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Tobacco Use
Four Level Smoker Status
Denominator includes all respondents except those with do not know/refused/missing responses.
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.
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Total # of Respondents
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Smoke Every Day
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C.I.
|
Smoke Some Days
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C.I.
|
Former Smoker
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C.I.
|
Never Smoked
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C.I.
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All Adults |
11269 |
14.0 |
13.2-14.7 |
5.4 |
4.90-6.00 |
26.3 |
25.4-27.3 |
54.3 |
53.2-55.4 |
Smoker Status by Age
|
Age Group
|
Total # of Respondents
|
Smoke Every Day
|
C.I.
|
Smoke Some Days
|
C.I.
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Former Smoker
|
C.I.
|
Never Smoked
|
C.I.
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18-24 |
560 |
16.9 |
13.5-20.3 |
7.1 |
4.58-9.72 |
10.8 |
7.98-13.7 |
65.1 |
60.7-69.6 |
25-34 |
1559 |
13.5 |
11.5-15.5 |
9.2 |
7.48-10.9 |
15.5 |
13.4-17.6 |
61.8 |
59.0-64.6 |
35-44 |
2440 |
16.8 |
15.0-18.6 |
5.7 |
4.70-6.74 |
20.5 |
18.7-22.3 |
57.0 |
54.7-59.2 |
45-54 |
2350 |
16.9 |
15.1-18.7 |
5.1 |
3.94-6.26 |
28.2 |
26.0-30.3 |
49.8 |
47.4-52.3 |
55-64 |
1699 |
12.2 |
10.5-13.9 |
3.6 |
2.59-4.59 |
38.4 |
35.7-41.1 |
45.8 |
43.0-48.6 |
65+ |
2467 |
7.8 |
6.45-9.07 |
2.4 |
1.59-3.15 |
42.2 |
40.0-44.5 |
47.6 |
45.3-49.9 |
Smoker Status by Sex
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Gender Group
|
Total # of Respondents
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Smoke Every Day
|
C.I.
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Smoke Some Days
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C.I.
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Former Smoker
|
C.I.
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Never Smoked
|
C.I.
|
Male |
4496 |
15.3 |
14.0-16.6 |
5.9 |
4.99-6.75 |
28.0 |
26.5-29.5 |
50.9 |
49.1-52.6 |
Female |
6773 |
12.8 |
11.8-13.7 |
5.1 |
4.39-5.73 |
24.8 |
23.6-25.9 |
57.4 |
56.0-58.8 |
Smoker Status by Income
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Income
|
Total # of Respondents
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Smoke Every Day
|
C.I.
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Smoke Some Days
|
C.I.
|
Former Smoker
|
C.I.
|
Never Smoked
|
C.I.
|
Less than $15,000 |
708 |
17.2 |
13.7-20.7 |
4.9 |
3.10-6.62 |
23.5 |
19.6-27.5 |
54.4 |
49.6-59.2 |
$15,000-24,999 |
1433 |
18.5 |
15.9-21.0 |
6.6 |
4.81-8.41 |
25.4 |
22.7-28.1 |
49.5 |
46.2-52.8 |
$25,000-34,999 |
999 |
17.3 |
14.5-20.0 |
5.3 |
3.52-7.16 |
26.6 |
23.4-29.7 |
50.8 |
47.0-54.6 |
$35,000-49,999 |
1461 |
17.6 |
15.3-20.0 |
5.8 |
4.36-7.22 |
25.8 |
23.2-28.3 |
50.8 |
47.8-53.9 |
$50,000-74,999 |
1648 |
15.8 |
13.7-17.9 |
5.8 |
4.44-7.14 |
25.8 |
23.5-28.2 |
52.6 |
49.7-55.4 |
$75,000+ |
3394 |
9.5 |
8.28-10.6 |
5.3 |
4.30-6.22 |
27.9 |
26.2-29.6 |
57.4 |
55.4-59.3 |
Smoker Status by Education
|
Education
Group
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Total # of Respondents
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Smoke Every Day
|
C.I.
|
Smoke Some Days
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C.I.
|
Former Smoker
|
C.I.
|
Never Smoked
|
C.I.
|
Less than H.S. |
885 |
19.4 |
16.1-22.8 |
4.9 |
3.32-6.58 |
25.2 |
21.6-28.8 |
50.4 |
46.3-54.6 |
H.S. or G.E.D. |
3077 |
19.5 |
17.8-21.2 |
5.9 |
4.85-7.05 |
27.0 |
25.2-28.8 |
47.6 |
45.4-49.7 |
Some Post-H.S. |
2629 |
15.5 |
13.8-17.1 |
6.7 |
5.47-8.01 |
26.1 |
24.2-28.1 |
51.6 |
49.3-54.0 |
College Graduate |
4635 |
7.5 |
6.65-8.45 |
4.4 |
3.67-5.15 |
26.2 |
24.8-27.6 |
61.9 |
60.2-63.5 |
Smoker Status by Race/Ethnicity
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Racial/ Ethnic Group
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Total # of Respondents
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Smoke Every Day
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C.I.
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Smoke Some Days
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C.I.
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Former Smoker
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C.I.
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Never Smoked
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C.I.
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White/Non-Hispanic |
8502 |
14.9 |
14.0-15.8 |
4.8 |
4.22-5.36 |
30.7 |
29.6-31.8 |
49.6 |
48.4-50.9 |
Black or African American/Non-Hispanic |
1027 |
13.8 |
11.4-16.3 |
6.8 |
4.89-8.73 |
17.9 |
15.2-20.6 |
61.4 |
57.9-65.0 |
Other Race/Non-Hispanic |
533 |
11.5 |
7.77-15.3 |
5.1 |
2.84-7.30 |
13.8 |
10.6-17.1 |
69.6 |
64.8-74.3 |
Multiracial/ Non-Hispanic
|
61 |
29.6 |
16.3-42.8 |
2.9 |
-1.5-7.38 |
18.8 |
7.52-30.1 |
48.7 |
33.9-63.4 |
Hispanic |
995 |
10.4 |
8.15-12.6 |
7.7 |
5.70-9.70 |
19.2 |
16.2-22.1 |
62.8 |
59.2-66.4 |
C.I = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level)
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