Table 2.
Weighted national prevalence of smoking and tobacco use among people of all ages in state prisons in 2004 (n=14 499, weighted n=1 226 171). Figures are numbers (percentage) of people in prisons
| All people in prisons | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 1 226 171 | 1 143 093 (93.2) | 83 078 (6.8) |
| Age (years): | |||
| <35 | 618 355 (50.4) | 580 932 (50.8) | 37 424 (45.1) |
| 35-64 | 598 305 (48.8) | 552 880 (48.4) | 45 425 (54.7) |
| ≥64 | 11 688 (1.0) | 11 416 (1.0) | 272 (0.3) |
| Race/ethnicity: | |||
| African American* | 496 936 (40.5) | 468 998 (41.0) | 27 936 (33.6) |
| White* | 431 482 (35.2) | 394 013 (34.5) | 37 469 (45.1) |
| Hispanic | 222 694 (18.2) | 210 941 (18.4) | 11 753 (14.1) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native* | 20 696 (1.7) | 18 680 (1.6) | 2015 (2.4) |
| Asian/Pacific Islander* | 13 080 (1.1) | 12 829 (1.1) | 250 (0.3) |
| Other/missing | 41 284 (3.4) | 37 628 (3.2) | 3655 (4.4) |
| Ever smoked at least 100 cigarettes | 919 054 (75.8) | 854 672 (75.6) | 64 382 (78.8) |
| Smoking status: | |||
| Current | 470 925 (38.9) | 432 778 (38.3) | 38 147 (46.7) |
| Former | 448 129 (37.0) | 421 894 (37.3) | 26 235 (32.1) |
| Never† | 293 120 (24.2) | 275 759 (24.4) | 17 362 (21.2) |
| Smoking before arrest: | |||
| Every day | 690 280 (56.3) | 637 144 (55.8) | 53 136 (64.0) |
| Some days | 92 954 (7.6) | 88 185 (7.7) | 4769 (7.7) |
| Not at all | 441 943 (36.1) | 416 805 (36.5) | 25 138 (36.5) |
| Ever used chewing tobacco or snuff | 271 782 (22.4) | 266 137 (23.5) | 5599 (6.8) |
| Uses chewing tobacco or snuff: | |||
| Every day | 23 561 (1.9) | 23 433 (2.1) | 128 (0.2) |
| Some days | 30 300 (2.5) | 30 018 (2.6) | 281 (0.3) |
| Not at all | 1 172 216 (95.6) | 1 089 547 (95.3) | 82 669 (99.5) |
*Not of Hispanic origin.
†Never smokers are defined as individuals who never smoked 100 cigarettes in their lives.