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CIGARETTE SMOKING
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among adults in 2015 (Nation)
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OVERVIEW
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Current smoking has declined from nearly 21 More than 16 million Americans live with
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of every 100 adults (20.9%) in 2005 to about
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a smoking-related disease.'
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15 of every 100 adults (15.1%) in 2015.' ?
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In 2015, about 15 of every 100 U.S. adults aged Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of
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18 years or older (15.1%) currently* smoked preventable disease and death in the United
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cigarettes. This means an estimated 36.5 million States, accounting for more than 480,000
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adults in the United States currently smoke deaths every year or 1 of every 5 deaths.”
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cigarettes.
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www.cdc.gov/tobacco
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U.S. Department of
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Health and Human Services *Current smokers are defined as persons who reported smoking at least
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Centers for Disease 100 cigarettes during their lifetime and who, at the time they participated
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Control and Prevention in a survey about this topic, reported smoking every day or some days.
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GENDER'
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Men were more likely to be
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current cigarette smokers
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than women.
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16.7% 13.6%
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Nearly 17 of every More than 13 of
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100 adult men
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BY AGE'
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Current cigarette smoking was higher among persons aged 18-24 years, 25-44 years, and
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45-64 years than among those aged 65 years and older.
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» a» ~, ~
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13.0% 17.7% 17.0% 8.4%
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every 100 adult
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women
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13 of every 100 adults Nearly 18 of every 100 17 of every 100 adults More than 8 of every 100
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aged 18-24 years adults aged 25-44 years aged 45-64 years adults aged 65 years and older
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BY RACE/ETHNICITY’
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Current cigarette smoking was highest among non-Hispanic American Indians/Alaska Natives
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and people of multiple races and lowest among non-Hispanic Asians.
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Nearly 22 of every 100 non-Hispanic American Indians/ More than 20 of every 100 non-Hispanic multiple race individuals
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Alaska Natives Saag
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PTT TAT Nearly 17 of every 100 non-Hispanic Blacks
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More than 16 of every 100 non-Hispanic Whites
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More than 10 of every 100 Hispanics
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7 of every 100 non-Hispanic Asians*
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*Non-Hispanic Asians do not include Native Hawaiians or Other Pacific Islanders.
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BY U.S. CENSUS REGION'
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Current cigarette smoking was highest in the Midwest and lowest in the West.
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Nearly 19 of every 100 adults who live in
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> ; * the Midwest
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18.7% 13.5%
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: More than 15 of every 100 adults who live
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ite in the South
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More than 13 of every 100 adults who live
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—\ in the Northeast
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15.3% More than 12 of every 100 adults who live
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in the West
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BY EDUCATION'
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Current cigarette smoking was highest among persons with a graduate education
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(Gu degree (GED) certificate and lowest among those with a graduate degree.
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More than 24 of every 100 adults More than 18 of every 100 adults with
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with 12 or fewer years of education some college (no degree) (18.5%) 1
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(no diploma) (24.2%)
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More than 7 of every 100 adults with 34 ] %
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Nearly 20 of every 100 adults with a an undergraduate college degree a 0
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high school diploma (19.8%) (7.4%)
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More than 16 of every 100 adults with More than 3 of every 100 adults About 34 of every 100 adults
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an associate’s degree (16.6%) with a graduate degree (3.6%)
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with a GED certificate
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BY POVERTY STATUS'
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Current cigarette smoking was higher among persons living below the poverty* level than those
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living at or above this level.
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@ 13.9% 26.1%
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Nearly 14 of every 100 adults who About 26 of every 100 adults
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live at or above the poverty level who live below the poverty level
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*Poverty thresholds are based on U.S. Census Bureau data.
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Current cigarette smoking was higher among persons with a disability/
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limitation than among those with no disability/limitation.
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ne
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Lesbian/gay/ . 4
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bisexual adults were é 20.6%
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more likely to be
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current smokers lesbian/gay/bisexual adults
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than straight adults.
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BY DISABILITY/LIMITATION'
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More than 21 of every 100 adults who reported having
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a disability/limitation
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RE 14 of every 100 adults who reported having
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no disability/limitation
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BY SEXUAL ORIENTATION'
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14.9%
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Nearly 15 of every 100
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straight adults
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More than 20 of every 100
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REFERENCES
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1.
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Centers Disease Control and Prevention. HYPERLINK “/mmwr/volumes/65/wr/mm6544a2.htm?s_
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cid=mm6544a2_w’” Cigarette Smoking Among Adults—United States, 2005-2015. Morbidity and Mortality
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Weekly Report 2016;65(44):1205-11 [accessed 2016 Nov 14].
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. HYPERLINK “/tobacco/data_statistics/sgr/5O0th-anniversary/
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index.htm’ The Health Consequences of Smoking—50 Years of Progress: A Report of the Surgeon General.
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Atlanta: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National
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Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health, 2014 [accessed
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2016 Nov 14
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