What percentage of americans smoke cigarettes?

I thought i would answer this one since it was hard to find out myself. I actually found the answer on the website www.about.com. The answer is from a recent Gallop poll and it states that approximately 21 % of Americans are regular smokers, down from 23% in 1999. It was very informative. Here are some of the facts it says.

55% of American smokers smoke less than one pack of cigarettes a day , which is also down form the last studies done.

81% of smokers wish they could quit (including me)

25% of smokers report starting before the age of 16

It also stressed the facts of just how dangerous of a habit it is and the health problems it causes and that the first Gallup poll was conducted in 1944 which found that 41% of Americans smoked cigaretees.

So we are getting better statistically and I hope that i can quit and make the number just one person higher.

Hope this helped, Brian

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According to a NY Times article on Barack Obama on Dec. 29, 2008, 21% of Americans smoked in 2008, compared with 28% in 1988.

There is more detailed information from the American Heart Association web site.

26 million men are smokers (23.5 percent)

21 million women are smokers (18.1 percent)

The estimates for people aged 18 and older:

Among whites, 23.5 percent of men and 18.8 percent of women smoke. Among blacks, 26.1 percent of men and 18.5 percent of women smoke. Among Hispanics, 20.1 percent of men and 10.1 percent of women smoke. Among non-HIspanic Asians, 16.8 percent of men and 4.6 percent of women smoke. Among American Indians/Alaska Natives, 35.6 percent of men and 29.0 percent of women smoke.

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