NIDCR/CDC
Dental, Oral and Craniofacial
Data Resource Center
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Data Tables for Oral Health Indicators
Trends in percentage of adults who are current cigarette smokers*
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Characteristics |
Percentage of current adult smokers |
1993 |
1995 |
1997 |
1999 |
2001 |
Percentage (95% C I) |
Total |
24.98 (24.22, 25.74) |
24.71 (23.93, 25.49) |
24.74 (24.17, 25.31) |
23.49 (22.87, 24.11) |
22.83 (22.25, 23.41) |
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Age |
18–24 |
25.80 (23.68, 27.93) |
24.79 (22.42, 27.17) |
28.73 (26.81, 30.65) |
27.92 (25.89, 29.96) |
26.88 (24.91, 28.86) |
25–34 |
28.73 (27.21, 30.26) |
27.94 (26.30, 29.59) |
27.48 (26.27, 28.70) |
26.21 (24.90, 27.52) |
25.02 (23.83, 26.21) |
35–44 |
29.64 (28.08, 31.20) |
29.28 (27.56, 31.01) |
29.63 (28.44, 30.81) |
28.18 (26.83, 29.53) |
26.53 (25.31, 27.76) |
45–54 |
28.46 (26.58, 30.35) |
25.72 (23.79, 27.65) |
26.38 (25.09, 27.68) |
25.52 (24.23, 26.81) |
25.01 (23.74, 26.28) |
55–64 |
22.55 (20.76, 24.33) |
25.23 (23.05, 27.41) |
21.43 (19.93, 22.93) |
19.93 (18.44, 21.41) |
21.87 (20.46, 23.28) |
65–99 |
11.76 (10.55, 12.96) |
12.96 (11.73, 14.19) |
12.04 (11.26, 12.82) |
10.61 (9.76, 11.46) |
10.15 (9.27, 11.03) |
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Race/ethnicity |
Non-Hispanic white |
25.40 (24.54, 26.26) |
25.54 (24.61, 26.47) |
25.28 (24.56, 26.00) |
24.28 (23.54, 25.02) |
24.15 (23.44, 24.86) |
Non-Hispanic black |
26.09 (24.14, 28.04) |
25.88 (23.63, 28.14) |
26.77 (25.27, 28.28) |
24.26 (22.17, 26.35) |
22.25 (20.75, 23.75) |
Hispanic |
20.39 (17.81, 22.97) |
18.32 (16.63, 20.02) |
20.37 (19.13, 21.60) |
18.10 (16.76, 19.43) |
16.66 (15.29, 18.02) |
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Gender |
Male |
27.70 (26.58, 28.83) |
26.99 (25.80, 28.19) |
27.62 (26.75, 28.50) |
25.70 (24.74, 26.67) |
25.17 (24.31, 26.03) |
Female |
22.49 (21.62, 23.37) |
22.62 (21.60, 23.64) |
22.08 (21.38, 22.79) |
21.46 (20.72, 22.21) |
20.67 (19.92, 21.43) |
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Education |
Less than high school |
30.70 (28.74, 32.67) |
30.91 (29.13, 32.68) |
30.86 (29.57, 32.16) |
28.94 (27.43, 30.45) |
28.20 (26.81, 29.60) |
High school graduate |
29.16 (28.00, 30.31) |
28.82 (27.47, 30.18) |
28.50 (25.23, 31.77) |
27.31 (26.10, 28.51) |
28.44 (27.34, 29.55) |
More than high school |
18.79 (17.79, 19.79) |
18.76 (17.71, 19.81) |
23.33 (22.72, 23.94) |
19.80 (18.99, 20.60) |
17.96 (17.30, 18.62) |
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Federal Poverty Level (FPL) |
<1.0 times the FPL |
-- |
-- |
33.33 (31.63, 35.02) |
33.06 (30.91, 35.21) |
31.36 (29.17, 33.56) |
1-1.99 times the FPL |
-- |
-- |
30.18 (28.74, 31.62) |
29.69 (28.10, 31.28) |
28.10 (26.59, 29.62) |
2-3.99 times the FPL |
-- |
-- |
26.66 (25.57, 27.74) |
26.38 (25.11, 27.64) |
25.31 (24.26, 26.36) |
>=4 times the FPL |
-- |
-- |
19.67 (18.73, 20.62) |
18.43 (17.42, 19.44) |
19.02 (18.16, 19.88) |
Below FPL |
32.05 (29.55, 34.56) |
32.48 (30.03, 34.92) |
-- |
-- |
-- |
At or above FPL |
23.84 (23.06, 24.63) |
23.83 (22.99, 24.68) |
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*Smoked >= 100 cigarettes during their lifetime and reported at the time of interview smoking every day or some days.
Data source: 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, and 2001 National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Preventio
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