Table 1.

Age-Adjusted Prevalence of Current Cigarette Smoking (%) by Education Level and Absolute and Relative Differences Between the More and Less Educated, Non-Hispanic White Men and Women Aged 25+, Select Years In 1970-2012

Men
	Current Smoking Prevalence (%)				Difference Between More and Less Educated
	High school degree or less	Some college	College- educated	Total	Absolute (%)	Relative
1970	46.1	40.7	28.0	42.1	18.0	1.6
1974	46.0	41.2	28.0	41.4	18.1	1.6
1980	44.0	36.2	27.8	38.5	16.3	1.6
1985	38.2	31.8	19.2	31.6	19.0	2.0
1990	35.7	25.7	13.9	27.2	21.8	2.6
1995	36.2	23.2	13.0	26.1	23.2	2.8
2000	36.1	23.5	11.0	24.8	25.1	3.3
2005	34.8	25.3	9.0	23.1	25.8	3.9
2010	35.4	24.5	8.9	22.4	26.5	4.0
2012	35.2	21.7	8.9	21.7	26.3	4.0
Women
	Current Smoking Prevalence (%)				Difference Between More and Less Educated
	High school degree or less	Some college	College- educated	Total	Absolute (%)	Relative
1970	32.3	31.9	25.8	31.5	6.5	1.3
1974	33.2	30.3	24.8	31.6	8.3	1.3
1980	33.6	30.9	24.0	31.3	9.6	1.4
1985	32.3	26.9	16.1	27.8	16.2	2.0
1990	30.0	21.8	12.8	24.0	17.2	2.3
1995	30.9	22.8	13.8	24.2	17.2	2.3
2000	31.1	21.8	10.4	22.0	20.7	3.0
2005	31.6	20.7	9.4	20.3	22.2	3.4
2010	33.4	23.0	8.8	20.6	24.5	3.8
2012	32.5	21.1	8.4	19.6	24.1	3.9

Note: Less educated refers to those with a high school degree or less, more educated refers to those with a college degree or more.

Source: Integrated Health Interview Series (2012).