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RgD Discussion Regarding Changing Hiring Policy So That All Future Applicants For Any City
Position Be Non-Smokers, lncluding E-Cigarettes.
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Current Cigarette Smoking Among Adults in the United
States
Overview
Current Smoking Among Adults in 2013 (Nation)
Current Smoking Among Adults in 2013 (States)
References
For Further lnformation
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Nearly one in five
American adults
currently smoke
cigarettes.
Overview
Nearly 18 of every 100 U.S. adults aged 18 years or older (17.8%) currently smoke
cigarettes. This means an estimated 42.1 million adults in the United States currently
smoke cigarettes.l
Cigarefte smoking is the leading cause of preventable disease and death in the United
States, accounting for more than 480,000 deaths every year, or 1 of every 5 deaths.2
More than 16 million Americans live with a smoking-related disease.2
current smoking has declined from nearly 21 of every 100 adults (20.9%) in 200s to
nearly 18 of every 100 adults (17.8o/o) in 2013.1
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Current Smoking Among Adults tn 2013 (Nation)
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Note:
o Current smokers are defined as persons who reported smoking at least 100 cigarettes
during their lifetime and who, at the time they participated in a survey about this topic,
reported smoking every day or some days.
Overalll
o About 1 in 5 or nearly 18 of every 100 American adults (17 .8o/o)
By Genderl
o More than 20 of every 100 adult men (20.5%)
o About 15 of every 100 adult women (15.3%)
Note:
o Men were more likely to be current cigarette smokers than women.
ByAgel
o Nearly 19 of every 100 adults aged 1{24 years (18.7%)
o About 20 of every 100 adults aged2H4 years (20.1%)
. Nearly 20 of every 100 adults aged 4${4 years (19.9%)
. Nearly 9 of every 100 adults aged 65 years and older (8.8%)
Note:
o Current cigarette smoking was higher among persons aged 1{24 years, 25-4,4 years,
and 45{4 years than among those aged 65 years and older.
By Race/Ethnicityl
o About 26 of every 100 non-Hispanic American lndians/Alaska Natives (26.10/0)
o More than 9 of every 100 non-Hispanic Asians (9.6%)
o About 18 of every 100 non-Hispanic Blacks (18.3%)
o About 12 ol every 100 Hispanics (12.1%)
. More than 19 of every 100 non-Hispanic Whites (19.4%)
. Nearly 27 of every 100 non-Hispanic multiple race individuals (2G.8%)
Notes:
o Current cigarette smoking was highest among people of multiple races and non-Hispanic
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American lndians/Alaska Natives and lowest among Asians.
o Non-Hispanic Asians do not include Native Hawaiians or Other Pacific lslanders.
By Educationl
o About 24 of every 100 adults with 12 or fewer years of education (no diploma) (24.2%)
. More than 41 of every 100 adults with a graduate education degree (GED) certificate
(41.4%)
o 22 ol every 100 adults with a high school diploma (22.O%)
. Nearly 18 of every 100 adults with an associate's degree (17 .$yo)
. Nearly 21 of every 100 adults with some college, no diploma (20.9o/o)
o About 9 of every 100 adults with an undergraduate college degree (9.1%)
. More than 5 of every 100 adults with a graduate degree (5.6%)
Note:
o Current cigarette smoking was highest among persons with a GED certificate and lowest
among those with a graduate degree.
By Poverty Statusl
o About 29 of every 100 adults who live below the poverty level (29.2%'1
o About 16 of every 100 adults who live at or above the poverty level (16.2%)
Notes:
o Current cigarette smoking was higher among persons living below the povefi levelthan
those living at or above this level.
. Poverty thresholds are based on U.S. Census Bureau data.
By U.S. Census Regionl
. More than 20 of every 100 adults who live in the Midwest (20.5%)
o About 19 of every 100 adults who live in the South (19.2o/o)
. Nearly 17 of every 100 adults who live in the Northeast (16.9%)
. More than 13 of every 100 adults who live in the West (13.6%)
Note:
. Current cigarette smoking was higher in the Midwest and South than in the Northeast
and West.
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By Disability/Limitation 1
. 23 of every 100 adults who reported having a disability/limitation (23.0Yo)
. 17 of every 100 adults who reported having no disability/limitation (17.}Yo)
Note:
. Current cigarette smoking was higher among persons with a disability/limitation than
among those with no disability/limitation.
By Sexual Orientationl
. More than 26 of every
. More than 17 of every
Note:
1 00 lesbian/gay/bisexual adults (26.6%)
100 straight adults (17.6%)
o Lesbian/gay/bisexual adults were more likely to be current smokers than straight adults.
Current Smoking Among Adults in 2013 (States)
o Current smoking ranged from about 10 of every 100 adults in Utah (10.3%) to about 27 of
every 100 adults in West Virginia (27.3%).3
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The figures represent the percentage of the population who are current smokers.4
Note: These data are periodically updated on the following CDC Web sites:
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Smoking and Tobacco Use
National Center for Health Statistics
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
References
1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Current Cigarette Smoking Among Adults*
United States. 2005-2013.. Morbidity and Mortality Weekty Report 2014;63(41):110F12
[accessed 2015Jan22].
2. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Health Consequences of Smoking
-50 Years of Progress: A Report of the Surgeon General. Atlanta: U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National
Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and
Health, 2014 [accessed 201 5 Jan 221.
3. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Prevalence and Trends Data. 2013. Atlanta: U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic
Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health, 2013
[accessed 2015Jan22).
4. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. State Tobacco Activities Tracking and
Evaluation System. lnteractive Maps: Cigarette Use-Adult Current Smokers-BRFSS
[accessed 2015Jan221.
For Further lnformation
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Office on Smoking and Health
E-mail : tobaccoinfo@cdc.gov
Phone: 1-800-CDC-INFO
Media lnquiries: Contact CDC's Office on Smoking and Health press line at 770-488-5493.
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