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Current Disparities (2006 - 2008 data)
Five years ago (2001-2003 data)
Ten years ago (1996 - 1998 data)
Current Status: Prevalence of Smoking-by State and Race/Ethnicity
|
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Non-Hispanic White |
|
Non-Hispanic Black |
|
Hispanic |
|
United States |
19.5% |
|
21.1% |
|
16.1% |
|
Alabama |
23.6% |
|
20.0% |
|
23.1% |
|
Alaska |
19.0% |
|
NA |
|
21.9% |
|
Arizona |
18.0% |
|
23.0% |
|
16.2% |
|
Arkansas |
22.3% |
|
24.0% |
|
21.5% |
|
California |
14.7% |
|
21.0% |
|
13.5% |
|
Colorado |
16.5% |
|
25.2% |
|
21.5% |
|
Connecticut |
15.5% |
|
19.4% |
|
21.2% |
|
Delaware |
19.8% |
|
17.0% |
|
22.4% |
|
District of Columbia |
9.9% |
|
23.0% |
|
13.4% |
|
Florida |
21.2% |
|
15.5% |
|
15.5% |
|
Georgia |
20.1% |
|
17.5% |
|
17.3% |
|
Hawaii |
13.9% |
|
11.0% |
|
24.1% |
|
Idaho |
17.4% |
|
NA |
|
18.8% |
|
Illinois |
20.2% |
|
24.1% |
|
20.6% |
|
Indiana |
24.1% |
|
27.8% |
|
28.6% |
|
Iowa |
19.5% |
|
34.8% |
|
21.9% |
|
Kansas |
18.1% |
|
22.9% |
|
19.4% |
|
Kentucky |
27.1% |
|
27.5% |
|
25.7% |
|
Louisiana |
22.1% |
|
21.8% |
|
25.9% |
|
Maine |
19.4% |
|
NA |
|
24.4% |
|
Maryland |
17.0% |
|
18.3% |
|
11.1% |
|
Massachusetts |
16.8% |
|
17.6% |
|
17.7% |
|
Michigan |
20.4% |
|
24.9% |
|
25.6% |
|
Minnesota |
16.9% |
|
21.8% |
|
25.2% |
|
Mississippi |
24.2% |
|
22.6% |
|
24.7% |
|
Missouri |
23.6% |
|
26.6% |
|
27.8% |
|
Montana |
17.3% |
|
NA |
|
26.4% |
|
Nebraska |
18.5% |
|
24.8% |
|
17.4% |
|
Nevada |
21.4% |
|
24.3% |
|
20.0% |
|
New Hampshire |
18.3% |
|
NA |
|
22.7% |
|
New Jersey |
17.2% |
|
19.6% |
|
15.6% |
|
New Mexico |
19.2% |
|
26.4% |
|
21.1% |
|
New York |
18.8% |
|
17.6% |
|
17.4% |
|
North Carolina |
22.2% |
|
22.4% |
|
16.3% |
|
North Dakota |
18.1% |
|
NA |
|
17.0% |
|
Ohio |
20.8% |
|
26.5% |
|
32.2% |
|
Oklahoma |
24.1% |
|
29.1% |
|
20.6% |
|
Oregon |
16.9% |
|
NA |
|
13.3% |
|
Pennsylvania |
20.4% |
|
26.7% |
|
23.4% |
|
Rhode Island |
18.1% |
|
17.7% |
|
14.8% |
|
South Carolina |
22.2% |
|
18.7% |
|
19.6% |
|
South Dakota |
17.0% |
|
NA |
|
23.2% |
|
Tennessee |
23.9% |
|
21.5% |
|
19.1% |
|
Texas |
18.9% |
|
22.6% |
|
16.9% |
|
Utah |
9.4% |
|
NA |
|
15.2% |
|
Vermont |
17.0% |
|
NA |
|
25.4% |
|
Virginia |
17.8% |
|
20.7% |
|
14.4% |
|
Washington |
16.3% |
|
21.8% |
|
13.4% |
|
West Virginia |
26.4% |
|
28.3% |
|
21.3% |
|
Wisconsin |
19.3% |
|
30.5% |
|
21.2% |
|
Wyoming |
19.8% |
|
NA |
|
28.0% |
|
|
|
|
|
| NA=Data are not available |
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Five years ago: Prevalence of Smoking - by State and Race/Ethnicity
|
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Non-Hispanic White
|
Non-Hispanic Black
|
Hispanic
|
|
United States
|
23.1%
|
22.8%
|
18.5%
|
|
Alabama
|
24.7%
|
21.9%
|
28.5%
|
|
Alaska
|
23.0%
|
28.5%
|
31.1%
|
|
Arizona
|
23.3%
|
20.1%
|
16.5%
|
|
Arkansas
|
25.6%
|
22.4%
|
22.4%
|
|
California
|
16.8%
|
23.5%
|
15.8%
|
|
Colorado
|
19.7%
|
21.6%
|
21.9%
|
|
Connecticut
|
19.3%
|
19.7%
|
21.0%
|
|
Delaware
|
24.2%
|
23.8%
|
21.6%
|
|
District of Columbia
|
14.5%
|
24.6%
|
22.0%
|
|
Florida
|
24.2%
|
18.3%
|
19.0%
|
|
Georgia
|
24.4%
|
20.0%
|
19.8%
|
|
Hawaii
|
18.7%
|
15.7%
|
20.5%
|
|
Idaho
|
19.0%
|
NA
|
22.5%
|
|
Illinois
|
23.4%
|
25.2%
|
20.0%
|
|
Indiana
|
26.7%
|
28.5%
|
26.7%
|
|
Iowa
|
21.9%
|
38.5%
|
28.4%
|
|
Kansas
|
21.2%
|
21.9%
|
21.8%
|
|
Kentucky
|
31.1%
|
34.7%
|
31.8%
|
|
Louisiana
|
26.1%
|
22.6%
|
23.0%
|
|
Maine
|
23.6%
|
NA
|
NA
|
|
Maryland
|
20.9%
|
22.8%
|
18.8%
|
|
Massachusetts
|
19.3%
|
18.7%
|
18.3%
|
|
Michigan
|
24.8%
|
27.9%
|
29.3%
|
|
Minnesota
|
21.2%
|
27.0%
|
29.5%
|
|
Mississippi
|
27.5%
|
22.4%
|
27.9%
|
|
Missouri
|
26.0%
|
28.0%
|
23.8%
|
|
Montana
|
19.6%
|
NA
|
27.1%
|
|
Nebraska
|
21.1%
|
25.4%
|
20.5%
|
|
Nevada
|
26.0%
|
24.9%
|
22.2%
|
|
New Hampshire
|
22.7%
|
NA
|
26.0%
|
|
New Jersey
|
20.9%
|
19.7%
|
17.6%
|
|
New Mexico
|
21.8%
|
22.2%
|
23.8%
|
|
New York
|
23.8%
|
19.9%
|
20.7%
|
|
North Carolina
|
26.5%
|
22.6%
|
21.9%
|
|
North Dakota
|
20.0%
|
NA
|
25.4%
|
|
Ohio
|
26.3%
|
25.3%
|
22.3%
|
|
Oklahoma
|
26.4%
|
24.6%
|
21.6%
|
|
Oregon
|
21.0%
|
NA
|
17.5%
|
|
Pennsylvania
|
23.5%
|
33.4%
|
30.3%
|
|
Rhode Island
|
22.8%
|
24.7%
|
15.0%
|
|
South Carolina
|
26.3%
|
23.2%
|
32.4%
|
|
South Dakota
|
21.0%
|
NA
|
27.6%
|
|
Tennessee
|
26.9%
|
21.6%
|
18.3%
|
|
Texas
|
23.8%
|
21.1%
|
19.8%
|
|
Utah
|
12.1%
|
NA
|
14.8%
|
|
Vermont
|
20.5%
|
NA
|
20.1%
|
|
Virginia
|
22.8%
|
20.8%
|
24.8%
|
|
Washington
|
20.6%
|
22.4%
|
18.7%
|
|
West Virginia
|
27.6%
|
25.6%
|
38.5%
|
|
Wisconsin
|
22.3%
|
28.1%
|
26.6%
|
|
Wyoming
|
22.2%
|
NA
|
30.3%
|
|
|
|
| NA=Data are not available |
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Ten years ago: Prevalence of Smoking - by State and Race/Ethnicity
|
|
Non-Hispanic White
|
Non-Hispanic Black
|
Hispanic
|
|
United States
|
23.7%
|
22.7%
|
19.7%
|
|
Alabama
|
25.4%
|
19.0%
|
20.8%
|
|
Alaska
|
24.6%
|
NA
|
24.5%
|
|
Arizona
|
22.6%
|
NA
|
22.0%
|
|
Arkansas
|
27.3%
|
20.7%
|
18.7%
|
|
California
|
19.5%
|
23.5%
|
17.4%
|
|
Colorado
|
21.5%
|
33.0%
|
27.3%
|
|
Connecticut
|
20.6%
|
24.1%
|
31.4%
|
|
Delaware
|
25.2%
|
25.5%
|
23.7%
|
|
District of Columbia
|
18.7%
|
21.7%
|
13.8%
|
|
Florida
|
24.4%
|
15.6%
|
17.3%
|
|
Georgia
|
23.5%
|
18.1%
|
24.8%
|
|
Hawaii
|
19.6%
|
NA
|
22.8%
|
|
Idaho
|
20.2%
|
NA
|
17.6%
|
|
Illinois
|
23.9%
|
26.1%
|
20.3%
|
|
Indiana
|
26.8%
|
27.2%
|
29.7%
|
|
Iowa
|
23.1%
|
31.3%
|
25.3%
|
|
Kansas
|
22.0%
|
19.4%
|
22.4%
|
|
Kentucky
|
31.1%
|
28.9%
|
NA
|
|
Louisiana
|
27.0%
|
21.3%
|
22.8%
|
|
Maine
|
23.5%
|
NA
|
NA
|
|
Maryland
|
21.2%
|
22.2%
|
20.4%
|
|
Massachusetts
|
21.7%
|
21.1%
|
18.4%
|
|
Michigan
|
26.6%
|
24.2%
|
32.2%
|
|
Minnesota
|
19.8%
|
26.3%
|
22.4%
|
|
Mississippi
|
25.0%
|
20.0%
|
NA
|
|
Missouri
|
27.1%
|
28.2%
|
46.3%
|
|
Montana
|
20.2%
|
NA
|
25.1%
|
|
Nebraska
|
21.5%
|
28.9%
|
27.6%
|
|
Nevada
|
30.4%
|
20.8%
|
20.6%
|
|
New Hampshire
|
23.9%
|
NA
|
NA
|
|
New Jersey
|
21.4%
|
22.7%
|
22.8%
|
|
New Mexico
|
21.9%
|
NA
|
23.8%
|
|
New York
|
24.3%
|
20.6%
|
24.2%
|
|
North Carolina
|
25.5%
|
25.0%
|
28.8%
|
|
North Dakota
|
21.2%
|
NA
|
NA
|
|
Ohio
|
26.9%
|
25.0%
|
15.8%
|
|
Oklahoma
|
23.4%
|
25.1%
|
35.9%
|
|
Oregon
|
21.5%
|
NA
|
21.2%
|
|
Pennsylvania
|
23.5%
|
32.4%
|
23.7%
|
|
Rhode Island
|
23.2%
|
25.2%
|
17.9%
|
|
South Carolina
|
26.0%
|
19.7%
|
18.0%
|
|
South Dakota
|
22.3%
|
NA
|
31.8%
|
|
Tennessee
|
27.5%
|
23.9%
|
31.0%
|
|
Texas
|
23.3%
|
23.9%
|
19.6%
|
|
Utah
|
14.0%
|
NA
|
22.0%
|
|
Vermont
|
23.2%
|
NA
|
23.2%
|
|
Virginia
|
25.1%
|
22.0%
|
21.2%
|
|
Washington
|
22.7%
|
30.1%
|
23.6%
|
|
West Virginia
|
27.2%
|
30.2%
|
29.3%
|
|
Wisconsin
|
23.3%
|
26.8%
|
25.8%
|
|
Wyoming
|
23.5%
|
NA
|
25.2%
|
|
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| NA=Data are not available |
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