Percentage of current cigarette smokersa aged ≥18 years

Table 1.2 Percentage of current cigarette smokersa aged ≥18 years, by selected characteristics—National Health
Interview Survey, United States, 2005.
Characteristic Category Men (n = 13,762) Women (n = 17,666) Total (n = 31,428)
Race/ethnicityb White, non-Hispanic 24.0 20.0 21.9
Black, non-Hispanic 26.7 17.3 21.5
Hispanic 21.1 11.1 16.2
American Indian/Alaska Native 37.5 26.8 32.0
Asianc
20.6 6.1 13.3
Educationd 0–12 years (no diploma) 29.5 21.9 25.5
GEDe (diploma) 47.5 38.8 43.2
High school graduate 28.8 20.7 24.6
Associate degree 26.1 17.1 20.9
Some college (no degree) 26.2 19.5 22.5
Undergraduate degree 11.9 9.6 10.7
Graduate degree 6.9 7.4 7.1
Age group (yrs) 18–24 28.0 20.7 24.4
25–44 26.8 21.4 24.1
45–64 25.2 18.8 21.9
≥65 8.9 8.3 8.6
Poverty level
f
At or above 23.7 17.6 20.6
Below 34.3 26.9 29.9
Unknown 21.2 16.1 18.4
Total 23.9 18.1 20.9
aPersons who reported having smoked at least 100 cigarettes during their lifetime and at the time of the interview reported
smoking every day or some days; excludes 296 respondents whose smoking status was unknown.
bExcludes 314 respondents of unknown or multiple racial/ethnic categories or whose racial/ethnic category was unknown.
c
Excludes Native Hawaiians or other Pacific Islanders.
dPersons aged ≥25 years, excluding 339 persons with unknown level of education.
eGeneral Educational Development.
f
Calculated on the basis of US Census Bureau 2004 poverty thresholds.
Source: Reference [7].