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Data tables for figures 8.1-8.4:

Data table for figure 8.1. Prevalence of current smoking among adults aged 18 years and over: United States, 1997-2002

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)

2002 (January-June)

22.0 (21.2-22.9)

21.9 (21.1-22.7)

1Crude estimates are presented in the graph.

2Estimates for this Healthy People 2010 leading health indicator are age adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population 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,

January–June 2002

Smoking status and sex

Percent

95% confidence interval

Never

Both sexes

Men

Women

 55.0

48.5

60.9

 54.0-55.9

47.2-49.8

59.6-62.2

Former

Both sexes

Men

Women

23.0

26.8

19.5

22.2-23.8

25.6-28.0

18.4-20.6

Current

Both sexes

Men

Women

22.0

24.7

19.6

21.2-22.9

23.5-25.9

18.5-20.7

Data table for Figure 8.3. Prevalence of current smoking among adults aged 18 years and over, by sex and age group: United States, January-June 2002

Age and sex

Percent

95% confidence interval

18-44 years

Total

Men

Women

25.9

28.8

23.0

24.6-27.1

27.0-30.6

21.5-24.6

45-64 years

Total

Men

Women

22.2

23.9

20.6

20.8-23.5

22.0-25.8

18.9-22.3

65 years and over

Total

Men

Women

9.2

10.9

7.9

7.9-10.5

8.8-12.9

6.5-9.3

Age adjusted1

Total

Men

Women

21.9

24.2

19.7

21.1-22.7

23.1-25.4

18.7-20.8

1Estimates for this Healthy People 2010 leading health indicator are age adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population 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 8.4. Age-sex-adjusted prevalence of current smoking among adults aged 18 years and over, by race/ethnicity: United States, January-June 2002

 Race/ethnicity

Percent (95% confidence interval)

Age-sex-adjusted1

Age-adjusted2

Hispanic

15.4 (13.8-17.0)

15.5 (13.9-17.0)

White non-Hispanic

23.5 (22.4-24.6)

23.5 (22.4-24.6)

Black non-Hispanic

22.8 (20.7-24.9)

22.5 (20.5-24.5)

1Estimates are age-sex-adjusted to the projected 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.

2Estimates for this Healthy People 2010 leading health indicator are age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. 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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