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Reduce current cigarette, cigar, and pipe smoking in adults — TU‑03 Data

National Status: Improving

  
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Most Recent Data:
14.3 percent (2023) *

National Target:
5.0 percent  *

Desired Direction:
Decrease desired

National Baseline:
17.0 percent of adults aged 18 years and over used a combustible tobacco product every day or some days in 2019 1 *

* Age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population.

Disparities data are only available for some selections.

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Adult cigarette, cigar, and pipe smoking, 2019-2023 * ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Total
17.0
CI 16.5 / 17.6
SE 0.288
15.5
CI 15.0 / 16.0
SE 0.305
14.8
CI 14.3 / 15.3
SE 0.265
14.8
CI 14.3 / 15.3
SE 0.283
14.3
CI 13.8 / 14.8
SE 0.268

Adult cigarette, cigar, and pipe smoking by Sex, 2019-2023 * ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Male
20.3
CI 19.5 / 21.1
SE 0.432
19.2
CI 18.4 / 20.1
SE 0.461
18.5
CI 17.7 / 19.3
SE 0.417
18.6
CI 17.9 / 19.4
SE 0.424
18.3
CI 17.5 / 19.0
SE 0.397
Female
13.9
CI 13.3 / 14.6
SE 0.351
12.0
CI 11.4 / 12.6
SE 0.340
11.2
CI 10.7 / 11.8
SE 0.290
11.1
CI 10.5 / 11.8
SE 0.345
10.4
CI 9.8 / 11.0
SE 0.319

Adult cigarette, cigar, and pipe smoking by Race/Ethnicity, 2019-2023 * ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
American Indian or Alaska Native only
20.1
CI 11.5 / 31.3
SE 4.808
27.7
CI 18.9 / 38.1
SE 4.992
20.5
CI 10.9 / 33.4
SE 5.504
17.1
CI 10.9 / 25.1
SE 3.500
17.0
CI 10.6 / 25.1
SE 3.514
Asian only
8.4
CI 6.7 / 10.3
SE 0.892
8.6
CI 6.9 / 10.6
SE 0.918
7.1
CI 5.6 / 8.8
SE 0.821
6.2
CI 4.9 / 7.8
SE 0.681
7.1
CI 5.7 / 8.7
SE 0.740
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only
DSU
16.6
CI 9.7 / 25.9
SE 3.588
DSU
DSU
21.1
CI 10.8 / 35.0
SE 5.715
Black or African American only
18.8
CI 17.2 / 20.4
SE 0.826
17.9
CI 16.2 / 19.8
SE 0.925
16.3
CI 14.7 / 18.0
SE 0.853
19.0
CI 17.5 / 20.7
SE 0.825
16.9
CI 15.4 / 18.5
SE 0.807
White only
18.0
CI 17.4 / 18.6
SE 0.339
16.0
CI 15.4 / 16.6
SE 0.356
15.4
CI 14.8 / 16.0
SE 0.314
15.4
CI 14.8 / 16.1
SE 0.344
14.8
CI 14.2 / 15.4
SE 0.321
2 or more races
25.1
CI 20.8 / 29.8
SE 2.246
21.3
CI 16.7 / 26.5
SE 2.380
18.2
CI 14.9 / 22.0
SE 1.750
19.7
CI 15.8 / 24.1
SE 2.109
16.3
CI 12.9 / 20.2
SE 1.835
Hispanic or Latino
11.0
CI 9.8 / 12.3
SE 0.606
9.7
CI 8.6 / 10.9
SE 0.585
9.9
CI 8.9 / 11.0
SE 0.526
9.8
CI 8.8 / 10.9
SE 0.520
10.2
CI 9.2 / 11.3
SE 0.534
Not Hispanic or Latino
18.3
CI 17.7 / 18.9
SE 0.320
16.8
CI 16.2 / 17.4
SE 0.339
15.9
CI 15.3 / 16.4
SE 0.309
16.0
CI 15.4 / 16.6
SE 0.323
15.3
CI 14.7 / 15.8
SE 0.309
American Indian or Alaska Native only, not Hispanic or Latino
22.2
CI 12.1 / 35.4
SE 5.846
28.9
CI 18.4 / 41.4
SE 6.051
DSU
19.5
CI 11.0 / 30.7
SE 4.894
17.0
CI 9.3 / 27.3
SE 4.123
Asian only, not Hispanic or Latino
8.4
CI 6.8 / 10.4
SE 0.901
8.7
CI 7.0 / 10.7
SE 0.932
7.1
CI 5.6 / 8.8
SE 0.832
6.2
CI 4.9 / 7.8
SE 0.688
6.9
CI 5.5 / 8.5
SE 0.737
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU
19.3
CI 11.3 / 29.7
SE 4.570
DSU
DSU
23.2
CI 11.7 / 38.6
SE 6.532
Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino
18.8
CI 17.2 / 20.4
SE 0.836
18.2
CI 16.5 / 20.1
SE 0.952
16.5
CI 14.8 / 18.2
SE 0.881
19.5
CI 17.9 / 21.2
SE 0.847
17.1
CI 15.6 / 18.7
SE 0.825
White only, not Hispanic or Latino
19.1
CI 18.4 / 19.7
SE 0.368
17.1
CI 16.5 / 17.8
SE 0.384
16.5
CI 15.9 / 17.1
SE 0.351
16.3
CI 15.6 / 16.9
SE 0.379
15.8
CI 15.2 / 16.5
SE 0.367
2 or more races, not Hispanic or Latino
24.9
CI 20.3 / 29.8
SE 2.369
22.5
CI 17.3 / 28.3
SE 2.635
19.6
CI 15.8 / 24.0
SE 2.025
20.0
CI 15.8 / 24.8
SE 2.276
15.4
CI 11.9 / 19.4
SE 1.891

Adult cigarette, cigar, and pipe smoking by Age group, 2019-2023 † ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
18-44 years
17.8
CI 17.0 / 18.7
SE 0.437
16.2
CI 15.3 / 17.1
SE 0.469
14.7
CI 14.0 / 15.5
SE 0.403
14.4
CI 13.6 / 15.2
SE 0.416
13.8
CI 13.0 / 14.6
SE 0.399
18-24 years
11.2
CI 9.7 / 12.9
SE 0.790
10.9
CI 9.2 / 12.9
SE 0.937
8.5
CI 7.1 / 10.0
SE 0.717
7.9
CI 6.4 / 9.6
SE 0.795
5.9
CI 4.8 / 7.2
SE 0.591
25-44 years
20.1
CI 19.1 / 21.1
SE 0.510
18.0
CI 16.9 / 19.1
SE 0.536
16.8
CI 15.9 / 17.8
SE 0.471
16.5
CI 15.6 / 17.5
SE 0.488
16.6
CI 15.6 / 17.5
SE 0.483
45-64 years
19.5
CI 18.6 / 20.5
SE 0.486
16.9
CI 16.0 / 17.9
SE 0.480
17.5
CI 16.6 / 18.4
SE 0.472
17.8
CI 16.9 / 18.8
SE 0.497
16.9
CI 16.0 / 17.9
SE 0.473
45-54 years
20.1
CI 18.7 / 21.5
SE 0.728
17.0
CI 15.6 / 18.5
SE 0.721
17.6
CI 16.2 / 19.0
SE 0.695
18.1
CI 16.7 / 19.5
SE 0.713
16.5
CI 15.2 / 17.8
SE 0.666
55-64 years
19.0
CI 17.8 / 20.3
SE 0.626
16.8
CI 15.7 / 18.0
SE 0.594
17.4
CI 16.2 / 18.7
SE 0.628
17.6
CI 16.4 / 18.9
SE 0.625
17.3
CI 16.1 / 18.6
SE 0.622
65 years and over
9.9
CI 9.2 / 10.6
SE 0.372
10.4
CI 9.6 / 11.3
SE 0.426
9.8
CI 9.1 / 10.6
SE 0.377
10.3
CI 9.6 / 11.1
SE 0.377
10.3
CI 9.6 / 11.0
SE 0.361
65-74 years
12.7
CI 11.6 / 13.8
SE 0.543
13.3
CI 12.1 / 14.5
SE 0.620
12.5
CI 11.5 / 13.6
SE 0.540
13.4
CI 12.3 / 14.5
SE 0.555
13.5
CI 12.5 / 14.5
SE 0.515
75-84 years
7.1
CI 5.9 / 8.4
SE 0.621
7.4
CI 6.2 / 8.7
SE 0.635
6.9
CI 5.8 / 8.0
SE 0.544
6.6
CI 5.6 / 7.7
SE 0.521
6.9
CI 5.9 / 8.0
SE 0.535
85 years and over
2.5
CI 1.5 / 3.8
SE 0.535
2.5
CI 1.4 / 4.2
SE 0.672
2.3
CI 1.4 / 3.5
SE 0.513
3.0
CI 2.0 / 4.3
SE 0.568
2.0
CI 1.1 / 3.4
SE 0.529

Adult cigarette, cigar, and pipe smoking by Educational attainment (25 years and over), 2019-2023 * ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Less than High school
25.9
CI 23.8 / 28.1
SE 1.253
24.6
CI 22.4 / 26.9
SE 1.365
22.1
CI 20.2 / 24.1
SE 1.146
24.1
CI 22.0 / 26.2
SE 1.220
23.6
CI 21.7 / 25.5
SE 1.209
High school
24.5
CI 23.3 / 25.8
SE 0.679
22.0
CI 20.8 / 23.3
SE 0.732
22.1
CI 21.0 / 23.2
SE 0.634
21.7
CI 20.6 / 22.9
SE 0.675
20.8
CI 19.6 / 22.0
SE 0.674
Some college or Associate degree
19.2
CI 18.2 / 20.2
SE 0.537
16.9
CI 15.9 / 17.8
SE 0.544
18.7
CI 17.7 / 19.7
SE 0.556
17.7
CI 16.7 / 18.7
SE 0.578
18.1
CI 17.1 / 19.1
SE 0.579
4-year college degree or more
9.0
CI 8.4 / 9.7
SE 0.338
8.2
CI 7.6 / 8.8
SE 0.321
8.2
CI 7.6 / 8.8
SE 0.310
8.1
CI 7.4 / 8.7
SE 0.327
8.2
CI 7.7 / 8.9
SE 0.316

Adult cigarette, cigar, and pipe smoking by Family income (percent poverty threshold), 2019-2023 * ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
<100
25.5
CI 23.7 / 27.5
SE 0.994
24.9
CI 22.8 / 27.2
SE 1.136
24.0
CI 22.0 / 26.1
SE 1.048
25.0
CI 23.0 / 27.1
SE 1.069
22.7
CI 20.8 / 24.6
SE 0.999
100-199
23.0
CI 21.7 / 24.5
SE 0.757
20.3
CI 18.9 / 21.7
SE 0.808
20.2
CI 18.9 / 21.6
SE 0.721
20.2
CI 18.8 / 21.6
SE 0.789
19.1
CI 17.8 / 20.5
SE 0.739
200-399
17.5
CI 16.5 / 18.5
SE 0.540
16.4
CI 15.4 / 17.5
SE 0.581
15.1
CI 14.2 / 16.1
SE 0.504
15.5
CI 14.5 / 16.5
SE 0.536
14.0
CI 13.1 / 14.9
SE 0.489
400+
11.9
CI 11.2 / 12.6
SE 0.392
10.9
CI 10.3 / 11.6
SE 0.392
10.5
CI 9.9 / 11.2
SE 0.340
10.3
CI 9.7 / 11.0
SE 0.370
10.9
CI 10.2 / 11.5
SE 0.366

Adult cigarette, cigar, and pipe smoking by Health insurance status (18-64 years), 2019-2023 * ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Insured
17.3
CI 16.7 / 18.0
SE 0.350
15.4
CI 14.7 / 16.1
SE 0.353
14.7
CI 14.1 / 15.3
SE 0.318
14.8
CI 14.1 / 15.4
SE 0.336
14.5
CI 13.8 / 15.1
SE 0.324
Private
14.7
CI 14.0 / 15.4
SE 0.363
13.0
CI 12.3 / 13.7
SE 0.350
12.2
CI 11.5 / 12.8
SE 0.333
12.4
CI 11.8 / 13.1
SE 0.342
12.4
CI 11.7 / 13.0
SE 0.335
Public
27.9
CI 26.1 / 29.7
SE 0.925
24.7
CI 22.9 / 26.5
SE 0.929
24.7
CI 23.1 / 26.4
SE 0.835
23.3
CI 21.6 / 25.1
SE 0.890
22.2
CI 20.6 / 23.8
SE 0.796
Uninsured
25.0
CI 23.1 / 27.1
SE 1.014
23.7
CI 21.5 / 26.0
SE 1.148
23.9
CI 21.8 / 26.0
SE 1.044
22.4
CI 20.4 / 24.6
SE 1.032
20.5
CI 18.4 / 22.6
SE 1.042

Adult cigarette, cigar, and pipe smoking by Geographic location, 2019-2023 * ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Metropolitan
16.2
CI 15.6 / 16.8
SE 0.312
14.4
CI 13.8 / 15.0
SE 0.317
13.9
CI 13.3 / 14.4
SE 0.287
13.9
CI 13.4 / 14.5
SE 0.295
13.6
CI 13.1 / 14.1
SE 0.279
Non-metropolitan
22.3
CI 20.8 / 23.9
SE 0.883
23.2
CI 21.4 / 25.0
SE 1.103
21.3
CI 19.7 / 23.0
SE 0.951
20.5
CI 18.8 / 22.4
SE 1.051
18.9
CI 17.3 / 20.7
SE 0.997

Adult cigarette, cigar, and pipe smoking by Marital status, 2019-2023 * ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Married/​Cohabiting partner
15.6
CI 15.0 / 16.3
SE 0.412
14.5
CI 13.8 / 15.2
SE 0.470
13.5
CI 12.9 / 14.1
SE 0.395
13.6
CI 12.9 / 14.3
SE 0.432
12.6
CI 12.0 / 13.2
SE 0.341
Divorced, separated, widowed
25.7
CI 24.6 / 26.7
SE 1.642
22.6
CI 21.6 / 23.7
SE 2.501
23.9
CI 22.7 / 25.2
SE 2.523
21.5
CI 20.3 / 22.6
SE 1.953
18.9
CI 17.7 / 20.1
SE 0.975
Never married
21.5
CI 20.1 / 22.8
SE 0.754
19.3
CI 17.9 / 20.8
SE 0.800
17.4
CI 16.3 / 18.6
SE 0.643
18.3
CI 17.0 / 19.6
SE 0.706
17.8
CI 16.7 / 19.0
SE 0.644

Adult cigarette, cigar, and pipe smoking by Country of birth, 2019-2023 * ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
US
19.0
CI 18.4 / 19.6
SE 0.327
17.2
CI 16.5 / 18.0
SE 0.420
16.5
CI 15.9 / 17.1
SE 0.316
16.5
CI 15.9 / 17.1
SE 0.331
15.9
CI 15.3 / 16.5
SE 0.314
Outside US
9.6
CI 8.6 / 10.7
SE 0.566
9.0
CI 7.9 / 10.3
SE 0.690
8.0
CI 7.1 / 8.9
SE 0.466
8.1
CI 7.2 / 9.1
SE 0.492
8.6
CI 7.7 / 9.6
SE 0.520

Adult cigarette, cigar, and pipe smoking by Veteran status (20 years and over), 2019-2023 * ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Veteran
26.6
CI 24.7 / 28.5
SE 1.528
22.8
CI 20.7 / 24.9
SE 1.892
23.5
CI 21.7 / 25.4
SE 1.491
21.9
CI 20.0 / 23.8
SE 1.491
22.0
CI 20.1 / 23.9
SE 1.478
Non-veteran
16.9
CI 16.3 / 17.5
SE 0.302
15.4
CI 14.9 / 16.0
SE 0.312
14.7
CI 14.2 / 15.2
SE 0.276
14.8
CI 14.2 / 15.4
SE 0.302
14.2
CI 13.7 / 14.8
SE 0.284

Adult cigarette, cigar, and pipe smoking by Disability status, 2019-2023 * ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
People with disabilities
29.2
CI 27.3 / 31.1
SE 1.546
28.3
CI 26.3 / 30.5
SE 1.735
25.8
CI 24.0 / 27.6
SE 1.426
26.4
CI 24.5 / 28.4
SE 1.491
21.6
CI 20.0 / 23.3
SE 1.147
People without disabilities
16.2
CI 15.7 / 16.8
SE 0.289
14.7
CI 14.2 / 15.3
SE 0.305
14.1
CI 13.6 / 14.6
SE 0.266
14.0
CI 13.5 / 14.5
SE 0.277
13.7
CI 13.2 / 14.2
SE 0.268

Adult cigarette, cigar, and pipe smoking by Sexual orientation, 2019-2023 * ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Straight
16.8
CI 16.3 / 17.4
SE 0.300
15.3
CI 14.8 / 15.9
SE 0.313
14.6
CI 14.1 / 15.1
SE 0.282
14.7
CI 14.1 / 15.2
SE 0.298
14.1
CI 13.6 / 14.6
SE 0.279
Straight, Male
20.4
CI 19.5 / 21.2
SE 0.448
19.1
CI 18.3 / 20.0
SE 0.471
18.6
CI 17.8 / 19.4
SE 0.437
18.7
CI 17.9 / 19.6
SE 0.445
18.3
CI 17.6 / 19.1
SE 0.417
Straight, Female
13.4
CI 12.8 / 14.1
SE 0.360
11.6
CI 10.9 / 12.2
SE 0.344
10.6
CI 10.1 / 11.2
SE 0.304
10.5
CI 9.9 / 11.2
SE 0.354
9.7
CI 9.1 / 10.3
SE 0.326
Gay/​Lesbian
20.7
CI 16.2 / 25.8
SE 2.368
17.7
CI 13.7 / 22.4
SE 2.216
16.9
CI 13.6 / 20.6
SE 1.740
12.9
CI 10.0 / 16.2
SE 1.501
18.5
CI 14.9 / 22.6
SE 1.881
Gay, Male
20.5
CI 15.1 / 26.7
SE 2.819
19.3
CI 13.8 / 25.7
SE 2.900
16.6
CI 12.2 / 21.7
SE 2.295
13.1
CI 9.3 / 17.8
SE 2.065
19.0
CI 14.2 / 24.6
SE 2.517
Gay/​Lesbian, Female
20.6
CI 14.0 / 28.5
SE 3.471
14.3
CI 9.1 / 21.0
SE 2.934
17.0
CI 12.1 / 22.9
SE 2.616
13.1
CI 8.9 / 18.3
SE 2.239
17.8
CI 12.8 / 23.8
SE 2.689
Bisexual
22.0
CI 17.7 / 26.8
SE 2.378
19.1
CI 14.3 / 24.6
SE 2.933
24.1
CI 20.3 / 28.3
SE 2.339
23.7
CI 19.6 / 28.2
SE 2.668
21.5
CI 17.6 / 25.8
SE 2.606
Bisexual, Male
11.2
CI 5.5 / 19.5
SE 2.902
19.0
CI 10.8 / 29.9
SE 4.990
21.3
CI 14.7 / 29.2
SE 3.785
22.1
CI 15.0 / 30.6
SE 4.075
21.5
CI 13.9 / 30.7
SE 4.667
Bisexual, Female
24.3
CI 19.1 / 30.2
SE 2.844
19.7
CI 13.7 / 27.0
SE 4.104
25.5
CI 20.9 / 30.4
SE 2.954
24.8
CI 20.0 / 30.2
SE 3.546
22.4
CI 17.8 / 27.6
SE 3.286

Disparity