Table 1.
Smoking prevalence according to age, sex, and education groups in 2010.
| Age, years | 25–34 | 35–44 | 45–54 | 55–64 | 65–74 | 75–84 | 85–94 | Total | 25–64a |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | |||||||||
| Junior high school | 68.4 (66.0–70.6) | 66.4 (64.2–68.5) | 57.8 (55.6–60.0) | 44.8 (43.5–46.0) | 27.6 (26.7–28.6) | 16.5 (15.6–17.3) | 11.3 (10.0–12.8) | 34.0 (33.5–34.6) | 59.4 (58.4–60.3) |
| High school | 55.9 (54.9–56.8) | 54.9 (54.1–55.7) | 50.6 (49.8–51.4) | 40.2 (39.4–40.9) | 24.1 (23.3–24.9) | 15.9 (15.0–16.9) | 9.2 (7.4–11.2) | 42.5 (42.2–42.9) | 50.2 (49.8–50.6) |
| Technical college | 49.5 (47.9–51.1) | 48.0 (46.4–49.6) | 45.7 (43.7–47.8) | 38.0 (35.6–40.4) | 24.2 (20.8–27.8) | 11.0 (7.6–15.2) | NS | 44.4 (43.5–45.3) | 44.9 (43.9–45.9) |
| 2-year college | 46.8 (43.5–50.1) | 45.4 (42.5–48.3) | 42.3 (39.4–45.3) | 31.6 (28.6–34.7) | 19.7 (15.9–23.8) | 12.4 (9.4–16.0) | 8.8 (4.3–15.7) | 36.8 (35.4–38.1) | 41.2 (39.7–42.7) |
| University (4-year) | 36.5 (35.4–37.6) | 35.8 (34.8–36.7) | 35.1 (34.1–36.0) | 31.4 (30.4–32.4) | 19.7 (18.5–21.0) | 11.2 (9.7–12.9) | 8.5 (5.4–12.6) | 32.2 (31.8–32.7) | 34.5 (34.0–35.0) |
| Graduate school | 19.4 (17.2–21.9) | 17.1 (15.0–19.4) | 16.8 (14.3–19.5) | 16.6 (13.7–20.0) | 12.2 (7.9–17.7) | NS | NS | 17.3 (16.1–18.5) | 17.4 (16.1–18.6) |
| Total | 47.9 (47.3–48.5) | 47.4 (46.9–47.9) | 44.4 (43.8–44.9) | 38.2 (37.7–38.7) | 24.4 (23.9–25.0) | 15.5 (14.9–16.1) | 10.3 (9.3–11.4) | 37.8 (37.6–38.1) | |
| Women | |||||||||
| Junior high school | 49.3 (46.3–52.3) | 47.5 (44.5–50.4) | 27.4 (25.0–29.9) | 13.1 (12.3–14.0) | 5.7 (5.3–6.1) | 3.1 (2.8–3.4) | 1.9 (1.6–2.4) | 8.9 (8.6–9.2) | 34.2 (33.0–35.5) |
| High school | 23.9 (23.0–24.8) | 21.5 (20.9–22.2) | 16.4 (15.8–17.0) | 8.1 (7.8–8.5) | 4.1 (3.7–4.4) | 2.1 (1.8–2.4) | 1.5 (1.0–2.1) | 12.5 (12.3–12.7) | 17.2 (16.9–17.5) |
| Technical college | 17.5 (16.4–18.6) | 16.1 (15.1–17.1) | 14.2 (13.1–15.3) | 9.6 (8.6–10.7) | 4.2 (3.2–5.4) | 2.8 (1.6–4.5) | 1.1 (0.1–4.1) | 13.7 (13.2–14.2) | 14.1 (13.6–14.7) |
| 2-year college | 10.3 (9.4–11.1) | 7.3 (6.8–7.9) | 7.5 (6.9–8.2) | 5.8 (5.1–6.6) | 2.8 (1.9–3.9) | 0.9 (0.2–2.2) | 0.9 (0.0–4.7) | 7.4 (7.0–7.7) | 7.6 (7.3–8.0) |
| University (4-year) | 6.6 (6.0–7.3) | 5.7 (5.1–6.4) | 6.1 (5.4–6.9) | 5.7 (4.9–6.7) | 3.7 (2.6–5.2) | 3.9 (2.0–6.6) | NS | 6.0 (5.6–6.3) | 5.9 (5.6–6.3) |
| Graduate school | 4.8 (2.9–7.4) | 2.0 (0.7–4.3) | 5.3 (2.3–10.2) | NS | NS | NS | NS | 4.0 (2.8–5.4) | 4.2 (2.6–5.9)b |
| Total | 16.9 (16.5–17.4) | 15.9 (15.6–16.3) | 13.5 (13.1–13.8) | 8.6 (8.3–8.9) | 4.7 (4.4–4.9) | 2.6 (2.4–2.9) | 1.8 (1.5–2.1) | 10.5 (10.4–10.6) | |
NS, not shown because fewer than 100 in sample.
Values are reported as percentages (95% confidence intervals).