Current Cigarette Smoking Among Adults — United States, 2016.
Thursday, February 8, 2018
Posted by: Natalia Gromov
Ahmed Jamal, Elyse Phillips, Andrea S. Gentzke, et al.
Current Cigarette Smoking Among Adults — United States, 2016.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2018;67:53-59.
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) analyzed data from the 2016 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS). In 2016, the prevalence of current cigarette smoking among adults was 15.5%, which was a significant decline from 2005 (20.9%); however, no significant change has occurred since 2015 (15.1%). In 2016, the prevalence of cigarette smoking was higher among adults who were male, aged 25–64 years, American Indian/Alaska Native or multiracial, had a General Education Development (GED) certificate, lived below the federal poverty level, lived in the Midwest or South, were uninsured or insured through Medicaid, had a disability/limitation, were lesbian, gay, or bisexual (LGB), or had serious psychological distress. During 2005–2016, the percentage of ever smokers who quit smoking increased from 50.8% to 59.0%.
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