Cigarette Smoking—United States, 2006–2008 and 2009–2010

Supplements / November 22, 2013 / Vol. 62 / No. 3

During 2009–2010, smoking prevalence was 46% among 12th-grade-aged youths who had dropped out of school, and 21.9% among those who were still in school.
Among adults, smoking prevalence was 34.6% for those who did not graduate from high school compared with 13.2% among those with a college degree.
During 2011–2012, there was a significant increase for current electronic cigarette use from 2011 to 2012 (0.6% to 1.1%).
Among racial and ethnic groups, smoking prevalence remained highest among American Indian and Alaska Native youths and adults. However, prevalence declined from 17.2% to 13.6% in young people and from 42.2% to 34.4% in adults.