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      Current Cigarette Smoking Among Adults - United States, 2005-2015.

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          Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable disease and death in the United States, and cigarettes are the most commonly used tobacco product among U.S. adults (1,2). To assess progress toward achieving the Healthy People 2020 target of reducing the proportion of U.S. adults who smoke cigarettes to ≤12.0% (objective TU1.1),* CDC assessed the most recent national estimates of cigarette smoking prevalence among adults aged ≥18 years using data from the 2015 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS). The proportion of U.S. adults who smoke cigarettes declined from 20.9% in 2005 to 15.1% in 2015, and the proportion of daily smokers declined from 16.9% to 11.4%. However, disparities in cigarette smoking persist. In 2015, prevalence of cigarette smoking was higher among adults who were male; were aged 25-44 years; were American Indian/Alaska Native; had a General Education Development certificate (GED); lived below the federal poverty level; lived in the Midwest; were insured through Medicaid or were uninsured; had a disability/limitation; were lesbian, gay, or bisexual; or who had serious psychological distress. Proven population-based interventions, including tobacco price increases, comprehensive smoke-free laws, anti-tobacco mass media campaigns, and barrier-free access to tobacco cessation counseling and medications, are critical to reducing cigarette smoking and smoking-related disease and death among U.S. adults, particularly among subpopulations with the highest smoking prevalences (3).

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          Journal
          MMWR Morb. Mortal. Wkly. Rep.
          MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report
          Centers for Disease Control MMWR Office
          1545-861X
          0149-2195
          Nov 11 2016
          : 65
          : 44
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Office on Smoking and Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC.
          Article
          10.15585/mmwr.mm6544a2
          27832052
          50e038f2-2141-4d0b-a0b6-0ce45327f9fc
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