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| Total Respond.# |
Smoke everyday | Smoke some days | Former smoker | Never smoked | |||||||||
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| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| All Participants | 211857 | 37,018 | 17.1 | 16.8-17.3 | 11,522 | 5.7 | 5.5- 5.8 | 53,447 | 24.5 | 24.2-24.8 | 109870 | 52.8 | 52.4-53.2 |
| Alabama | 2,789 | 508 | 17.4 | 15.8-19.0 | 180 | 6.5 | 5.5- 7.6 | 631 | 23.4 | 21.6-25.2 | 1,470 | 52.8 | 50.7-54.9 |
| Alaska | 2,866 | 608 | 19.0 | 17.0-21.1 | 212 | 7.2 | 5.8- 8.9 | 780 | 26.9 | 24.6-29.4 | 1,266 | 46.9 | 44.1-49.7 |
| Arizona | 3,256 | 502 | 15.5 | 13.8-17.4 | 205 | 6.0 | 5.0- 7.2 | 910 | 25.4 | 23.4-27.5 | 1,639 | 53.0 | 50.6-55.5 |
| Arkansas | 2,918 | 596 | 20.1 | 18.5-21.8 | 161 | 5.4 | 4.5- 6.5 | 685 | 23.6 | 21.9-25.4 | 1,476 | 50.8 | 48.8-52.9 |
| California | 4,247 | 513 | 12.1 | 11.0-13.3 | 195 | 5.1 | 4.4- 6.0 | 1,168 | 25.9 | 24.3-27.4 | 2,371 | 56.9 | 55.1-58.7 |
| Colorado | 2,025 | 317 | 15.4 | 13.7-17.3 | 143 | 6.9 | 5.8- 8.2 | 521 | 26.0 | 23.9-28.2 | 1,044 | 51.7 | 49.3-54.2 |
| Connecticut | 7,724 | 1,202 | 14.9 | 13.9-15.9 | 429 | 5.8 | 5.1- 6.5 | 2,314 | 28.9 | 27.7-30.1 | 3,779 | 50.5 | 49.1-51.9 |
| Delaware | 3,508 | 675 | 19.0 | 17.4-20.8 | 189 | 6.0 | 5.0- 7.2 | 953 | 25.4 | 23.7-27.3 | 1,691 | 49.5 | 47.4-51.7 |
| District of Colum | 1,882 | 230 | 12.2 | 10.6-14.1 | 165 | 8.5 | 7.1-10.2 | 449 | 23.3 | 21.1-25.7 | 1,038 | 55.9 | 53.2-58.6 |
| Florida | 4,668 | 809 | 17.5 | 16.2-18.8 | 235 | 4.9 | 4.2- 5.6 | 1,278 | 27.5 | 26.1-29.1 | 2,346 | 50.1 | 48.4-51.8 |
| Georgia | 4,508 | 814 | 17.5 | 16.2-19.0 | 266 | 6.1 | 5.3- 7.1 | 968 | 21.2 | 19.8-22.7 | 2,460 | 55.1 | 53.2-57.0 |
| Hawaii | 4,496 | 749 | 16.5 | 15.0-18.0 | 185 | 4.0 | 3.3- 4.9 | 1,191 | 24.0 | 22.3-25.8 | 2,371 | 55.5 | 53.5-57.5 |
| Idaho | 4,823 | 721 | 15.2 | 14.0-16.4 | 224 | 4.4 | 3.8- 5.2 | 1,190 | 24.4 | 22.9-26.0 | 2,688 | 56.0 | 54.3-57.7 |
| Illinois | 4,001 | 692 | 17.4 | 16.1-18.8 | 247 | 6.3 | 5.5- 7.2 | 983 | 23.7 | 22.2-25.3 | 2,079 | 52.5 | 50.8-54.3 |
| Indiana | 3,985 | 850 | 21.5 | 20.1-23.0 | 234 | 5.9 | 5.1- 6.8 | 914 | 22.6 | 21.2-24.1 | 1,987 | 50.0 | 48.3-51.7 |
| Iowa | 3,621 | 598 | 17.0 | 15.6-18.5 | 170 | 5.1 | 4.3- 6.1 | 916 | 24.6 | 23.1-26.3 | 1,937 | 53.2 | 51.3-55.1 |
| Kansas | 4,592 | 805 | 16.9 | 15.7-18.1 | 253 | 5.4 | 4.7- 6.1 | 1,081 | 24.3 | 22.9-25.7 | 2,453 | 53.5 | 51.8-55.1 |
| Kentucky | 7,505 | 1,972 | 26.2 | 24.7-27.7 | 328 | 4.7 | 4.0- 5.5 | 1,782 | 23.6 | 22.3-25.0 | 3,423 | 45.5 | 43.8-47.1 |
| Louisiana | 4,973 | 936 | 19.0 | 17.8-20.3 | 286 | 5.6 | 5.0- 6.4 | 980 | 19.9 | 18.7-21.2 | 2,771 | 55.4 | 53.9-57.0 |
| Maine | 2,412 | 423 | 18.2 | 16.5-20.1 | 127 | 5.7 | 4.7- 6.9 | 813 | 31.9 | 29.9-33.9 | 1,049 | 44.2 | 42.0-46.5 |
| Maryland | 4,450 | 665 | 15.3 | 13.9-16.9 | 225 | 5.8 | 4.9- 6.9 | 1,171 | 24.7 | 23.2-26.3 | 2,389 | 54.2 | 52.3-56.1 |
| Massachusetts | 8,590 | 1,347 | 14.8 | 13.9-15.8 | 424 | 4.7 | 4.2- 5.3 | 2,527 | 29.9 | 28.8-31.1 | 4,292 | 50.6 | 49.3-51.9 |
| Michigan | 3,820 | 738 | 19.7 | 18.3-21.2 | 223 | 5.9 | 5.1- 6.8 | 1,024 | 25.7 | 24.2-27.3 | 1,835 | 48.7 | 46.9-50.6 |
| Minnesota | 3,952 | 661 | 16.9 | 15.5-18.3 | 200 | 5.3 | 4.5- 6.2 | 1,119 | 28.3 | 26.8-29.9 | 1,972 | 49.5 | 47.8-51.3 |
| Mississippi | 3,025 | 565 | 19.6 | 17.9-21.3 | 175 | 5.7 | 4.8- 6.9 | 627 | 21.1 | 19.5-22.8 | 1,658 | 53.6 | 51.6-55.7 |
| Missouri | 4,164 | 886 | 20.0 | 18.5-21.7 | 211 | 5.9 | 5.0- 6.9 | 1,009 | 24.5 | 22.7-26.3 | 2,058 | 49.6 | 47.5-51.7 |
| Montana | 3,330 | 603 | 16.6 | 14.9-18.3 | 193 | 5.4 | 4.3- 6.6 | 962 | 27.3 | 25.4-29.3 | 1,572 | 50.8 | 48.4-53.1 |
| Nebraska | 3,688 | 597 | 15.8 | 14.5-17.2 | 158 | 4.4 | 3.7- 5.3 | 838 | 22.3 | 20.9-23.9 | 2,095 | 57.4 | 55.6-59.3 |
| Nevada | 2,567 | 529 | 20.8 | 18.7-23.0 | 155 | 6.1 | 4.9- 7.7 | 685 | 26.2 | 23.6-28.9 | 1,198 | 46.9 | 44.1-49.7 |
| New Hampshire | 4,054 | 747 | 19.0 | 17.6-20.4 | 210 | 5.1 | 4.4- 5.9 | 1,249 | 28.8 | 27.4-30.4 | 1,848 | 47.1 | 45.3-48.8 |
| New Jersey | 5,995 | 943 | 15.0 | 13.9-16.3 | 364 | 6.1 | 5.4- 6.9 | 1,534 | 26.2 | 24.7-27.7 | 3,154 | 52.7 | 51.0-54.4 |
| New Mexico | 3,609 | 588 | 16.1 | 14.8-17.6 | 245 | 7.7 | 6.6- 8.9 | 965 | 24.9 | 23.4-26.6 | 1,811 | 51.2 | 49.3-53.2 |
| New York | 3,882 | 662 | 16.6 | 15.3-18.1 | 262 | 6.6 | 5.7- 7.6 | 944 | 23.8 | 22.3-25.4 | 2,014 | 53.0 | 51.1-54.8 |
| North Carolina | 6,181 | 1,212 | 21.3 | 19.6-23.0 | 302 | 4.5 | 3.8- 5.3 | 1,519 | 23.8 | 22.3-25.4 | 3,148 | 50.4 | 48.5-52.4 |
| North Dakota | 2,506 | 406 | 15.6 | 14.2-17.2 | 170 | 6.5 | 5.5- 7.6 | 619 | 24.8 | 23.0-26.7 | 1,311 | 53.1 | 51.0-55.2 |
| Ohio | 3,425 | 725 | 21.9 | 20.2-23.6 | 201 | 5.8 | 4.9- 6.7 | 784 | 23.4 | 21.7-25.2 | 1,715 | 49.0 | 46.9-51.0 |
| Oklahoma | 4,539 | 1,024 | 23.1 | 21.4-24.8 | 250 | 5.6 | 4.8- 6.6 | 1,019 | 21.8 | 20.3-23.4 | 2,246 | 49.5 | 47.6-51.5 |
| Oregon | 2,534 | 387 | 15.0 | 13.5-16.5 | 147 | 5.5 | 4.6- 6.6 | 735 | 28.7 | 26.8-30.6 | 1,265 | 50.9 | 48.7-53.0 |
| Pennsylvania | 3,652 | 675 | 18.9 | 17.4-20.5 | 195 | 5.6 | 4.7- 6.6 | 906 | 24.2 | 22.7-25.8 | 1,876 | 51.3 | 49.4-53.2 |
| Rhode Island | 4,096 | 713 | 17.6 | 16.2-19.0 | 245 | 6.3 | 5.4- 7.3 | 1,224 | 28.9 | 27.3-30.5 | 1,914 | 47.3 | 45.4-49.1 |
| South Carolina | 3,190 | 625 | 19.3 | 17.8-21.0 | 203 | 6.7 | 5.7- 7.8 | 717 | 21.3 | 19.8-22.9 | 1,645 | 52.6 | 50.6-54.7 |
| South Dakota | 5,103 | 820 | 16.6 | 15.4-17.8 | 264 | 5.8 | 5.0- 6.6 | 1,336 | 25.2 | 23.9-26.5 | 2,683 | 52.5 | 50.9-54.0 |
| Tennessee | 2,916 | 567 | 19.7 | 18.0-21.5 | 142 | 4.7 | 3.9- 5.6 | 540 | 19.1 | 17.4-20.8 | 1,667 | 56.6 | 54.4-58.7 |
| Texas | 5,906 | 931 | 15.5 | 14.5-16.6 | 381 | 6.9 | 6.1- 7.7 | 1,268 | 20.7 | 19.6-21.9 | 3,326 | 56.9 | 55.5-58.4 |
| Utah | 3,653 | 375 | 9.1 | 8.0-10.4 | 157 | 4.1 | 3.4- 5.0 | 694 | 17.1 | 15.6-18.7 | 2,427 | 69.7 | 67.8-71.5 |
| Vermont | 4,291 | 723 | 16.9 | 15.7-18.3 | 223 | 5.5 | 4.7- 6.4 | 1,327 | 30.0 | 28.5-31.5 | 2,018 | 47.6 | 45.9-49.3 |
| Virginia | 2,928 | 520 | 17.9 | 16.3-19.6 | 144 | 4.7 | 3.9- 5.6 | 744 | 24.7 | 23.0-26.5 | 1,520 | 52.8 | 50.7-54.9 |
| Washington | 4,191 | 688 | 16.4 | 15.2-17.7 | 251 | 6.0 | 5.3- 6.9 | 1,157 | 27.6 | 26.1-29.2 | 2,095 | 49.9 | 48.2-51.6 |
| West Virginia | 3,083 | 704 | 23.5 | 21.9-25.3 | 153 | 4.6 | 3.9- 5.6 | 786 | 24.7 | 23.1-26.4 | 1,440 | 47.1 | 45.1-49.1 |
| Wisconsin | 3,344 | 624 | 18.2 | 16.7-19.8 | 187 | 5.4 | 4.5- 6.4 | 922 | 28.7 | 26.8-30.5 | 1,611 | 47.8 | 45.8-49.8 |
| Wyoming | 3,032 | 555 | 17.3 | 15.9-18.8 | 150 | 4.9 | 4.1- 5.8 | 804 | 26.0 | 24.3-27.7 | 1,523 | 51.9 | 49.9-53.8 |
| Guam | 870 | 210 | 26.5 | 23.1-30.2 | 42 | 4.7 | 3.3- 6.6 | 111 | 11.8 | 9.7-14.4 | 507 | 57.0 | 53.1-60.7 |
| Puerto Rico | 4,233 | 315 | 8.0 | 6.9- 9.3 | 164 | 4.5 | 3.6- 5.5 | 764 | 17.0 | 15.5-18.5 | 2,990 | 70.5 | 68.6-72.4 |
| Virgin Islands | 2,259 | 168 | 6.9 | 5.8- 8.3 | 72 | 2.7 | 2.0- 3.5 | 310 | 12.6 | 11.0-14.4 | 1,709 | 77.8 | 75.6-79.8 |
+ Only participating states or terretories are presented here.
* Data in this table were derived from the tobacco use questions 1 and 2.
Overall smoking prevalence estimates can be obtained by adding 'Smoke everyday' and 'Smoke somedays' rates.
#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.
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