Table 1. 2001-2002 Tobacco Use Supplement to the Current Population Survey (TUS-CPS)

  1. Behavioral Research Program
  2. Tobacco Control Research Branch (TCRB)
  3. TUS-CPS
  4. TUS-CPS Results
  5. 2001-2002 TUS-CPS Data
  6. Table 1: Smoking Status

Smoking Status - Percentage Estimates (95% Confidence Intervals) of the U.S. Household Population, 18 or older, by Demographic Subgroups.*

 

  Current Smoker (%) Former Smoker Never Smoked Population Size
(thousands)		 Sample Size
Current** Every Day Some Days
Total 20.5
(20.2-20.7)		 16.5
(16.2-16.7)		 4.0
(3.9-4.1)		 20.6
(20.4-20.9)		 58.9
(58.6-59.2)		 203,113 234,227
Male 23.0
(22.6-23.4)		 18.5
(18.1-18.9)		 4.5
(4.4-4.7)		 23.9
(23.6-24.2)		 53.1
(52.7-53.5)		 97,298 109,993
Female 18.1
(17.9-18.4)		 14.6
(14.4-14.9)		 3.5
(3.4-3.6)		 17.6
(17.3-17.9)		 64.3
(63.9-64.7)		 105,815 124,234
Region:
Northeast 19.3
(18.7-19.8)		 15.7
(15.2-16.1)		 3.6
(3.4-3.9)		 22.8
(22.3-23.3)		 57.9
(57.3-58.6)		 38,714 51,451
Midwest 23.2
(22.6-23.7)		 19.0
(18.5-19.5)		 4.2
(3.9-4.4)		 21.5
(21.0-21.9)		 55.4
(54.8-56.0)		 46,389 58,870
South 21.6
(21.1-22.1)		 17.7
(17.3-18.2)		 3.8
(3.6-4.0)		 19.2
(18.8-19.7)		 59.2
(58.6-59.7)		 72,357 67,396
West 16.9
(16.4-17.5)		 12.6
(12.1-13.1)		 4.3
(4.1-4.6)		 20.1
(19.7-20.6)		 62.9
(62.2-63.7)		 45,652 56,510
Race/Ethnicity***:
White 21.7
(21.4-22.0)		 18.1
(17.8-18.3)		 3.6
(3.5-3.7)		 23.9
(23.6-24.2)		 54.4
(54.1-54.8)		 147,986 182,085
Black 20.2
(19.5-21.0)		 15.4
(14.7-16.0)		 4.9
(4.5-5.2)		 12.5
(11.9-13.1)		 67.3
(66.4-68.2)		 23,477 20,879
American Indian / Alaska Native 32.2
(29.1-35.6)		 25.3
(22.6-28.3)		 6.9
(5.7-8.3)		 19.0
(16.7-21.5)		 48.7
(45.2-52.3)		 1,628 2,760
Asian / Pacific Islander 11.9
(11.1-12.7)		 8.6
(7.9-9.3)		 3.3
(2.8-3.8)		 10.5
(9.8-11.2)		 77.7
(76.7-78.6)		 7,960 8,777
Hispanic 14.7
(14.1-15.4)		 9.2
(8.7-9.7)		 5.5
(5.1-6.0)		 11.1
(10.5-11.7)		 74.2
(73.3-75.1)		 22,062 19,726
Age:
18-24 23.1
(22.5-23.7)		 17.7
(17.0-18.3)		 5.4
(5.1-5.7)		 6.3
(6.0-6.7)		 70.6
(69.9-71.3)		 26,803 26,400
25-44 23.8
(23.4-24.2)		 18.9
(18.4-19.3)		 4.9
(4.8-5.1)		 13.7
(13.3-14.0)		 62.5
(62.1-63.0)		 80,811 91,231
45-64 20.9
(20.6-21.3)		 17.6
(17.3-17.9)		 3.3
(3.2-3.5)		 27.4
(26.9-27.8)		 51.7
(51.2-52.2)		 62,827 75,030
65+ 9.1
(8.7-9.5)		 7.4
(7.1-7.7)		 1.7
(1.6-1.9)		 36.6
(36.1-37.2)		 54.2
(53.7-54.8)		 32,672 41,566
Education****:
<12 years 24.7
(24.0-25.4)		 20.7
(19.9-21.4)		 4.0
(3.7-4.3)		 21.6
(21.0-22.3)		 53.7
(52.8-54.5)		 27,411 30,709
12 years (HS) 25.5
(25.1-25.9)		 21.7
(21.3-22.0)		 3.8
(3.6-4.0)		 23.2
(22.7-23.7)		 51.3
(50.8-51.8)		 55,996 67,431
13-15 years 21.3
(20.9-21.8)		 17.0
(16.6-17.4)		 4.3
(4.1-4.5)		 24.0
(23.6-24.4)		 54.7
(54.1-55.2)		 44,976 53,662
16+ years 9.9
(9.5-10.2)		 6.8
(6.6-7.1)		 3.0
(2.9-3.2)		 21.9
(21.5-22.3)		 68.2
(67.8-68.7)		 47,926 56,025

 

*Based on the 2001-2002 CPS Tobacco Use Supplement questions: a) Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire life?; and b) Do you now smoke cigarettes every day, some days, or not at all?

**Current = Every Day + Some Day

***White = White/Non-Hispanic; Black = Black/Non-Hispanic.

****For analysis involving educational level, only respondents 25 or older are included, as many respondents between 18 and 24 have not yet completed formal education/training.

 

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September 24, 2020