42.4% of adults smoked (51.9% of men, 33.9% of women)
% of adults ≥18 who currently smoke (NHIS)
No current source auditAll sources · source collection
National Health Interview Survey: Adult Cigarette Smoking Prevalence, 1965-2022
National Center for Health Statistics (CDC) · 2024
Population measured
U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized adults ≥18 years (NHIS household interview survey)
Source notes & limitations
NHIS data 1965-2022. Pre-1997 from published NCHS Series 10 reports; 1997-2022 from ALA analysis of NHIS public-use files using SPSS. Current smoker defined as smoked ≥100 cigarettes and currently smoking every day or some days. 2025 preliminary: 9.1% (CDC FastStats). Survey redesign in 1997 means pre/post may not be directly comparable.
Where this source appears
7 records across 7 decades and countries. Documented gaps are included; a source cited for a gap does not establish a value.
0 of 7 records have a current source audit. A transcription check reads a declared numeric field from a pinned local source file; a calculation replay reads its operands and applies the declared method and rounding rule. A source audit does not independently validate the source or every claim in a record. The date is the last successful local audit; the build checks that its bindings still match.
US · 1960s
US · 1970s
37.4% of adults smoked (44.1% of men, 31.5% of women)
% of adults ≥18 who currently smoke (NHIS)
No current source auditUS · 1980s
33.2% of adults smoked (37.6% of men, 29.3% of women)
% of adults ≥18 who currently smoke (NHIS)
No current source auditUS · 1990s
25.5% of adults smoked (28.4% of men, 22.8% of women)
% of adults ≥18 who currently smoke (NHIS)
No current source auditUS · 2000s
23.3% of adults smoked (25.7% of men, 21.0% of women)
% of adults ≥18 who currently smoke (NHIS)
No current source auditUS · 2010s
19.3% of adults smoked (21.5% of men, 17.3% of women)
% of adults ≥18 who currently smoke (NHIS)
No current source auditUS · 2020s
12.5% of adults smoked (14.1% of men, 11.0% of women)
% of adults ≥18 who currently smoke (NHIS)
No current source audit