Cigarette Use Among Americans by Characteristics, 2007
Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff 
| Time Period | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Lifetime | Past year | Past month |
| Age | |||
| 12–17 | 23.7% | 15.7% | 9.8% |
| 18–25 | 64.7 | 45.1 | 36.2 |
| 26 or older | 71.7 | 27.3 | 24.1 |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 70.4 | 31.8 | 27.1 |
| Female | 60.5 | 25.3 | 21.5 |
| Hispanic origin and race | |||
| Not Hispanic | 67.5 | 29.0 | 24.8 |
| White | 71.8 | 29.9 | 25.6 |
| African American | 53.3% | 26.9% | 23.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 72.2 | 41.4 | 34.4 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | (1) | (1) | (1) |
| Asian | 38.6 | 17.5 | 14.2 |
| Two or more races | 65.6 | 33.4 | 29.9 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 51.2 | 25.4 | 20.5 |
| Total | 65.3 | 28.5 | 24.2 |
1. Low precision; no estimate reported.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2006 and 2007. Web: www.oas.samhsa.gov.
