Table 2.
Cigarette use prevalence in 2011 and 2017 by income group
| State | 2011 | 2017 | Change in ratio | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower income | Higher income | Ratioa | Lower income | Higher income | Ratioa | ||
| Alabama | 33.4 (30.7, 36.0) | 18.4 (16.6, 20.2) | 1.8 | 32.2 (29.4, 35.0) | 15.7 (14.0, 17.3) | 2.1 | −0.3 |
| Alaska | 35.1 (31.1, 39.2) | 16.3 (14.1, 18.6) | 2.2 | 33.0 (27.1, 38.9) | 16.1 (13.3, 19.0) | 2.0 | 0.2 |
| Arizona | 27.0 (22.9, 31.1) | 15.1 (12.9, 17.3) | 1.8 | 24.0 (22.2, 25.8) | 13.0 (12.0, 13.9) | 1.8 | 0.0 |
| Arkansas | 38.2 (34.3, 42.0) | 18.3 (15.9, 20.6) | 2.1 | 35.3 (31.1, 39.6) | 15.6 (13.0, 18.2) | 2.3 | −0.2 |
| California | 18.6 (17.1, 20.1) | 11.1 (10.3, 11.9) | 1.7 | 17.2 (15.1, 19.2) | 10.5 (9.3, 11.7) | 1.6 | 0.1 |
| Colorado | 26.4 (24.3, 28.6) | 13.1 (12.0, 14.3) | 2.0 | 24.2 (22.0, 26.3) | 11.5 (10.4, 12.5) | 2.1 | −0.1 |
| Connecticut | 23.4 (20.7, 26.1) | 13.5 (12.0, 15.2) | 1.7 | 21.0 (18.7, 23.3) | 10.3 (9.1, 11.6) | 2.0 | −0.3 |
| Delaware | 32.0 (27.8, 36.2) | 17.7 (15.7, 19.8) | 1.8 | 26.0 (22.1, 29.8) | 14.4 (12.5, 16.4) | 1.8 | 0.0 |
| District of Columbia | 31.6 (27.8, 35.5) | 13.4 (11.2, 15.6) | 2.4 | 26.8 (23.4, 30.3) | 9.0 (7.4, 10.7) | 3.0 | −0.6 |
| Florida | 24.7 (22.6, 26.7) | 16.1 (14.7, 17.5) | 1.5 | 24.3 (21.9, 26.7) | 12.7 (11.4, 14.0) | 1.9 | −0.4 |
| Georgia | 30.7 (28.0, 33.4) | 15.4 (13.9, 16.9) | 2.0 | 25.8 (23.1, 28.5) | 14.7 (13.1, 16.3) | 1.8 | 0.2 |
| Hawaii | 24.5 (21.8, 27.2) | 12.4 (10.9, 14.0) | 2.0 | 18.3 (16.1, 20.6) | 11.3 (9.9, 12.6) | 1.6 | 0.4 |
| Idaho | 26.2 (22.6, 29.7) | 13.0 (11.3, 14.8) | 2.0 | 24.9 (21.2, 28.6) | 11.2 (9.6, 12.8) | 2.2 | −0.2 |
| Illinois | 27.0 (23.8, 30.1) | 17.0 (14.9, 19.1) | 1.6 | 22.7 (20.1, 25.4) | 12.3 (10.8, 13.7) | 1.8 | −0.2 |
| Indiana | 34.4 (31.8, 37.0) | 21.0 (19.4, 22.6) | 1.6 | 33.3 (31.2, 35.5) | 17.8 (16.7, 18.9) | 1.9 | −0.3 |
| Iowa | 28.9 (26.6, 31.2) | 14.7 (13.3, 16.1) | 2.0 | 26.1 (23.8, 28.3) | 13.0 (11.9, 14.2) | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Kansas | 31.2 (29.8, 32.7) | 15.1 (14.2, 16.0) | 2.1 | 27.0 (25.5, 28.5) | 13.2 (12.4, 14.0) | 2.0 | 0.1 |
| Kentucky | 40.3 (37.4, 43.3) | 22.7 (21.0, 24.5) | 1.8 | 37.1 (33.6, 40.6) | 19.4 (17.6, 21.2) | 1.9 | −0.1 |
| Louisiana | 32.6 (30.1, 35.1) | 21.2 (19.5, 22.9) | 1.5 | 32.8 (29.6, 36.0) | 18.3 (16.4, 20.2) | 1.8 | −0.3 |
| Maine | 34.0 (31.8, 36.3) | 17.0 (15.8, 18.1) | 2.0 | 30.4 (27.2, 33.6) | 13.8 (12.5, 15.2) | 2.2 | −0.2 |
| Maryland | 28.2 (25.4, 31.0) | 14.4 (13.0, 15.9) | 2.0 | 23.3 (20.7, 25.9) | 10.9 (9.8, 12.0) | 2.1 | −0.1 |
| Massachusetts | 25.6 (23.9, 27.4) | 13.9 (12.8, 15.0) | 1.8 | 22.9 (19.7, 26.0) | 10.4 (8.9, 11.9) | 2.2 | −0.4 |
| Michigan | 33.6 (31.0, 36.3) | 18.4 (17.0, 19.9) | 1.8 | 31.4 (29.0, 33.8) | 15.4 (14.3, 16.6) | 2.0 | −0.2 |
| Minnesota | 27.6 (25.7, 29.5) | 14.1 (13.0, 15.2) | 2.0 | 23.2 (21.5, 24.8) | 11.3 (10.5, 12.1) | 2.1 | −0.1 |
| Mississippi | 34.6 (32.0, 37.2) | 21.6 (20.0, 23.3) | 1.6 | 33.1 (29.0, 37.1) | 18.9 (16.8, 20.9) | 1.8 | −0.2 |
| Missouri | 37.1 (34.1, 40.1) | 18.8 (17.0, 20.6) | 2.0 | 34.3 (31.1, 37.5) | 16.1 (14.6, 17.6) | 2.1 | −0.1 |
| Montana | 33.2 (30.7, 35.7) | 15.6 (14.1, 17.0) | 2.1 | 31.3 (27.9, 34.6) | 11.8 (10.3, 13.3) | 2.7 | −0.6 |
| Nebraska | 28.5 (26.9, 30.1) | 16.5 (15.6, 17.3) | 1.7 | 25.7 (23.3, 28.2) | 12.6 (11.6, 13.6) | 2.0 | −0.3 |
| Nevada | 32.0 (28.0, 36.0) | 17.9 (15.7, 20.1) | 1.8 | 24.1 (20.2, 28.1) | 15.2 (12.9, 17.4) | 1.6 | 0.2 |
| New Hampshire | 29.7 (26.9, 32.6) | 13.9 (12.2, 15.5) | 2.1 | 26.2 (22.6, 29.8) | 12.5 (10.6, 14.4) | 2.1 | 0.0 |
| New Jersey | 21.6 (19.9, 23.4) | 14.0 (12.9, 15.1) | 1.5 | 18.4 (16.2, 20.6) | 12.3 (10.9, 13.7) | 1.5 | 0.0 |
| New Mexico | 28.9 (26.8, 31.1) | 16.2 (14.8, 17.6) | 1.8 | 26.4 (23.6, 29.1) | 13.0 (11.4, 14.6) | 2.0 | −0.2 |
| New York | 26.7 (24.1, 29.4) | 13.8 (12.4, 15.1) | 1.9 | 20.6 (18.5, 22.6) | 12.7 (11.6, 13.8) | 1.6 | 0.3 |
| North Carolina | 30.9 (28.4, 33.3) | 16.5 (15.0, 18.0) | 1.9 | 25.9 (22.8, 29.0) | 14.0 (12.3, 15.7) | 1.9 | 0.0 |
| North Dakota | 27.7 (24.8, 30.6) | 17.7 (15.8, 19.6) | 1.6 | 26.9 (24.2, 29.7) | 15.0 (13.5, 16.4) | 1.8 | −0.2 |
| Ohio | 38.0 (35.3, 40.7) | 18.6 (17.1, 20.0) | 2.0 | 34.2 (31.6, 36.9) | 16.7 (15.4, 17.9) | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Oklahoma | 38.1 (35.3, 40.8) | 19.6 (18.0, 21.1) | 1.9 | 29.7 (26.8, 32.6) | 16.3 (14.8, 17.9) | 1.8 | 0.1 |
| Oregon | 32.0 (29.0, 35.1) | 13.4 (11.9, 15.0) | 2.4 | 26.3 (23.7, 29.2) | 13.0 (11.5, 14.4) | 2.0 | 0.4 |
| Pennsylvania | 32.5 (30.2, 34.8) | 17.8 (16.5, 19.1) | 1.8 | 28.9 (25.9, 32.0) | 15.8 (14.3, 17.2) | 1.8 | 0.0 |
| Rhode Island | 28.7 (25.7, 31.7) | 15.7 (14.1, 17.4) | 1.8 | 23.1 (19.6, 26.6) | 12.8 (11.1, 14.6) | 1.8 | 0.0 |
| South Carolina | 31.8 (29.6, 34.0) | 17.9 (16.4, 19.5) | 1.8 | 29.0 (26.7, 31.3) | 14.7 (13.5, 16.0) | 2.0 | −0.2 |
| South Dakota | 31.9 (28.1, 35.8) | 18.7 (16.4, 21.0) | 1.7 | 28.8 (23.9, 33.6) | 16.4 (14.3, 18.6) | 1.8 | −0.1 |
| Tennessee | 31.8 (27.4, 36.3) | 17.2 (14.4, 20.0) | 1.8 | 35.7 (32.5, 39.0) | 16.9 (15.1, 18.8) | 2.1 | −0.3 |
| Texas | 25.8 (23.5, 28.1) | 15.4 (14.0, 16.8) | 1.7 | 20.0 (17.3, 22.7) | 14.5 (12.7, 16.3) | 1.4 | 0.3 |
| Utah | 18.6 (16.9, 20.3) | 7.9 (7.0, 8.8) | 2.4 | 15.1 (13.4, 16.8) | 7.0 (6.2, 7.9) | 2.2 | 0.2 |
| Vermont | 28.7 (26.0, 31.3) | 12.5 (11.0, 14.0) | 2.3 | 25.3 (22.5, 28.1) | 11.6 (10.1, 13.2) | 2.2 | 0.1 |
| Virginia | 30.6 (27.7, 33.6) | 14.9 (13.1, 16.7) | 2.1 | 25.4 (23.2, 27.7) | 12.5 (11.3, 13.7) | 2.0 | 0.1 |
| Washington | 26.6 (24.4, 28.8) | 11.4 (10.2, 12.6) | 2.3 | 21.5 (19.6, 23.3) | 10.7 (9.7, 11.6) | 2.0 | 0.3 |
| West Virginia | 38.0 (35.2, 40.8) | 22.8 (20.7, 24.8) | 1.7 | 38.5 (35.5, 41.4) | 19.0 (17.2, 20.9) | 2.0 | −0.3 |
| Wisconsin | 34.2 (29.9, 38.5) | 15.5 (13.8, 17.2) | 2.2 | 27.6 (23.9, 31.3) | 13.3 (11.7, 14.8) | 2.1 | 0.1 |
| Wyoming | 32.3 (29.4, 35.1) | 16.4 (14.7, 18.1) | 2.0 | 27.8 (24.7, 30.9) | 14.0 (12.3, 15.7) | 2.0 | 0.0 |
Note. The value is the ratio of smoking prevalence in the lower-income group to that in the higher-income group.