Adult Current Smoking: Differences in Definitions and Prevalence Estimates—NHIS and NSDUH, 2008
Table 1
Current cigarette smoking among adults‡§¶ and daily cigarette smoking among adults who currently smoke**†† by demographic and current smoking variable definition—NHIS and NSDUH, 2008.
Current cigarette smokingद
Daily cigarette smoking among current smokers**††
NSDUH-S‡
NHIS§
NSDUH-M¶
NSDUH-S‡
NHIS§
NSDUH-M¶
%
LL
UL
%
LL
UL
%
LL
UL
%
LL
UL
%
LL
UL
%
LL
UL
Total
25.5*
24.7
26.2
20.6
19.9
21.4
23.6†
22.8
24.3
63.3*
61.8
64.8
79.7
78.3
81.2
68.2†
66.8
69.6
Demographic
Age
18–25 years
35.5*
34.6
36.5
21.4
19.4
23.5
28.2†
27.3
29.1
48.1*
46.4
49.8
74.3
70.0
78.7
59.9†
58.1
61.6
26–34 years
33.8*
32.1
35.5
25.2
23.4
27.1
31.5†
29.8
33.1
59.9*
56.7
63.2
72.6
69.2
76.1
64.3
61.2
67.4
35–49 years
27.6*
26.3
28.9
23.4
22.1
24.8
26.4
25.2
27.7
66.9*
64.4
69.4
83.1
80.9
85.4
69.7†
67.2
72.1
50–64 years
22.1
20.2
23.9
21.5
20.2
22.9
21.7
19.8
23.5
72.1*
68.4
75.7
83.6
81.2
86.1
73.3†
69.6
77.0
≥65 years
9.9
8.2
11.7
9.3
8.2
10.4
9.7
7.9
11.4
76.3
68.7
84.0
81.6
77.3
85.9
78.2
71.2
85.3
Gender
Male
28.5*
27.4
29.6
23.1
22.0
24.2
26.4†
25.3
27.5
62.2*
60.1
64.2
77.4
75.2
79.6
66.9†
65.0
68.9
Female
22.7*
21.7
23.6
18.3
17.3
19.3
20.9
20.0
21.8
64.7*
62.4
66.9
82.5
80.7
84.3
69.7†
67.4
72.1
Race/ethnicity
White non-Hispanic
26.5*
25.6
27.4
22.0
21.1
23.0
25.1†
24.2
25.9
69.0*
67.2
70.8
83.4
81.8
85.0
72.8†
71.1
74.5
Black non-Hispanic
27.2*
25.0
29.4
21.2
19.4
23.1
25.0
22.9
27.2
54.7*
49.6
59.7
76.2
72.4
80.0
58.6†
53.3
63.9
Hispanic or Latino
21.4*
19.6
23.3
15.8
14.2
17.4
17.3
15.6
19.0
39.0*
34.8
43.1
59.2
53.6
64.8
47.7
42.8
52.6
Asian‡‡
12.5
9.5
15.6
9.8
7.5
12.1
10.6
7.7
13.5
51.5*
40.3
62.8
79.0
71.6
86.3
60.8
49.2
72.4
American Indian/Alaska Native§§
47.2
35.5
58.9
32.4
23.8
41.1
42.7
30.5
54.8
59.2
39.5
78.9
69.2
49.8
88.6
65.1
45.8
84.3
Education¶¶
<High school
35.0*
32.8
37.1
27.6
25.6
29.5
32.6
30.5
34.8
68.3*
64.5
72.1
83.8
80.9
86.8
72.8†
69.3
76.3
High school graduate
29.7*
28.3
31.1
25.3
23.8
26.8
28.2
26.9
29.6
71.0*
68.6
73.4
83.6
80.8
86.3
74.4†
72.1
76.8
Some college
27.1*
25.6
28.5
22.7
21.3
24.1
24.8
23.4
26.2
61.2*
58.0
64.3
79.9
77.2
82.6
66.6†
63.6
69.5
College graduate
14.0*
12.9
15.2
8.9
8.0
9.8
12.9†
11.7
14.0
47.4*
43.0
51.8
67.1
61.9
72.3
51.8†
47.1
56.4
*Significant difference between NHIS and NSDUH-S, . †Significant difference between NHIS and NSDUH-M, . ‡NSDUH respondents ≥18 years of age who reported smoking part or all of a cigarette during the preceding 30 days. §NHIS respondents ≥18 years of age who have smoked ≥100 cigarettes in their lifetime and reported they now smoke cigarettes either every day or some days. ¶NSDUH respondents ≥18 years of age who have smoked ≥100 cigarettes in their lifetime and reported smoking part or all of a cigarette during the preceding 30 days.
**NSDUH current cigarette smokers ≥18 years of age who reported smoking on all of the preceding 30 days. ††NHIS current cigarette smokers ≥18 years of age who reported they now smoke cigarettes every day. ‡‡Non-Hispanic, and does not include Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander. §§Non-Hispanic. Wide variances in estimates reflect small sample sizes. ¶¶Among respondents ≥26 years of age.
