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Among Americans with less education (9 to 11 years), the percentage of smokers was 32.6%. The prevalence of tobacco use was generally lower among those with higher levels of education. Excluding educational attainment, the highest prevalence of smoking in the U.S. was among adults aged 18–24 years (24.4%) and 25–44 years (24.1%).
Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in the United States, accounting for approximately 443,000 deaths—1 of every 5 deaths—each year. [7] Cigarette smoking alone has cost the United States $96 billion in direct medical expenses and $97 billion in lost productivity per year, or an average of $4,260 per adult smoker.
Residents of 12 states in the South and Midwest are more likely to smoke – and to smoke more – than people living in the rest of the United States, according to a new report.
While the rates of cigarette smoking among adults [3] and adolescents [4] have declined in the past ten years in the United States, a considerable number of adolescents continue to smoke cigarettes. The Surgeon General's Warning released in 1964 was a major impetus for this change. [ 5 ]
Quitting smoking can have short- and long-term benefits on human health. There are many resources available to help with smoking cessation, such as the American Cancer Society’s Great American ...
A new study shows 1.1 billion people smoked in 2019. Experts say they aren't surprised because nicotine addiction is hard to quit.
From 1965 to 2006, rates of smoking in the United States have declined from 42% to 20.8%. [38] A significant majority of those who quit were professional, affluent men. Despite this decrease in the prevalence of consumption, the average number of cigarettes consumed per person per day increased from 22 in 1954 to 30 in 1978.
A map of the USA showing which states have enacted smoking bans. States with smoke-free bars are blue, smoke-free restaurants red, and smoke-free workplaces green. States which have smoke-free laws in more than one of these locations use additive coloring