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2006-07 TUS-CPS Data, Table 4

Table 4. 2006-07 Tobacco Use Supplement to the Current Population Survey (TUS-CPS):

Use of Cigars and Smokeless Tobacco Products - Percentage Estimates (95% Confidence Intervals) of the US Household Population, 18 Years and Over, by Cigarette Smoking Status and Sex: Self and Proxy Respondents
  Currently Use Cigars* % (CI) Population size
(denominator)
Sample size
(denominator)
Currently Use Smokeless Tobacco* % (CI) Population size
(denominator)
Sample size
(denominator)
Total
Both Sexes 3.4
(3.3-3.5)
216,469,162 225,048 1.8
(1.7-1.9)
216,547,153 225,109
Male 6.3
(6.2-6.5)
103,872,252 105,283 3.6
(3.4-3.8)
103,916,152 105,306
Female 0.7
(0.7-0.8)
112,596,910 119,765 0.2
(0.2-0.2)
112,631,001 119,803
Current Smoker
Both Sexes 8.5
(8.2-8.8)
37,618,786 39,534 2.8
(2.6-3.0)
37,632,562 39,544
Male 13.3
(12.8-13.9)
20,410,001 20,693 4.9
(4.6-5.3)
20,409,981 20,687
Female 2.8
(2.5-3.2)
17,208,785 18,841 0.3
(0.2-0.4)
17,222,581 18,857
Former Smoker
Both Sexes 3.9
(3.7-4.1)
40,839,150 46,400 2.7
(2.5-2.9)
40,871,091 46,423
Male 6.6
(6.2-6.9)
22,409,283 25,051 4.8
(4.4-5.1)
22,427,348 25,062
Female 0.6
(0.5-0.7)
18,429,866 21,349 0.2
(0.1-0.3)
18,443,743 21,361
Never Smoked
Both Sexes 1.9
(1.8-2.0)
138,011,226 139,114 1.3
(1.2-1.4)
138,043,500 139,142
Male 3.9
(3.7-4.1)
61,052,968 59,539 2.7
(2.6-2.9)
61,078,823 59,557
Female 0.3
(0.2-0.3)
76,958,258 79,575 0.2
(0.1-0.2)
76,964,677 79,585

* Everyday and some day current use of cigars in col. 2 and smokeless (chewing tobacco and/or snuff) in col. 5.

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