Figure. Proportion of Current Smokers by Cumulative Disadvantage^a in Each Year, National Health Interview Survey, 2008 to 2017^b.

^aTotal number of the following disadvantages: unemployed, poverty, no high school degree, disability/limitation, serious psychological distress, and heavy drinking. The Methods section gives the operational definition of each form of disadvantage. The eMethods in the Supplement describes disability/limitation.

^bWeighted to the US population (n = 241 796).