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. 2000 Aug 5;321(7257):351–354. doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7257.351

Table 1.

Sample sizes from population surveys of prevalence of smoking

Year BRFSS
Massachusetts surveys
Massachusetts Rest of USA*
1989 1221 63 255 NA
1990 1291 70 809 NA
1991 1421 71 009 NA
1992 1463 76 227 NA
1993 1581 79 898 NA
1994 1771 81 313 21 909
1995 1768 86 974 5 736
1996 1781 95 400 6 175
1997 1742 105 485 7 423
1998 4944 113 214 6 229
1999 NA NA 6 497

BRFSS=Behaviour risk factor surveillance system. NA=Not available. 

*

Pooled data for the 40 states, excluding California, and District of Columbia that consistently participated in BRFSS.