|
SEARCH ALL
|
FACTS & STATISTICS
Advanced view
|
|
Search encyclopedia, statistics and forums:
|
|
|
|
SOURCE
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Data. Atlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2004.
DEFINITION
Percent of respondents who identified themselves as everyday smokers.
Health Statistics > Tobacco use > Everyday smokers (most recent) by state
Showing latest available data.
| Rank |
States
|
Amount
|
|
# 1
|
Kentucky: |
22.9% |
|
|
# 2
|
West Virginia: |
21.8% |
|
|
# 3
|
Tennessee: |
21.5% |
|
|
# 4
|
Ohio: |
20.8% |
|
|
# 5
|
Oklahoma: |
19.8% |
|
|
# 6
|
Indiana: |
19.5% |
|
|
# 7
|
Arkansas: |
19.4% |
|
|
= 8
|
Alabama: |
18.7% |
|
|
= 8
|
Delaware: |
18.7% |
|
|
# 10
|
Missouri: |
18.4% |
|
|
# 11
|
Mississippi: |
18% |
|
|
# 12
|
South Carolina: |
17.9% |
|
|
# 13
|
North Carolina: |
17.6% |
|
|
# 14
|
Pennsylvania: |
17.4% |
|
|
# 15
|
Michigan: |
17.2% |
|
|
# 16
|
Maine: |
17% |
|
|
# 17
|
Louisiana: |
16.9% |
|
|
= 18
|
New Hampshire: |
16.5% |
|
|
= 18
|
Wisconsin: |
16.5% |
|
|
= 20
|
Nevada: |
16.4% |
|
|
= 20
|
Wyoming: |
16.4% |
|
|
# 22
|
Alaska: |
16.3% |
|
|
# 23
|
Iowa: |
16.2% |
|
|
= 24
|
Rhode Island: |
15.8% |
|
|
= 24
|
Virginia: |
15.8% |
|
|
# 26
|
Montana: |
15.7% |
|
|
# 27
|
Illinois: |
15.4% |
|
|
= 28
|
Kansas: |
15.2% |
|
|
= 28
|
Minnesota: |
15.2% |
|
|
# 30
|
Georgia: |
15% |
|
|
# 31
|
Vermont: |
14.9% |
|
|
= 32
|
Nebraska: |
14.8% |
|
|
= 32
|
North Dakota: |
14.8% |
|
|
= 34
|
Maryland: |
14.5% |
|
|
= 34
|
Florida: |
14.5% |
|
|
= 36
|
Oregon: |
14.2% |
|
|
= 36
|
New York: |
14.2% |
|
|
# 38
|
South Dakota: |
14% |
|
|
# 39
|
Washington: |
13.9% |
|
|
# 40
|
Colorado: |
13.8% |
|
|
# 41
|
Massachusetts: |
13.6% |
|
|
# 42
|
Texas: |
13.5% |
|
|
# 43
|
Arizona: |
13.4% |
|
|
# 44
|
Idaho: |
13.3% |
|
|
# 45
|
New Mexico: |
13.2% |
|
|
# 46
|
Connecticut: |
13.1% |
|
|
# 47
|
New Jersey: |
13% |
|
|
# 48
|
District of Columbia: |
12.5% |
|
|
# 49
|
California: |
10% |
|
|
# 50
|
Puerto Rico: |
8.2% |
|
|
# 51
|
Utah: |
7.7% |
|
|
# 52
|
US Virgin Islands: |
5.9% |
|
| |
Weighted average: |
15.6% |
|
DEFINITION: Percent of respondents who identified themselves as everyday smokers.
SOURCE: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Data. Atlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2004.
See also
Related links:
|