Current Cigarette Smoking Among Adults—United States, 2005-2013

November 28, 2014 / Vol. 63 / No. 47

MMWR Highlights

Current cigarette smoking among adults, by race/ethnicity

• Current cigarette smoking among non-Hispanic white adults was 21.9% in 2005 and 19.4% in 2013.
• Current cigarette smoking among non-Hispanic black adults was 21.5% in 2005 and 18.3% in 2013.
• Current cigarette smoking among Hispanic adults was 16.2% in 2005 and 12.1% in 2013.
• Current cigarette smoking among non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaska Native adults was 32.0% in 2005 and 26.1% in 2013.
• Current cigarette smoking among non-Hispanic Asian adults was 13.3% in 2005 and 9.6% in 2013.
• Current cigarette smoking among adults of non-Hispanic multiple races was 24.8% in 2005 and 26.8% in 2013.

Current cigarette smoking among adults, by poverty status

• Current cigarette smoking among adults living at or above the poverty level was 20.6% in 2005 and 16.2% in 2013.
• Current cigarette smoking among adults living below the poverty level was 29.9% in 2005 and 29.2% in 2013.

Current cigarette smoking among adults, by sexual orientation (this is the first time this category has been included in the NHIS questionnaire)

• Current cigarette smoking among straight adults was 17.6% in 2013.
• Current cigarette smoking among lesbian/gay/bisexual adults was 26.6% in 2013.

Current cigarette smoking among adults, by disability status

• Current cigarette smoking among adults who reported having a disability/limitation was 23.0% in 2013.
• Current cigarette smoking among adults who reported having no disability/limitation was 17.0% in 2013.