Table 1.
Current smoking prevalence among adults (aged 18 years or older) by sex and state, according to data from Current Population Survey, 1992-1993, 1998-1999, and 2006-2007
| Males | Females | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | 1992-93 | 1998-99 | 2006-07 | Relative Change (%) 1992-93 vs. 2006-07* | 1992-93 | 1998-99 | 2006-07 | Relative Change (%) 1992-93 vs. 2006-07* | IOI | SOTC | ||||||
| Prop (%) | SE | Prop (%) | SE | Prop (%) | SE | Prop (%) | SE | Prop (%) | SE | Prop (%) | SE | |||||
| Alabama | 29.7 | 0.83 | 24.6 | 1.39 | 24.1 | 1.38 | -19.0† | 22.2 | 0.88 | 20.2 | 1.19 | 18.6 | 1.39 | -15.9 | 0.89 | -0.18 |
| Alaska | 29.0 | 1.84 | 27.0 | 2.64 | 24.1 | 1.08 | -17.1 | 26.3 | 1.35 | 26.4 | 1.39 | 21.3 | 1.04 | -18.9† | 10.55 | 0.30 |
| Arizona | 24.7 | 1.17 | 22.3 | 1.08 | 19.2 | 0.99 | -22.3† | 20.1 | 1.16 | 17.6 | 0.88 | 16.1 | 1.00 | -20.1 | 5.25 | 4.03 |
| Arkansas | 32.6 | 1.55 | 28.1 | 1.55 | 26.7 | 1.70 | -18.2 | 25.3 | 1.16 | 24.1 | 1.40 | 21.4 | 1.43 | -15.4 | 1.99 | 0.08 |
| California | 22.4 | 0.46 | 19.7 | 0.60 | 15.2 | 0.45 | -32.2† | 15.6 | 0.43 | 13.6 | 0.45 | 9.0 | 0.33 | -42.2† | 6.74 | 3.73 |
| Colorado | 25.3 | 1.07 | 21.1 | 0.95 | 17.8 | 1.01 | -29.8† | 23.1 | 1.12 | 19.3 | 0.89 | 14.7 | 0.82 | -36.2† | 2.75 | -0.40 |
| Connecticut | 24.2 | 1.41 | 22.5 | 2.03 | 17.9 | 0.97 | -26.1† | 20.6 | 1.02 | 18.7 | 1.42 | 13.1 | 0.68 | -36.2† | 4.22 | 0.37 |
| Delaware | 24.3 | 1.45 | 23.8 | 1.38 | 20.1 | 1.23 | -17.4 | 22.3 | 1.77 | 22.9 | 1.43 | 15.7 | 0.98 | -29.5† | 2.07 | -1.07 |
| District of Columbia | 26.1 | 1.25 | 26.6 | 1.75 | 17.0 | 1.22 | -34.8† | 20.9 | 1.18 | 21.0 | 1.32 | 13.5 | 0.99 | -35.3† | 6.85 | -0.87 |
| Florida | 26.7 | 0.71 | 23.8 | 0.74 | 18.0 | 0.73 | -32.3† | 21.4 | 0.60 | 17.9 | 0.53 | 13.7 | 0.59 | -36.1† | 3.53 | 1.70 |
| Georgia | 28.3 | 1.70 | 23.9 | 1.30 | 21.0 | 1.21 | -26.0† | 20.8 | 1.34 | 16.4 | 0.85 | 15.1 | 0.87 | -27.5† | 1.73 | 0.39 |
| Hawaii | 25.9 | 1.43 | 22.0 | 1.34 | 18.6 | 1.14 | -28.1† | 18.8 | 1.25 | 15.1 | 1.17 | 12.3 | 0.87 | -34.3† | 9.04 | 0.96 |
| Idaho | 26.2 | 1.29 | 24.7 | 1.70 | 16.9 | 1.18 | -35.7† | 21.1 | 1.42 | 18.8 | 1.57 | 13.4 | 1.16 | -36.2† | 3.78 | 0.13 |
| Illinois | 27.1 | 0.75 | 25.1 | 0.80 | 20.9 | 0.86 | -23.0† | 22.1 | 0.61 | 20.9 | 0.54 | 15.8 | 0.79 | -28.5† | 4.61 | -0.71 |
| Indiana | 31.6 | 2.06 | 30.3 | 1.52 | 26.8 | 1.33 | -15.3 | 24.6 | 1.06 | 24.1 | 1.22 | 22.1 | 1.11 | -10.1 | 1.42 | -1.08 |
| Iowa | 26.5 | 0.71 | 25.1 | 1.29 | 23.1 | 1.11 | -12.9 | 20.6 | 1.38 | 19.7 | 1.12 | 19.1 | 1.03 | -7.0 | 2.17 | 0.41 |
| Kansas | 25.0 | 1.40 | 24.4 | 1.45 | 22.9 | 1.31 | -8.3 | 23.5 | 1.58 | 20.7 | 1.26 | 17.9 | 0.90 | -23.8† | 4.89 | 0.47 |
| Kentucky | 35.8 | 1.19 | 32.4 | 1.42 | 29.8 | 1.36 | -16.7† | 28.5 | 1.26 | 27.5 | 1.34 | 25.1 | 1.10 | -11.8 | -1.09 | -0.19 |
| Louisiana | 27.2 | 1.81 | 27.3 | 1.42 | 21.5 | 2.09 | -21.0 | 23.8 | 1.36 | 18.8 | 0.97 | 18.4 | 1.36 | -22.5 | 2.64 | -2.30 |
| Maine | 30.5 | 1.47 | 25.6 | 1.67 | 23.5 | 1.09 | -22.8† | 26.6 | 1.19 | 21.6 | 1.32 | 19.1 | 0.97 | -28.2† | 6.96 | -1.24 |
| Maryland | 24.1 | 1.03 | 22.1 | 1.34 | 17.8 | 0.89 | -26.3† | 23.1 | 1.50 | 17.1 | 1.08 | 13.5 | 0.90 | -41.7† | 8.24 | 0.97 |
| Massachusetts | 22.1 | 0.74 | 22.2 | 1.11 | 16.6 | 1.12 | -24.9† | 20.8 | 0.71 | 16.7 | 0.81 | 12.9 | 0.98 | -38.1† | 8.63 | 0.46 |
| Michigan | 29.8 | 0.75 | 25.1 | 0.79 | 21.4 | 0.95 | -28.2† | 24.7 | 0.65 | 21.7 | 0.85 | 17.5 | 0.84 | -29.4† | 6.64 | 0.90 |
| Minnesota | 26.3 | 1.47 | 22.7 | 1.08 | 20.9 | 1.08 | -20.3† | 24.1 | 1.54 | 19.8 | 1.19 | 16.0 | 0.73 | -33.5† | 5.96 | 1.74 |
| Mississippi | 30.3 | 1.41 | 26.2 | 1.42 | 23.9 | 1.50 | -21.3† | 21.0 | 1.12 | 17.6 | 1.23 | 16.7 | 1.33 | -20.5 | 0.76 | 1.28 |
| Missouri | 28.3 | 1.57 | 26.1 | 1.43 | 26.7 | 1.41 | -5.6 | 24.4 | 1.76 | 21.1 | 1.28 | 20.9 | 1.04 | -14.5 | 3.38 | -0.79 |
| Montana | 23.0 | 1.36 | 23.4 | 1.29 | 18.8 | 1.30 | -18.0 | 24.1 | 1.15 | 23.2 | 1.20 | 16.9 | 1.33 | -29.8† | 2.88 | -1.60 |
| Nebraska | 24.1 | 1.02 | 21.8 | 1.29 | 20.9 | 0.93 | -13.4 | 20.0 | 1.19 | 20.6 | 0.81 | 17.2 | 0.99 | -14.0 | 3.61 | -0.31 |
| Nevada | 29.7 | 1.12 | 25.6 | 1.38 | 20.8 | 1.22 | -29.8† | 27.1 | 1.07 | 22.5 | 1.23 | 15.3 | 1.16 | -43.4† | 1.27 | -1.42 |
| New Hampshire | 24.9 | 1.30 | 23.5 | 1.50 | 17.4 | 0.86 | -30.4† | 24.5 | 1.47 | 20.7 | 1.22 | 15.8 | 0.87 | -35.5† | 5.42 | -0.45 |
| New Jersey | 21.1 | 0.66 | 21.3 | 0.85 | 15.4 | 0.87 | -26.8† | 19.7 | 0.58 | 18.6 | 0.85 | 11.1 | 0.76 | -43.9† | 7.93 | 1.12 |
| New Mexico | 27.5 | 1.34 | 24.1 | 1.16 | 22.8 | 1.42 | 16.9 | 20.7 | 1.09 | 18.0 | 1.29 | 15.9 | 1.58 | -23.1 | 2.70 | -0.53 |
| New York | 23.5 | 0.51 | 23.0 | 0.63 | 17.3 | 0.62 | -26.3† | 19.8 | 0.57 | 18.4 | 0.59 | 13.0 | 0.52 | -34.2† | 8.03 | 0.69 |
| North Carolina | 31.7 | 0.93 | 25.9 | 0.94 | 23.3 | 1.04 | -26.5† | 22.6 | 0.64 | 20.3 | 0.73 | 16.7 | 0.77 | -26.2† | 0.41 | -0.14 |
| North Dakota | 23.0 | 1.48 | 21.7 | 1.99 | 19.8 | 1.25 | -13.9 | 21.4 | 1.96 | 19.3 | 1.15 | 18.3 | 1.13 | -14.6 | 5.04 | -0.93 |
| Ohio | 28.1 | 0.53 | 24.9 | 0.94 | 23.3 | 0.88 | -17.0† | 24.1 | 0.65 | 23.2 | 0.80 | 21.7 | 1.01 | -9.8 | 2.40 | -1.05 |
| Oklahoma | 29.1 | 1.45 | 30.3 | 0.95 | 25.5 | 1.46 | -12.5 | 24.7 | 1.42 | 25.1 | 0.90 | 21.8 | 1.48 | -11.8 | 1.46 | 0.84 |
| Oregon | 26.4 | 1.13 | 23.3 | 1.30 | 20.0 | 1.21 | -24.4† | 19.5 | 0.95 | 19.1 | 1.03 | 15.9 | 0.86 | -18.6† | 4.96 | 0.90 |
| Pennsylvania | 25.4 | 0.71 | 25.0 | 0.67 | 20.4 | 0.71 | -19.7† | 21.5 | 0.61 | 21.0 | 0.68 | 17.9 | 0.75 | -16.7† | 1.79 | -0.68 |
| Rhode Island | 22.0 | 1.00 | 21.5 | 1.40 | 18.9 | 0.97 | -14.3 | 24.2 | 1.01 | 18.4 | 1.14 | 15.3 | 0.77 | -37.0† | 6.88 | 1.09 |
| South Carolina | 29.6 | 1.19 | 26.1 | 1.39 | 24.6 | 1.23 | -17.0† | 22.3 | 1.09 | 19.9 | 1.36 | 17.6 | 1.10 | -21.0† | 0.47 | -0.48 |
| South Dakota | 28.5 | 1.39 | 25.5 | 1.77 | 22.4 | 1.14 | -21.5† | 22.8 | 1.07 | 22.7 | 1.36 | 18.1 | 1.25 | -20.5 | 0.75 | -1.20 |
| Tennessee | 32.3 | 1.61 | 29.8 | 1.56 | 26.1 | 1.60 | -19.2 | 25.4 | 1.05 | 22.5 | 1.09 | 21.2 | 1.18 | -16.5 | 0.58 | -1.28 |
| Texas | 27.1 | 0.82 | 24.3 | 0.69 | 20.1 | 0.69 | -26.1† | 20.0 | 0.58 | 17.7 | 0.57 | 13.9 | 0.43 | -30.4† | 3.75 | -0.61 |
| Utah | 20.2 | 1.12 | 16.4 | 1.31 | 13.6 | 1.13 | -32.7† | 13.8 | 0.95 | 11.4 | 1.11 | 10.6 | 1.16 | -23.4 | 7.77 | -0.29 |
| Vermont | 29.2 | 1.44 | 23.9 | 1.38 | 20.8 | 1.20 | -28.6† | 23.5 | 1.73 | 20.9 | 1.07 | 19.1 | 1.17 | -19.1 | 6.37 | -1.15 |
| Virginia | 29.5 | 1.47 | 24.1 | 0.93 | 18.1 | 1.01 | -38.6† | 21.8 | 1.26 | 17.7 | 0.86 | 14.8 | 0.88 | -32.1† | 1.44 | 0.07 |
| Washington | 25.9 | 1.22 | 21.8 | 1.13 | 18.9 | 0.98 | -26.9† | 22.5 | 1.16 | 18.6 | 0.99 | 16.6 | 1.04 | -26.5† | 8.45 | 0.23 |
| West Virginia | 32.6 | 1.50 | 28.9 | 1.46 | 25.1 | 1.45 | -23.1† | 28.1 | 1.50 | 24.2 | 1.59 | 25.1 | 1.07 | -10.7 | 1.77 | -0.53 |
| Wisconsin | 27.0 | 1.26 | 28.8 | 1.43 | 21.8 | 1.03 | -19.2† | 25.3 | 1.62 | 20.3 | 1.34 | 20.0 | 0.84 | -21.1† | 5.74 | -0.04 |
| Wyoming | 24.9 | 1.32 | 23.9 | 1.35 | 24.9 | 1.06 | 0.0 | 24.8 | 1.10 | 23.5 | 1.24 | 23.0 | 1.12 | -6.9 | 0.33 | -0.92 |
| Total United States | 26.5 | 0.17 | 24.0 | 0.15 | 20.1 | 0.16 | -24.2† | 21.5 | 0.16 | 19.0 | 0.13 | 15.5 | 0.12 | -27.6† | ||
*The absolute difference is smoking prevalence between 2006/7 and 1992/3 as expressed as a percentage of the 1992-93 and 1998-99 prevalence, respectively.
† The 95% confidence intervals for 1992-1993 and 2006-2007 prevalence estimates do not overlap.
IOI = Initial Outcome Index measures the percentage of smokers covered by 100% smoke-free work sites, price of cigarette, and legislative rating for clean-indoor air. The IOI was measured in 1998-99 in order to assess the effectiveness of the ASSIST program.
SOTC = Strength of Tobacco Control index measures tobacco control resources, capacity and program efforts focused on policy and environmental changes. The SOTC was measured in 1998-99 in order to assess the effectiveness of the ASSIST program.