%).1
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Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in the United States,2 accounting for approximately 1 of every 5 deaths (443,000 people) each year.3,4
National Estimates*
By Age
22.2%
of
adults aged 18–24 years

are current* smokers1
22.8%
of
adults aged 25–44 years


21.0%
of
adults aged 45–64 years


8.3%
of
adults aged 65 years and older


By Race/Ethnicity
19.8%
of
Blacks (non-Hispanic)

are current* smokers1
36.4%
of
American Indians/Alaska Natives


9.6%
of
Asians**


13.3%
of
Hispanics


21.4%
of
Whites (non-Hispanic)


By Education
44.0%
of
adults with a GED diploma

are current* smokers1
33.3%
of
adults with 9–11 years of education


11.4%
of
adults with an undergraduate college degree


6.2%
of
adults with a graduate college degree


By Poverty Status
28.8%
of
adults who live below the poverty level

are current* smokers1
20.3%
of
adults who live at or above the poverty level


State Estimates*
Current smoking prevalence was highest in the following states:5
Adults

Men

Women
Kentucky
28.3%

Kentucky
28.8%

Kentucky
27.8%
West Virginia
27.0%

West Virginia
28.6%

West Virginia
25.5%
Oklahoma
25.8%

Oklahoma
28.0%

Oklahoma
23.8%
Current smoking prevalence was lowest in the following states:5
Adults

Men

Women
Utah
11.7%

Utah
15.5%

Utah
8.0%
California
14.3%

Connecticut
16.6%

California
10.6%
Connecticut
15.5%

Massachusetts
17.4%

Hawaii
14.3%
*Current smokers are defined as persons who reported smoking at least 100 cigarettes during their lifetime and who, at the time of interview, reported smoking every day or some days.
**Excluding Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders
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Note: More recent information and statistics may be available at the following CDC Web sites:
Smoking & Tobacco Use
National Center for Health Statistics
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
References
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Cigarette Smoking Among Adults—United States, 2007. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2008;57(45):1221–6 [accessed 2009 Aug 18].
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Annual Smoking-Attributable Mortality, Years of Potential Life Lost, and Economic Costs—United States, 1995–1999. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2002;51(14):300–3 [accessed 2009 Aug 18].
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. State-Specific Smoking-Attributable Mortality and Years of Potential Life Lost—United States, 2000–2004. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2009;58(02):29–33 [accessed 2009 Aug 18].
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Health, United States, 2008 (PDF–8.24 MB). Hyattsville (MD): Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, 2009 [accessed 2009 Aug 18].
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. State-Specific Prevalence and Trends in Adult Cigarette Smoking—United States, 1998–2007. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2009;58(09):221–6 [accessed 2009 Aug 18].