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Data table for figure 8.1. Prevalence of current smoking among adults aged 18 years and over: United States, 1997-2001

Year

Percent (95% confidence interval)

Crude1

Age-adjusted2

1997

24.7 (24.1-25.3)

24.6 (24.0-25.1)

1998

24.1 (23.5-24.7)

24.0 (25.1-26.8)

1999

23.5 (22.9-24.1)

23.3 (22.7-24.0)

2000

23.3 (22.7-23.9)

23.1 (22.5-23.7)

2001

22.8 (22.2-23.4)

22.7 (22.1-23.3)

1Crude estimates are presented in the graph.
2
Estimates are age-adjusted to a year 2000 standard population for this Healthy People 2010 leading health indicator using five age groups: 18-24 years, 25-34 years, 35-44 years, 45-64 years, and 65 years and over.

  
Data table for figure 8.2. Percent distribution of smoking status among adults aged 18 years and over, by sex: United States, 2001

Smoking status and sex

Percent

95% confidence interval

Never
Both sexes
Men
Women

55.0
48.5
61.1

54.3-55.7
47.4-49.5
60.1-62.0

Former
Both sexes
Men
Women

22.1
26.4
18.3

21.6-22.7
25.5-27.2
17.6-18.9

Current
Both sexes
Men
Women

22.8
25.2
20.7

22.2-23.4
24.3-26.0
19.9-21.4

 
Data table for figure 8.3. Prevalence of current smoking among adults aged 18 years and over, by sex and age group: United States, 2001

Age and sex

Percent

95% confidence interval

18-44 years
Total
Men
Women

26.1
28.1
24.2

25.2-27.0
26.9-29.2
23.1-25.3

45-64 years
Total
Men
Women

23.8
26.4
21.4

22.9-24.7
24.9-27.9
20.2-22.6

65 years and over
Total
Men
Women

10.2
11.5
9.2

9.3-11.0
10.1-12.9
8.1-10.2

  
Data table for figure 8.4. Age-sex-adjusted prevalence of current smoking among adults aged 18 years and over, by race/ethnicity: United States, 2001

Race/ethnicity

Percent1

95% confidence interval

Hispanic

16.0

14.6-17.3

White non-Hispanic

24.5

23.8-25.2

Black non-Hispanic

22.5

21.1-24.0

1Estimates are age-sex-adjusted to a year 2000 standard population using five age groups: 18-24 years, 25-34 years, 35-44 years, 45-64 years, and 65 years and over.

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