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Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, Dec 14, 2001
TABLE 1.
Prevalence of current cigarette smoking (*) among adults, by region,
metropolitan statistical area (MSA), sex, and the percentage of daily
smokers who quit for [greater than or equal to]1 day during the 12
months preceding the survey -- Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance
System, United States, 2000
Men Women
Regional and MSA % (95% CI ( )) %
Northeast
Bergen-Passaic 17.5 ([ or -] 5.5) 16.9
Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell 21.0 ([ or -] 1.8) 19.8
-Brockton
Burlington 17.4 ([ or -] 3.9) 20.0
Hartford 21.1 ([ or -] 4.1) 20.5
Lewiston-Auburn 25.4 ([ or -] 7.3) 27.3
Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon 20.8 ([ or -] 6.5) 15.9
Monmouth-Ocean 24.1 ([ or -] 7.1) 24.5
Nassau-Suffolk 16.4 ([ or -] 6.1) 21.0
Newark 22.7 ([ or -] 5.3) 19.1
New Haven-Bridgeport-Stamford 18.7 ([ or -] 3.5) 19.5
-Waterbury-Danbury
New London-Norwich 26.1 ([ or -] 8.2) 21.5
New York 21.7 ([ or -] 4.2) 16.9
Philadelphia 25.7 ([ or -] 4.2) 22.0
Pittsburgh 25.5 ([ or -] 6.0) 22.7
Portland 17.3 ([ or -] 6.6) 23.2
Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket 23.3 ([ or -] 2.7) 23.4
Springfield 23.0 ([ or -] 5.0) 23.0
Median 21.7 21.0
Range 16.4-26.1 15.9-27.3
Midwest
Akron 27.9 ([ or -] 8.2) 24.6
Chicago 22.0 ([ or -] 3.0) 20.1
Cincinnati 21.1 ([ or -] 7.4) 21.8
Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria 33.0 ([ or -] 9.0) 27.1
Dayton-Springfield 17.8 ([ or -] 7.0) 28.1
Des Moines 28.9 ([ or -] 7.0) 18.4
Detroit 25.2 ([ or -] 4.6) 23.5
Fargo-Moorhead 23.7 ([ or -] 9.1) 21.5
Indianapolis 34.5 ([ or -] 5.9) 26.5
Kansas City 27.9 ([ or -] 4.5) 21.8
Lincoln 20.8 ([ or -] 5.4) 18.3
Milwaukee-Waukesha 25.3 ([ or -] 6.3) 19.6
Minneapolis-St. Paul 20.4 ([ or -] 3.3) 18.6
Omaha 25.3 ([ or -] 4.7) 24.8
Rapid City 27.5 ([ or -] 6.5) 19.9
Sioux Falls 22.4 ([ or -] 4.4) 24.9
St. Louis 29.0 ([ or -] 5.9) 22.2
Toledo 34.3 ([ or -]10.4) 28.4
Wichita 28.9 ([ or -] 5.8) 17.3
Youngstown-Warren 29.8 ([ or -]12.8) 27.1
Median 26.4 22.0
Range 17.8-34.5 17.3-28.4
South
Atlanta 23.3 ([ or -] 4.7) 18.1
Austin-San Marcos 29.5 ([ or -] 7.9) 16.7
Baltimore 23.6 ([ or -] 3.9) 22.0
Baton Rouge 24.8 ([ or -] 6.1) 24.6
Birmingham 25.1 ([ or -] 7.1) 18.4
Charleston-North Charleston, SC 30.4 ([ or -] 7.4) 20.5
Charleston, WV 27.8 ([ or -] 8.9) 26.6
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill 28.2 ([ or -] 6.6) 16.8
Columbia 22.6 ([ or -] 6.5) 20.6
Dallas 24.2 ([ or -] 5.2) 14.5
District of Columbia 20.1 ([ or -] 3.0) 15.6
Dover 30.3 ([ or -] 5.3) 22.1
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers 22.3 ([ or -] 7.8) 25.4
Fort Lauderdale 20.8 ([ or -] 6.4) 22.6
FortWorth-Arlington 27.3 ([ or -] 7.6) 19.6
Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High 32.4 ([ or -] 7.9) 26.4
Point
Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson 23.3 ([ or -] 6.4) 23.8
Houston 23.9 ([ or -] 5.4) 18.1
Huntington-Ashland 31.9 ([ or -]14.6) 27.9
Jackson 17.2 ([ or -] 7.8) 23.8
Jacksonville 19.8 ([ or -] 5.9) 21.0
Knoxville 31.6 ([ or -] 9.4) 29.4
Lafayette 27.3 ([ or -] 8.0) 21.8
Lexington 29.2 ([ or -] 8.5) 23.9
Little Rock-North Little Rock 25.3 ([ or -] 5.7) 21.4
Louisville 27.4 ([ or -] 6.9) 27.6
Memphis 20.6 ([ or -] 6.7) 17.9
Miami 17.6 ([ or -] 5.2) 15.6
Nashville 26.9 ([ or -] 6.8) 23.7
New Orleans 26.3 ([ or -] 4.3) 17.4
Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport 29.2 ([ or -] 8.3) 23.8
News
Oklahoma City 23.1 ([ or -] 4.1) 22.7
Orlando 24.0 ([ or -] 7.6) 26.0
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill 18.2 ([ or -] 6.5) 21.2
SanAntonio 21.2 ([ or -] 8.0) 21.1
Shreveport-Bossier City 26.4 ([ or -] 6.8) 25.9
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater 28.4 ([ or -] 5.9) 24.2
Tulsa 25.5 ([ or -] 5.0) 22.3
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton 25.8 ([ or -] 9.0) 17.8
Wilmington-Newark 24.0 ([ or -] 4.6) 20.0
Median 25.2 21.9
Range 17.2-32.4 14.5-29.4
West
Albuquerque 25.0 ([ or -] 4.3) 22.7
Boise City 22.7 ([ or -] 4.4) 24.2
Casper 33.4 ([ or -] 9.4) 25.4
Cheyenne 25.8 ([ or -] 7.1) 31.3
Denver 18.1 ([ or -] 4.3) 19.7
Eugene-Springfield 25.7 ([ or -] 8.5) 18.3
Honolulu 22.9 ([ or -] 2.9) 15.5
Las Cruces 17.6 ([ or -] 6.6) 16.9
Las Vegas 30.3 ([ or -] 4.6) 29.2
Los Angeles-Long Beach 22.4 ([ or -] 4.7) 13.8
Orange County 13.8 ([ or -] 6.7) 12.3
Phoenix-Mesa 15.6 ([ or -] 5.4) 19.2
Pocatello 16.9 ([ or -] 6.3) 24.5
Portland-Vancouver 19.0 ([ or -] 3.2) 18.7
Reno 27.0 ([ or -] 5.9) 27.2
Riverside-San Bernardino 22.6 ([ or -] 9.6) 18.7
Salem 26.4 ([ or -] 8.1) 16.5
Salt Lake City-Ogden 16.2 ([ or -] 3.5) 13.2
San Diego 17.6 ([ or -] 8.6) 12.8
Santa Fe 22.4 ([ or -] 7.9) 20.4
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 20.1 ([ or -] 3.6) 19.4
Tucson 18.2 ([ or -] 5.1) 21.0
Tacoma 22.9 ([ or -] 6.8) 22.0
Median 22.4 19.4
Range 13.8-33.4 12.3-31.3
National median 24.0 21.4
Range 13.8-34.5 12.3-31.3
Women Total
Regional and MSA (95% CI) %
Northeast
Bergen-Passaic ([ or -] 4.4) 17.2
Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell ([ or -] 1.4) 20.4
-Brockton
Burlington ([ or -] 3.6) 18.7
Hartford ([ or -] 3.2) 20.8
Lewiston-Auburn ([ or -] 6.6) 26.4
Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon ([ or -] 4.5) 18.3
Monmouth-Ocean ([ or -] 5.6) 24.3
Nassau-Suffolk ([ or -] 5.5) 18.7
Newark ([ or -] 3.9) 20.8
New Haven-Bridgeport-Stamford ([ or -] 2.6) 19.1
-Waterbury-Danbury
New London-Norwich ([ or -] 6.9) 23.8
New York ([ or -] 2.9) 19.1
Philadelphia ([ or -] 3.1) 23.7
Pittsburgh ([ or -] 4.3) 24.0
Portland ([ or -] 6.5) 20.4
Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket ([ or -] 2.2) 23.3
Springfield ([ or -] 4.2) 23.0
Median 20.8
Range 17.2-26.4
Midwest
Akron ([ or -] 6.4) 26.2
Chicago ([ or -] 2.5) 21.0
Cincinnati ([ or -] 6.3) 21.5
Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria ([ or -] 7.5) 29.8
Dayton-Springfield ([ or -] 8.2) 23.2
Des Moines ([ or -] 4.6) 23.4
Detroit ([ or -] 4.5) 24.3
Fargo-Moorhead ([ or -] 7.1) 22.6
Indianapolis ([ or -] 5.0) 30.3
Kansas City ([ or -] 3.6) 24.7
Lincoln ([ or -] 4.8) 19.5
Milwaukee-Waukesha ([ or -] 4.3) 22.3
Minneapolis-St. Paul ([ or -] 3.0) 19.5
Omaha ([ or -] 4.1) 25.0
Rapid City ([ or -] 4.6) 23.6
Sioux Falls ([ or -] 3.8) 23.7
St. Louis ([ or -] 3.9) 25.5
Toledo ([ or -] 7.5) 31.2
Wichita ([ or -] 3.7) 22.9
Youngstown-Warren ([ or -]12.5) 28.3
Median 23.7
Range 19.5-31.2
South
Atlanta ([ or -] 3.2) 20.6
Austin-San Marcos ([ or -] 6.1) 23.1
Baltimore ([ or -] 3.0) 22.8
Baton Rouge ([ or -] 4.8) 24.7
Birmingham ([ or -] 4.9) 21.5
Charleston-North Charleston, SC ([ or -] 5.3) 25.4
Charleston, WV ([ or -] 6.8) 27.1
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill ([ or -] 4.7) 22.3
Columbia ([ or -] 5.1) 21.5
Dallas ([ or -] 3.3) 19.3
District of Columbia ([ or -] 2.1) 17.8
Dover ([ or -] 3.8) 26.1
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers ([ or -] 7.6) 23.9
Fort Lauderdale ([ or -] 6.0) 21.7
FortWorth-Arlington ([ or -] 5.5) 23.4
Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High ([ or -] 6.1) 29.2
Point
Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson ([ or -] 4.6) 23.6
Houston ([ or -] 3.7) 21.0
Huntington-Ashland ([ or -] 8.3) 29.8
Jackson ([ or -] 6.7) 20.7
Jacksonville ([ or -] 5.0) 20.4
Knoxville ([ or -] 6.9) 30.5
Lafayette ([ or -] 5.7) 24.4
Lexington ([ or -] 6.4) 26.4
Little Rock-North Little Rock ([ or -] 4.6) 23.3
Louisville ([ or -] 5.5) 27.5
Memphis ([ or -] 4.9) 19.2
Miami ([ or -] 4.1) 16.6
Nashville ([ or -] 4.6) 25.3
New Orleans ([ or -] 2.9) 21.6
Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport ([ or -] 6.0) 26.4
News
Oklahoma City ([ or -] 3.7) 22.9
Orlando ([ or -] 5.9) 25.0
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill ([ or -] 5.9) 19.8
SanAntonio ([ or -] 6.4) 21.2
Shreveport-Bossier City ([ or -] 5.7) 26.1
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater ([ or -] 4.7) 26.2
Tulsa ([ or -] 4.4) 23.8
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton ([ or -] 5.9) 21.6
Wilmington-Newark ([ or -] 3.4) 21.9
Median 23.2
Range 16.6-30.6
West
Albuquerque ([ or -] 3.6) 23.8
Boise City ([ or -] 3.8) 23.5
Casper ([ or -] 6.4) 29.2
Cheyenne ([ or -] 7.0) 28.6
Denver ([ or -] 3.8) 18.9
Eugene-Springfield ([ or -] 7.5) 21.9
Honolulu ([ or -] 2.2) 19.3
Las Cruces ([ or -] 6.5) 17.2
Las Vegas ([ or -] 5.3) 29.7
Los Angeles-Long Beach ([ or -] 3.2) 18.1
Orange County ([ or -] 4.9) 13.0
Phoenix-Mesa ([ or -] 7.2) 17.4
Pocatello ([ or -] 6.7) 20.8
Portland-Vancouver ([ or -] 2.7) 18.8
Reno ([ or -] 5.5) 27.1
Riverside-San Bernardino ([ or -] 5.8) 20.6
Salem ([ or -] 5.1) 21.3
Salt Lake City-Ogden ([ or -] 3.0) 14.7
San Diego ([ or -] 5.1) 15.2
Santa Fe ([ or -] 8.0) 21.4
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett ([ or -] 3.0) 19.8
Tucson ([ or -] 8.7) 19.6
Tacoma ([ or -] 6.2) 22.4
Median 20.6
Range 13.0-29.7
National median 22.7
Range 13.0-31.2
Total Quitsmoking
[greater thanor
equal to] 1 day
Regional and MSA (95% CI) %
Northeast
Bergen-Passaic ([ or -] 3.5) 56.0
Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell ([ or -] 1.1) 57.0
-Brockton
Burlington ([ or -] 2.7) 51.5
Hartford ([ or -] 2.6) 52.6
Lewiston-Auburn ([ or -] 4.9) 56.9
Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon ([ or -] 3.9) 45.5
Monmouth-Ocean ([ or -] 4.5) 57.2
Nassau-Suffolk ([ or -] 4.1) 45.6
Newark ([ or -] 3.2) 52.5
New Haven-Bridgeport-Stamford ([ or -] 2.2) 55.4
-Waterbury-Danbury
New London-Norwich ([ or -] 5.4) 40.5
New York ([ or -] 2.5) 52.5
Philadelphia ([ or -] 2.6) 48.4
Pittsburgh ([ or -] 3.6) 45.1
Portland ([ or -] 4.6) 48.6
Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket ([ or -] 1.7) 48.1
Springfield ([ or -] 3.3) 50.6
Median 51.5
Range 40.5-57.2
Midwest
Akron ([ or -] 5.1) 51.1
Chicago ([ or -] 2.0) 49.9
Cincinnati ([ or -] 4.8) 46.8
Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria ([ or -] 5.8) 34.8
Dayton-Springfield ([ or -] 5.6) 56.6
Des Moines ([ or -] 4.1) 50.0
Detroit ([ or -] 3.2) 62.0
Fargo-Moorhead ([ or -] 6.0) 49.2
Indianapolis ([ or -] 3.9) 45.8
Kansas City ([ or -] 2.8) 49.0
Lincoln ([ or -] 3.6) 41.8
Milwaukee-Waukesha ([ or -] 3.8) 52.0
Minneapolis-St. Paul ([ or -] 2.2) 43.8
Omaha ([ or -] 3.1) 48.9
Rapid City ([ or -] 4.0) 49.6
Sioux Falls ([ or -] 2.9) 48.4
St. Louis ([ or -] 3.5) 46.1
Toledo ([ or -] 6.4) 34.1
Wichita ([ or -] 3.4) 50.5
Youngstown-Warren ([ or -] 8.9) 53.7
Median 49.1
Range 34.1-62.0
South
Atlanta ([ or -] 2.8) 53.3
Austin-San Marcos ([ or -] 5.0) 59.5
Baltimore ([ or -] 2.5) 52.9
Baton Rouge ([ or -] 3.8) 52.8
Birmingham ([ or -] 4.3) 58.4
Charleston-North Charleston, SC ([ or -] 4.6) 51.1
Charleston, WV ([ or -] 5.6) 33.0
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill ([ or -] 5.6) 56.6
Columbia ([ or -] 4.1) 50.8
Dallas ([ or -] 3.1) 51.4
District of Columbia ([ or -] 1.8) 52.4
Dover ([ or -] 3.3) 48.0
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers ([ or -] 5.5) 40.4
Fort Lauderdale ([ or -] 4.4) 46.9
FortWorth-Arlington ([ or -] 4.7) 62.2
Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High ([ or -] 5.0) 45.7
Point
Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson ([ or -] 3.9) 45.4
Houston ([ or -] 3.3) 51.8
Huntington-Ashland ([ or -] 8.2) 42.3
Jackson ([ or -] 5.1) --
Jacksonville ([ or -] 3.9) 50.4
Knoxville ([ or -] 5.7) 47.9
Lafayette ([ or -] 4.8) 49.3
Lexington ([ or -] 5.2) 56.4
Little Rock-North Little Rock ([ or -] 3.6) 44.4
Louisville ([ or -] 4.4) 49.8
Memphis ([ or -] 4.1) 50.5
Miami ([ or -] 3.3) 57.8
Nashville ([ or -] 4.0) 40.3
New Orleans ([ or -] 2.5) 57.7
Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport ([ or -] 5.1) 40.0
News
Oklahoma City ([ or -] 2.7) 46.3
Orlando ([ or -] 4.8) 42.7
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill ([ or -] 4.4) 59.3
SanAntonio ([ or -] 5.1) --
Shreveport-Bossier City ([ or -] 4.4) 51.1
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater ([ or -] 3.8) 49.7
Tulsa ([ or -] 3.3) 48.2
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton ([ or -] 5.3) 53.6
Wilmington-Newark ([ or -] 2.8) 49.6
Median 50.4
Range 33.0-62.2
West
Albuquerque ([ or -] 2.8) 51.9
Boise City ([ or -] 2.9) 49.7
Casper ([ or -] 5.6) 52.2
Cheyenne ([ or -] 5.0) 44.2
Denver ([ or -] 2.9) 56.3
Eugene-Springfield ([ or -] 5.6) --
Honolulu ([ or -] 1.8) 57.7
Las Cruces ([ or -] 4.6) --
Las Vegas ([ or -] 3.6) 40.9
Los Angeles-Long Beach ([ or -] 2.9) 55.7
Orange County ([ or -] 4.2) --
Phoenix-Mesa ([ or -] 4.6) 57.9
Pocatello ([ or -] 4.6) 52.0
Portland-Vancouver ([ or -] 2.1) 52.6
Reno ([ or -] 4.0) 49.7
Riverside-San Bernardino ([ or -] 5.6) 50.2
Salem ([ or -] 4.7) 54.8
Salt Lake City-Ogden ([ or -] 2.3) 52.9
San Diego ([ or -] 5.1) --
Santa Fe ([ or -] 5.6) --
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett ([ or -] 2.3) 48.1
Tucson ([ or -] 5.2) 40.2
Tacoma ([ or -] 4.6) 56.7
Median 52.1
Range 40.2-57.9
National median 50.3
Range 33.0-62.2
Quitsmoking
[greater thanor
equal to] 1 day
Regional and MSA (95% CI)
Northeast
Bergen-Passaic ([ or -] 12.7)
Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell ([ or -] 3.5)
-Brockton
Burlington ([ or -] 8.5)
Hartford ([ or -] 8.2)
Lewiston-Auburn ([ or -] 11.7)
Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon ([ or -] 14.5)
Monmouth-Ocean ([ or -] 12.6)
Nassau-Suffolk ([ or -] 13.0)
Newark ([ or -] 10.0)
New Haven-Bridgeport-Stamford
-Waterbury-Danbury ([ or -] 7.1)
New London-Norwich ([ or -] 14.9)
New York ([ or -] 9.0)
Philadelphia ([ or -] 7.1)
Pittsburgh ([ or -] 9.5)
Portland ([ or -] 14.7)
Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket ([ or -] 4.8)
Springfield ([ or -] 8.9)
Median
Range
Midwest
Akron ([ or -] 12.2)
Chicago ([ or -] 6.1)
Cincinnati ([ or -] 13.4)
Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria ([ or -] 11.9)
Dayton-Springfield ([ or -] 15.2)
Des Moines ([ or -] 11.1)
Detroit ([ or -] 8.3)
Fargo-Moorhead ([ or -] 18.1)
Indianapolis ([ or -] 8.3)
Kansas City ([ or -] 7.5)
Lincoln ([ or -] 11.5)
Milwaukee-Waukesha ([ or -] 10.6)
Minneapolis-St. Paul ([ or -] 7.0)
Omaha ([ or -] 8.0)
Rapid City ([ or -] 10.8)
Sioux Falls ([ or -] 8.1)
St. Louis ([ or -] 8.9)
Toledo ([ or -] 14.5)
Wichita ([ or -] 9.2)
Youngstown-Warren ([ or -] 19.2)
Median
Range
South
Atlanta ([ or -] 8.8)
Austin-San Marcos ([ or -] 14.6)
Baltimore ([ or -] 7.0)
Baton Rouge ([ or -] 10.6)
Birmingham ([ or -] 12.8)
Charleston-North Charleston, SC ([ or -] 12.1)
Charleston, WV ([ or -] 11.5)
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill ([ or -] 11.4)
Columbia ([ or -] 12.6)
Dallas ([ or -] 9.9)
District of Columbia ([ or -] 6.2)
Dover ([ or -] 7.9)
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers ([ or -] 16.1)
Fort Lauderdale ([ or -] 13.5)
FortWorth-Arlington ([ or -] 13.0)
Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High ([ or -] 11.5)
Point
Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson ([ or -] 11.2)
Houston ([ or -] 10.3)
Huntington-Ashland ([ or -] 18.9)
Jackson
Jacksonville ([ or -] 11.4)
Knoxville ([ or -] 12.2)
Lafayette ([ or -] 13.6)
Lexington ([ or -] 12.4)
Little Rock-North Little Rock ([ or -] 9.8)
Louisville ([ or -] 9.9)
Memphis ([ or -] 14.0)
Miami ([ or -] 13.5)
Nashville ([ or -] 10.4)
New Orleans ([ or -] 7.3)
Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport ([ or -] 12.3)
News
Oklahoma City ([ or -] 7.6)
Orlando ([ or -] 11.9)
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill ([ or -] 13.3)
SanAntonio
Shreveport-Bossier City ([ or -] 11.3)
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater ([ or -] 9.7)
Tulsa ([ or -] 8.4)
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton ([ or -] 16.5)
Wilmington-Newark ([ or -] 8.2)
Median
Range
West
Albuquerque ([ or -] 8.0)
Boise City ([ or -] 8.1)
Casper ([ or -] 12.3)
Cheyenne ([ or -] 11.9)
Denver ([ or -] 9.3)
Eugene-Springfield
Honolulu ([ or -] 6.0)
Las Cruces
Las Vegas ([ or -] 8.2)
Los Angeles-Long Beach ([ or -]10.1)
Orange County
Phoenix-Mesa ([ or -] 4.2)
Pocatello ([ or -]14.1)
Portland-Vancouver ([ or -] 7.1)
Reno ([ or -] 9.5)
Riverside-San Bernardino ([ or -]18.3)
Salem ([ or -]14.5)
Salt Lake City-Ogden ([ or -]10.1)
San Diego
Santa Fe
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett ([ or -] 7.8)
Tucson ([ or -]16.5)
Tacoma ([ or -]12.8)
Median
Range
National median
Range
(*)Persons aged [greater than or equal to] 18 years who reported having
smoked [greater than or equal to] 100 cigarettes during their lifetimes
and who currently smoked every day or some days.
( )Confidence interval.
(ss)Insufficient data.
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