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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 said they smoke 'some days'.
Health Statistics > Tobacco use > Occasional smokers (most recent) by state
Showing latest available data.
| Rank |
States
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Amount
 |
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# 1
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Alaska: |
8.4% |
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# 2
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District of Columbia: |
8.3% |
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# 3
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New Mexico: |
7.1% |
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# 4
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Texas: |
6.9% |
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= 5
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Illinois: |
6.7% |
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= 5
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Nevada: |
6.7% |
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# 7
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Louisiana: |
6.6% |
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# 8
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Mississippi: |
6.4% |
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# 9
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South Carolina: |
6.3% |
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= 10
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South Dakota: |
6.2% |
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= 10
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Oklahoma: |
6.2% |
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= 12
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Alabama: |
6.1% |
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= 12
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Colorado: |
6.1% |
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= 12
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Arkansas: |
6.1% |
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# 15
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Michigan: |
6% |
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# 16
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New Jersey: |
5.8% |
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= 17
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Oregon: |
5.7% |
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= 17
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New York: |
5.7% |
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= 19
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Delaware: |
5.6% |
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= 19
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Florida: |
5.6% |
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= 21
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Rhode Island: |
5.5% |
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= 21
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Missouri: |
5.5% |
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= 21
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Minnesota: |
5.5% |
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= 21
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North Carolina: |
5.5% |
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= 25
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Indiana: |
5.3% |
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= 25
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Wisconsin: |
5.3% |
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= 25
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Nebraska: |
5.3% |
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= 28
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Pennsylvania: |
5.2% |
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= 28
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Washington: |
5.2% |
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= 28
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Wyoming: |
5.2% |
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# 31
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New Hampshire: |
5.1% |
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= 32
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Ohio: |
5% |
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= 32
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Arizona: |
5% |
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= 32
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West Virginia: |
5% |
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= 32
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Vermont: |
5% |
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= 32
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North Dakota: |
5% |
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= 37
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Connecticut: |
4.9% |
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= 37
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Georgia: |
4.9% |
|
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= 37
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Maryland: |
4.9% |
|
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= 37
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Virginia: |
4.9% |
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= 41
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Massachusetts: |
4.7% |
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= 41
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California: |
4.7% |
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= 43
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Tennessee: |
4.6% |
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= 43
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Montana: |
4.6% |
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= 45
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Iowa: |
4.5% |
|
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= 45
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Kentucky: |
4.5% |
|
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= 45
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Kansas: |
4.5% |
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# 48
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Puerto Rico: |
4.4% |
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# 49
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Idaho: |
4% |
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# 50
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Maine: |
3.9% |
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# 51
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US Virgin Islands: |
3.5% |
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# 52
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Utah: |
2.7% |
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Weighted average: |
5.4% |
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DEFINITION: Percent of respondents who said they smoke 'some days'.
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.
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