TABLE 1—
Overall and Age-Specific Adult Smoking Prevalence: United States, Current Population Survey, 1985–2003
Year | Overall, % (95% CI) | 18–24 y, % (95% CI) | 25–39 y, % (95% CI) | ≥40 y, % (95% CI) |
1985 | 29.5 (29.1, 29.9) | 33.7 (32.4, 35.1) | 32.9 (32.2, 33.6) | 26.3 (25.8, 26.9) |
1989 | 26.3 (25.9, 26.7) | 25.8 (24.6, 26.9) | 30.0 (29.4, 30.7) | 24.0 (23.5, 24.4) |
1992/93 | 24.3 (24.1, 24.5) | 25.7 (25.1, 26.4) | 28.7 (28.3, 29.1) | 21.3 (21.1, 21.6) |
1995/96 | 23.4 (24.1, 24.5) | 25.8 (25.1, 26.6) | 27.2 (26.8, 27.6) | 20.8 (20.5, 21.0) |
1998/99 | 21.7 (21.5, 22.0) | 26.0 (25.2, 26.8) | 25.0 (24.6, 25.4) | 19.3 (19.0, 19.6) |
2000 | 21.5 (21.3, 21.8) | 26.4 (25.5, 27.3) | 24.7 (24.2, 25.1) | 19.1 (18.8, 19.4) |
2001/02 | 20.7 (20.5, 20.9) | 26.0 (25.2, 26.8) | 23.4 (23.0, 23.9) | 18.5 (18.3, 18.8) |
2003 | 18.6 (18.4, 18.8) | 22.8 (22.1, 23.5) | 20.6 (20.2, 21.0) | 17.0 (16.7, 17.2) |
Note. CI = confidence interval.