TABLE 1—
Smoking Prevalence Among Individuals Born in the United States Between 1973–1986: US Current Population Survey Tobacco Use Supplement, 1998–2007
| No. (%) | Ever Smoking (≥ 100 Lifetime Cigarettes), % (SE) | Current Smoking, % (SE) | Current Heavy Smoking Among Ever Smokers (n = 35 745), % (SE) | |
| Gender | ||||
| Women | 58 244 (55.2) | 32.2 (1.3) | 22.3 (1.1) | 42.1 (1.4) |
| Men | 47 275 (44.8) | 37.2 (1.0) | 26.9 (0.9) | 46.9 (1.5) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||
| White | 72 267 (68.5) | 39.9 (0.7) | 28.0 (0.7) | 47.4 (1.1) |
| Black | 15 857 (15.0) | 20.5 (1.0) | 16.7 (0.9) | 40.7 (1.4) |
| Hispanic | 10 445 (9.9) | 20.5 (1.0) | 14.0 (1.3) | 25.1 (2.4) |
| Other | 6950 (6.6) | 30.1 (2.3) | 22.3 (1.8) | 37.1 (2.0) |
| Birth yeara | ||||
| 1973–1979 | 66 781 (63.3) | 36.2 (1.1) | 24.6 (0.9) | 43.7 (1.5) |
| 1980–1986 | 38 738 (36.7) | 31.3 (1.3) | 24.0 (1.1) | 45.8 (1.3) |
| Age,b y | ||||
| 18–24 | 55 218 (52.3) | 31.7 (1.2) | 25.0 (1.1) | 49.0 (1.3) |
| 25–29 | 39 521 (37.5) | 36.4 (1.1) | 25.3 (1.0) | 43.1 (1.5) |
| 30–34 | 10 780 (10.2) | 34.7 (1.3) | 21.6 (1.0) | 40.5 (1.5) |
| Total | 105 519 (100.0) | 34.4 (1.1) | 24.4 (1.0) | 44.4 (1.4) |
a
Birth year categories are for descriptive purposes only. Birth year was included in regression analyses as an unordered categorical variable.
b
Age categories are for descriptive purposes only. Age was included in regression analyses as a continuous variable.