Status: Improving
Most Recent Data:
19.3
percent
(2021) *
Target:
17.4
percent
*
Desired Direction:
Decrease desired
Baseline:
21.3
percent of adults aged 18 years and over used at least 1 form of cigarettes; cigars, cigarillos, filtered little cigars; regular pipes, water pipes, hookah; e-cigarettes; and/or smokeless tobacco products every day or some days in 2019 1 *
* Age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population.
Reduce current use of any tobacco products by adults
Data Source: National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC/NCHS
Summary
Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable disease and death in the United States. Some groups are more likely to use tobacco than others. Population-level interventions to reduce tobacco use include price increases, mass media campaigns, and smoke-free policies.
Topic: Tobacco Use
Workgroup: Tobacco Use Workgroup
1. Baseline has been revised. See Data Methodology and Measurement for more information.