Overview

• Nearly 18 of every 100 U.S. adults aged 18 years or older (17.8%) currently smoke cigarettes. This means an estimated 42.1 million adults in the United States currently smoke cigarettes.1
• Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of preventable disease and death in the United States, accounting for more than 480,000 deaths every year, or 1 of every 5 deaths.2
• More than 16 million Americans live with a smoking related disease.2
• Current smoking has declined from nearly 21 of every 100 adults (20.9%) in 2005 to nearly 18 of every 100 adults (17.8%) in 2013.1

Current Smoking Among Adults in 2013 (Nation)

Note

• Current smokers are defined as persons who reported smoking at least 100 cigarettes during their lifetime and who, at the time they participated in a survey about this topic, reported smoking every day or some days.

Overall1

• About 1 in 5 or nearly 18 of every 100 American adults (17.8%)

By Gender1

• More than 20 of every 100 adult men (20.5%)
• About 15 of every 100 adult women (15.3%)

Note

• Men were more likely to be current cigarette smokers than women.

By Age1

• Nearly 19 of every 100 adults aged 18 24 years (18.7%)
• About 20 of every 100 adults aged 25 44 years (20.1%)
• Nearly 20 of every 100 adults aged 45 64 years (19.9%)
• Nearly 9 of every 100 adults aged 65 years and older (8.8%)

Note

• Current cigarette smoking was higher among persons aged 18 24 years, 25 44 years, and 45 64 years than among those aged 65 years and older.

By Race/Ethnicity1

• About 26 of every 100 non Hispanic American Indians/Alaska Natives (26.1%)
• More than 9 of every 100 non Hispanic Asians (9.6%)
• About 18 of every 100 non Hispanic Blacks (18.3%)
• About 12 of every 100 Hispanics (12.1%)
• More than 19 of every 100 non Hispanic Whites (19.4%)
• Nearly 27 of every 100 non Hispanic multiple race individuals (26.8%)

Notes

• Current cigarette smoking was highest among people of multiple races and non Hispanic American Indians/Alaska Natives and lowest among Asians.
• Non Hispanic Asians do not include Native Hawaiians or Other Pacific Islanders.

By Education1

• About 24 of every 100 adults with 12 or fewer years of education (no diploma) (24.2%)
• More than 41 of every 100 adults with a graduate education degree (GED) certificate (41.4%)
• 22 of every 100 adults with a high school diploma (22.0%)
• Nearly 18 of every 100 adults with an associate’s degree (17.8%)
• Nearly 21 of every 100 adults with some college, no diploma (20.9%)
• About 9 of every 100 adults with an undergraduate college degree (9.1%)
• More than 5 of every 100 adults with a graduate degree (5.6%)

Note

• Current cigarette smoking was highest among persons with a GED certificate and lowest among those with a graduate degree.

By Poverty Status1

• About 29 of every 100 adults who live below the poverty level (29.2%)
• About 16 of every 100 adults who live at or above the poverty level (16.2%)

Notes

• Current cigarette smoking was higher among persons living below the poverty level than those living at or above this level.
• Poverty thresholds are based on U.S. Census Bureau data.

By U.S. Census Region1

• More than 20 of every 100 adults who live in the Midwest (20.5%)
• About 19 of every 100 adults who live in the South (19.2%)
• Nearly 17 of every 100 adults who live in the Northeast (16.9%)
• More than 13 of every 100 adults who live in the West (13.6%)

Note

• Current cigarette smoking was higher in the Midwest and South than in the Northeast and West.

By Disability/Limitation1

• 23 of every 100 adults who reported having a disability/limitation (23.0%)
• 17 of every 100 adults who reported having no disability/limitation (17.0%)

Note

• Current cigarette smoking was higher among persons with a disability/limitation than among those with no disability/limitation.

By Sexual Orientation1

• More than 26 of every 100 lesbian/gay/bisexual adults (26.6%)
• More than 17 of every 100 straight adults (17.6%)

Note

• Lesbian/gay/bisexual adults were more likely to be current smokers than straight adults.

Current Smoking Among Adults in 2013 (States)

• Current smoking ranged from about 10 of every 100 adults in Utah (10.3%) to about 27 of every 100 adults in West Virginia (27.3%).3

The figures represent the percentage of the population who are current smokers.4

Hookah smoking: is it safer than cigarettes? – mayo clinic

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Hookah smoking is not safer than cigarette smoking.

Also known as narghile, shisha and goza, a hookah is a water pipe with a smoke chamber, a bowl, a pipe and a hose. Specially made tobacco is heated, and the smoke passes through water and is then drawn through a rubber hose to a mouthpiece.

The tobacco is no less toxic in a hookah pipe, and the water in the hookah does not filter out the toxic ingredients in the tobacco smoke. Hookah smokers may actually inhale more tobacco smoke than cigarette smokers do because of the large volume of smoke they inhale in one smoking session, which can last as long as 60 minutes.

While research about hookah smoking is still emerging, evidence shows that it poses many dangers

• Hookah smoke contains high levels of toxic compounds, including tar, carbon monoxide, heavy metals and cancer causing chemicals (carcinogens). In fact, hookah smokers are exposed to more carbon monoxide and smoke than are cigarette smokers.
• As with cigarette smoking, hookah smoking is linked to lung and oral cancers, heart disease, and other serious illnesses.
• Hookah smoking delivers about the same amount of nicotine as cigarette smoking, possibly leading to tobacco dependence.
• Hookah smoke poses dangers associated with secondhand smoke.
• Hookah smoking by pregnant women can result in low birth weight babies.
• Hookah pipes used in hookah bars and cafes may not be cleaned properly, risking the spread of infectious diseases.