Figure
8.3. Prevalence of current smoking among adults aged 18 years and over,by sex and age group:
United States, 2001
NOTES: Current smokers
were defined as those who smoked more than 100 cigarettes in their
lifetime and now smoke every day or some days. The analysis excluded 301
people with unknown smoking status. CI is confidence interval.
DATA SOURCE: Sample
Adult Core component of the 2001 National Health Interview Survey.
For
both sexes combined, the prevalence of current smoking was lower among
adults aged 65 years and over (10.2%, 95% CI = 9.3%-11.0%), compared with
adults aged 18-44 years (26.1%, 95% CI = 25.2%-27.0%) and adults aged
45-64 years (23.8%, 95% CI = 22.9%-24.7%). This pattern in current smoking
by age group was seen in both men and women.
A
significant difference between men and women in current smoking was seen
for all three age groups.