| Trends in Cigarette Use Among Those 12 and Older | |
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| Number of Users | Percentage of Population |
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| Sources: | National Survey on Drug Use and Health National Household Survey on Drug Abuse |
| Multiple Years | |
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| Trends in Cigarette Use Among Those 12 and Older | |||||||
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| Ever Used | Past Year | Past Month | |||||
| Year | Pop. 12 or Older | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent |
| 1979 | 180,343,000 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1982 | 186,440,000 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1985 | 192,605,000 | 150,233,000 | 78.0 | 78,026,000 | 40.5 | 74,545,000 | 38.7 |
| 1988 | 198,347,000 | 153,466,000 | 77.4 | 76,446,000 | 38.5 | 69,931,000 | 35.3 |
| 1991 | 202,859,000 | 151,922,000 | 74.9 | 73,419,000 | 36.2 | 67,030,000 | 33.0 |
| 1992 | 205,713,000 | 150,283,000 | 73.1 | 72,409,000 | 35.2 | 65,695,000 | 31.9 |
| 1993 | 207,199,000 | 151,936,000 | 73.3 | 68,831,000 | 33.2 | 61,386,000 | 29.6 |
| 1994 | 209,411,000 | 153,509,000 | 73.3 | 66,475,000 | 31.7 | 59,955,000 | 28.6 |
| 1995 | 211,532,000 | 151,917,000 | 71.8 | 67,639,000 | 32.0 | 60,902,000 | 28.8 |
| 1996 | 214,047,000 | 153,252,000 | 71.6 | 69,098,000 | 32.3 | 61,759,000 | 28.9 |
| 1997 | 216,206,000 | 152,476,000 | 70.5 | 70,709,000 | 32.7 | 64,056,000 | 29.6 |
| 1998 | 218,445,000 | 152,313,000 | 69.7 | 66,735,000 | 30.6 | 60,406,000 | 27.7 |
| 1999 | 221,123,000 | 150,715,000 | 68.2 | 66,636,000 | 30.1 | 56,962,000 | 25.8 |
| 2000 | 223,280,000 | 148,377,000 | 66.5 | 65,009,000 | 29.1 | 55,667,000 | 24.9 |
| 2001 | 225,636,000 | 151,638,000 | 67.2 | 65,577,000 | 29.1 | 56,288,000 | 24.9 |
| 2002 | 235,143,000 | 162,553,000 | 69.1 | 71,310,000 | 30.3 | 61,136,000 | 26.0 |
| 2003 | 237,682,000 | 163,240,000 | 68.7 | 69,853,000 | 29.4 | 60,434,000 | 25.4 |
| 2004 | 240,515,000 | 161,842,000 | 67.3 | 69,909,000 | 29.1 | 59,896,000 | 24.9 |
| 2005 | 243,220,000 | 161,863,000 | 66.6 | 70,832,000 | 29.1 | 60,532,000 | 24.9 |
| 2006 | 246,022,000 | 162,991,000 | 66.3 | 71,676,000 | 29.1 | 61,565,000 | 25.0 |