2018-19 TUS-CPS Data, Table 1: Cigarette Smoking Status

  1. Behavioral Research Program
  2. Tobacco Control Research Branch (TCRB)
  3. TUS-CPS
  4. TUS-CPS Results
  5. 2018-2019 TUS-CPS Data
  6. Table 1: Smoking Status
Cigarette Smoking Status - Percentage Estimates (95% Confidence Intervals) for the US Household Population, 18 Years and Older1,2
  Current %
(CI)		 Everyday %
(CI)		 Some Days %
(CI)		 Former %
(CI)		 Never %
(CI)		 Population Sample
Total 11.4
11.2-11.6		 8.7
8.5- 8.9		 2.7
2.6- 2.8		 18.2
18.0-18.5		 70.4
70.0-70.7		 248,831,743 136,806
Sex:
Male 12.9
12.6-13.3		 9.7
9.4- 9.9		 3.3
3.1- 3.5		 21.2
20.9-21.6		 65.8
65.4-66.3		 119,859,783 62,162
Female 10
9.7-10.3		 7.8
7.6- 8.1		 2.1
2.0- 2.3		 15.4
15.1-15.7		 74.6
74.2-75.0		 128,971,960 74,644
Region:
Northeast 10.2
9.7-10.7		 7.8
7.4- 8.3		 2.4
2.2- 2.7		 20
19.4-20.7		 69.7
69.1-70.4		 43,592,023 21,794
Midwest 14
13.4-14.6		 11
10.5-11.6		 2.9
2.7- 3.2		 20.8
20.1-21.5		 65.2
64.4-66.1		 51,564,592 27,629
South 12.1
11.7-12.4		 9.5
9.2- 9.8		 2.6
2.5- 2.8		 16.7
16.3-17.1		 71.2
70.6-71.8		 94,343,821 51,146
West 9
8.6- 9.4		 6.2
5.8- 6.5		 2.8
2.6- 3.1		 17
16.5-17.5		 74
73.3-74.7		 59,331,308 36,237
Race/Ethnicity3:
White (NH) 12.6
12.3-12.9		 10.1
9.8-10.4		 2.5
2.4- 2.6		 22.4
22.0-22.7		 65.1
64.7-65.5		 156,937,853 99,777
Black (NH) 12.6
11.9-13.3		 8.9
8.3- 9.5		 3.7
3.3- 4.1		 11.3
10.8-11.9		 76.1
75.2-77.0		 29,471,071 13,024
Hispanic 7.5
7.0- 8.0		 4.8
4.4- 5.2		 2.7
2.4- 3.0		 10.8
10.3-11.4		 81.7
81.0-82.3		 41,124,089 14,846
American Indian/
Alaska Native (NH)		 20.7
17.8-24.0		 14.1
11.7-16.9		 6.6
5.1- 8.7		 19
16.1-22.4		 60.2
55.8-64.4		 1,849,561 1,239
Asian/Pacific
Islander (NH)		 5.4
4.8- 6.0		 3.4
2.9- 4.0		 2
1.6- 2.4		 8.8
8.0- 9.7		 85.8
84.8-86.7		 15,813,772 6,226
2 or more races (NH) 17.1
14.9-19.6		 12.4
10.6-14.5		 4.7
3.6- 6.1		 18.7
16.7-20.9		 64.2
61.3-66.9		 3,635,397 1,694
Age:
18-24 7.4
6.7- 8.2		 4.7
4.2- 5.2		 2.7
2.3- 3.2		 4.2
3.8- 4.7		 88.3
87.4-89.2		 29,477,095 7,616
25-44 12.5
12.2-12.9		 9.2
8.8- 9.5		 3.4
3.2- 3.6		 12.9
12.6-13.3		 74.5
74.0-75.0		 85,128,621 43,887
45-64 14.3
13.9-14.7		 11.6
11.2-11.9		 2.7
2.6- 2.9		 19.4
18.9-19.9		 66.3
65.8-66.8		 82,591,408 46,757
65+ 7.2
6.9- 7.6		 5.7
5.5- 6.0		 1.5
1.4- 1.7		 32.9
32.4-33.5		 59.8
59.2-60.4		 51,634,620 38,546
Education4:
< 12 years
 		 19.4
18.5-20.4		 15.8
15.0-16.8		 3.6
3.2- 4.0		 18.2
17.3-19.1		 62.4
61.1-63.7		 20,026,366 10,765
12 years (HS) 17.9
17.4-18.4		 14.6
14.2-15.0		 3.3
3.1- 3.5		 22
21.4-22.6		 60.1
59.4-60.8		 56,166,104 33,880
13-15 years 14
13.6-14.4		 10.8
10.4-11.2		 3.2
3.0- 3.4		 23.4
22.9-23.9		 62.6
62.0-63.3		 59,926,443 36,244
16+ years 4.7
4.4- 4.9		 3
2.8- 3.2		 1.7
1.6- 1.8		 16.9
16.5-17.3		 78.4
78.0-78.9		 83,235,735 48,301

Note: Percentages and 95% confidence intervals represent weighted estimates.

1 Based on the 2018-19 TUS-CPS 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?

2 Current smokers = smoked 100 or more cigarettes in their lifetime, and smoked every day or some days.
Former smokers = smoked 100 or more cigarettes in their lifetime, but no longer smoking at the time of the interview.
Never smokers = smoked less than 100 cigarettes in their lifetime, for all ages 18+ consistent with the SMOKSTAT coding.
Note: Respondents with unknown current cigarette smoking status are excluded from the data.

3 In the 2018-19 CPS, multiple races were allowed. Here "White" equals non-Hispanic, only White race reported; "Black" equals non-Hispanic, only Black race reported; "American Indian/Alaska Native" equals non-Hispanic, only American Indian/Alaska Native race reported; "Asian/Pacific Islander" equals non-Hispanic, only Asian/Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander race reported; "2 or more races reported" equals non-Hispanic, 2 or more races reported. Note more than half of this last category is composed of non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaska Natives also reporting one or more other races. Also, non-Hispanic Asian/Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islanders reporting some other race(s) make up the next largest subcategory within this grouping (mainly the Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islanders).

4 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