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Smoking Prevalence Among U.S. Adults,
1955–2007
(as a percent of population, 18 years of age and
older)
| Year |
Overall population |
Males |
Females |
Whites |
Blacks |
| 1955 |
— |
56.9% |
28.4% |
— |
— |
| 1965 |
42.4% |
51.9 |
33.9 |
42.1% |
45.8% |
| 1970 |
37.4 |
44.1 |
31.5 |
37.0 |
41.4 |
| 1980 |
33.2 |
37.6 |
29.3 |
32.9 |
36.9 |
| 1990 |
25.5 |
28.4 |
22.8 |
25.6 |
26.2 |
| 2000 |
23.3 |
25.7 |
21.0 |
24.1 |
23.2 |
| 2002 |
22.5 |
25.2 |
20.0 |
23.6 |
22.4 |
| 2003 |
21.6 |
24.1 |
19.2 |
22.7 |
21.5 |
| 2004 |
20.9 |
23.4 |
18.5 |
22.2 |
20.2 |
| 2007 |
20.8 |
23.9 |
18.0 |
21.9 |
23.0 |
Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention. Web: www.cdc.gov.
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