National Survey on Drug Use and Health &
National Household Survey on Drug Abuse
Trends in Cigarette Use (1985 - 2008)

Trends by Drug Type

Trends by Relative Popularity

Trends in Cigarette Use Among Those 12 and Older (1985 - 2008)
		Ever Used		Past Year		Past Month
Year	Pop. 12 or Older	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
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
2007	247,845,000	161,808,000	65.3	70,569,000	28.5	60,069,000	24.2
2008	249,815,000	162,551,000	65.1	69,991,000	28.0	59,781,000	23.9

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