Adult Smoking Prevalence
Adult Smoking Prevalence
Smoking Prevalence Among U.S. Adults
Percentage of Smoking Prevalence Among U.S. Adults, 18 Years of Age and Older, 1955–2007 (1, 3–14) |
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Year |
Overall |
Males |
Females |
Whites |
Blacks |
1955 |
— |
56.9 |
28.4 |
— |
— |
1965 |
42.4 |
51.9 |
33.9 |
42.1 |
45.8 |
1966 |
42.6 |
52.5 |
33.9 |
42.4 |
45.9 |
1970 |
37.4 |
44.1 |
31.5 |
37.0 |
41.4 |
1974 |
37.1 |
43.1 |
32.1 |
36.4 |
44.0 |
1978 |
34.1 |
38.1 |
30.7 |
33.9 |
37.7 |
1979 |
33.5 |
37.5 |
29.9 |
33.3 |
36.9 |
1980 |
33.2 |
37.6 |
29.3 |
32.9 |
36.9 |
1983 |
32.1 |
35.1 |
29.5 |
31.8 |
35.9 |
1985 |
30.1 |
32.6 |
27.9 |
29.6 |
34.9 |
1987 |
28.8 |
31.2 |
26.5 |
28.5 |
32.9 |
1988 |
28.1 |
30.8 |
25.7 |
27.8 |
31.7 |
1990 |
25.5 |
28.4 |
22.8 |
25.6 |
26.2 |
1991 |
25.7 |
28.1 |
23.5 |
25.5 |
29.1 |
1992* |
26.5 |
28.6 |
24.6 |
26.6 |
27.8 |
1993 |
25.0 |
27.7 |
22.5 |
24.9 |
26.1 |
1994 |
25.5 |
28.2 |
23.1 |
26.3 |
27.2 |
1995 |
24.7 |
27.0 |
22.6 |
25.6 |
25.8 |
1996 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1997 |
24.7 |
27.6 |
22.1 |
25.3 |
26.7 |
1998 |
24.1 |
26.4 |
22.0 |
25.0 |
24.7 |
1999 |
23.5 |
25.7 |
21.5 |
24.3 |
24.3 |
2000 |
23.3 |
25.7 |
21.0 |
24.1 |
23.2 |
2001 |
22.8 |
25.2 |
20.7 |
24.0 |
22.3 |
2002 |
22.5 |
25.2 |
20.0 |
23.6 |
22.4 |
2003 |
21.6 |
24.1 |
19.2 |
22.7 |
21.5 |
2004 |
20.9 |
23.4 |
18.5 |
22.2 |
20.2 |
2005 |
20.9 |
23.9 |
18.1 |
21.9 |
21.5 |
2006 |
20.8 |
23.9 |
18.0 |
21.9 |
23.0 |
2007 |
19.8 |
22.3 |
17.4 |
21.4 |
19.8 |
*Estimates since 1992 incorporate some-day smokers; people that do not smoke every day. (2) |
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