Table 1. 1998-1999 Tobacco Use Supplement, Current Population Survey (TUS-CPS):
Smoking status - estimates of the percentage of
the US household population, 18 or older, within smoking category*
|
Current Smoker (%) |
Former Smoker |
Never Smoked |
Population Size (thousands) |
Sample Size |
Current** |
Every Day |
Some Days |
Total |
21.4 |
17.5 |
4.0 |
21.4 |
57.2 |
197,365 |
224,902 |
Male |
24.0 |
19.6 |
4.5 |
25.0 |
51.0 |
94,369 |
105,176 |
Female |
19.1 |
15.5 |
3.6 |
18.1 |
62.9 |
102,996 |
119,726 |
Region: |
Northeast |
21.0 |
17.1 |
3.8 |
23.0 |
56.0 |
38,222 |
47,161 |
Midwest |
23.5 |
19.6 |
4.0 |
21.8 |
54.7 |
45,707 |
53,343 |
South |
22.3 |
18.5 |
3.8 |
20.2 |
57.6 |
69,847 |
69,139 |
West |
18.3 |
13.8 |
4.5 |
21.4 |
60.2 |
43,589 |
55,259 |
Race/Ethnicity: |
White
|
22.5 |
18.9 |
3.6 |
24.4 |
53.1 |
145,958 |
175,378 |
Black |
21.6 |
16.5 |
5.1 |
13.0 |
65.5 |
22,513 |
20,487 |
American Indian / Alaska Native |
33.4 |
26.8 |
6.6 |
20.3 |
46.3 |
1,477 |
2,372 |
Asian / Pacific Islander |
12.7 |
9.6 |
3.2 |
11.0 |
76.3 |
7,297 |
8,027 |
Hispanic |
15.5 |
9.9 |
5.6 |
12.7 |
71.7 |
20,120 |
18,638 |
Age: |
18-24 |
23.0 |
17.5 |
5.5 |
6.5 |
70.6 |
25,391 |
25,231 |
25-44 |
25.0 |
20.1 |
4.9 |
14.9 |
60.1 |
82,422 |
91,874 |
45-64 |
22.1 |
18.7 |
3.4 |
28.6 |
49.2 |
57,366 |
68,022 |
65+ |
9.9 |
8.2 |
1.7 |
36.8 |
53.3 |
32,186 |
39,775 |
Education***:
|
<12
years |
25.8 |
21.8 |
4.0 |
22.6 |
51.6 |
28,372 |
31,859 |
12 years
(HS) |
26.7 |
22.8 |
4.0 |
23.7 |
49.6 |
56,211 |
66,265 |
13-15
years |
22.0 |
17.9 |
4.1 |
25.3 |
52.7 |
42,586 |
49,988 |
16+
years |
10.6 |
7.6 |
3.1 |
22.4 |
67.0 |
44,806 |
51,559 |
*Based on the 1998-1999 CPS Tobacco Use Supplement questions:
a) Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire life?; and b) Do you now smoke cigarettes every day, some days, or not at all?
**Current = Every Day + Some Day
***For analysis involving educational level, only respondents 25 or older are included, as many respondents betwee 18 and 24
have not yet completed formal education/training.
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