Category: smoking
QuickStats: Percentage Distribution of Cigarette Smoking Status Among Current Adult E-Cigarette Users, by Age Group — National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2021
In 2021, 4.5% of U.S. adults were current e-cigarette users. Among adult e-cigarette users overall, 29.4% also were current cigarette smokers, 40.3% were former cigarette smokers, and 30.3% had never been cigarette smokers. Among e-cigarette users aged 18–24 years, 16.3% were current smokers, 22.3% were former smokers, and 61.4% had never been cigarette smokers. Among Read More >
Posted on byPODCAST – Q & A on 2020 Maternal Mortality Data
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/podcasts/2022/20220223/20220223.htm HOST: NCHS kicked off the month of February with the latest annual report on Births in the country, using final data from 2020. Most of the data were already reported in the provisional 2020 report last May, but there are a few topics that did not appear in that report. For example, cigarette smoking during pregnancy. The Read More >
Posted on byQuickStats: Trends in Secondhand Smoke Exposure Among Nonsmoking Adults, by Race† and Hispanic Origin — National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, United States, 2009–2018
The percentage of nonsmoking adults exposed to secondhand smoke (SHS) declined from 27.7% in 2009–2010 to 20.7% in 2017–2018. During this period, decreasing trends in the percentage of persons with SHS exposure also were observed for nonsmoking non-Hispanic White, non-Hispanic Black, and Hispanic adults. There was no significant decline in the percentage of persons with Read More >
Posted on byPODCAST: Secondhand Smoke Exposure among U.S. Adults
STATCAST, FEBRUARY 2021: DISCUSSION WITH DEBRA BRODY, AN EPIDEMIOLOGIST WITH NHANES, ABOUT SECONDHAND SMOKE EXPOSURE AMONG ADULTS. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/podcasts/2021/20210205/20210205.htm TRANSCRIPT HOST: Today we welcome Debra Brody, an epidemiologist with NCHS’s National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, or NHANES. Debra has been studying trends and exposure to secondhand smoke in America and has just authored a new Read More >
Posted on byWorld Statistics Day 2020
Happy World Statistics Day! Here are some charts from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) that rank the OECD countries by life expectancy, percentage of daily smokers and infant mortality. NCHS will also be holding an informational webinar TODAY highlighting the NCHS Data Linkage Program. More information can be found in the following Read More >
Posted on byQuickStats: Percentage of Adults Aged 18–24 Years Who Currently Smoke Cigarettes or Who Currently Use Electronic Cigarettes, by Year — National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2014–2018
From 2014 to 2018, the percentage of adults aged 18–24 years who currently smoked cigarettes decreased from 16.7% to 7.8%. The percentage of adults in this age group who currently used electronic cigarettes increased from 5.1% to 7.6%. Source: National Health Interview Survey, 2014–2018 data. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis.htm. https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/68/wr/mm6839a6.htm Read More >
Posted on byEarly Release of Selected Estimates Based on Data From January-June 2018 National Health Interview Survey
Questions for Lead Author Tainya C. Clarke, Ph.D., M.P.H., Health Statistician, of “Early Release of Selected Estimates Based on Data From January-June 2018 National Health Interview Survey.” Q: What are some of the findings that you would highlight in this early release report? TC: Diabetes and obesity continue to increase among U.S. adults. The prevalence Read More >
Posted on by“Births: Final Data for 2017” Released
The comprehensive report on final births data for the United States was released on November 7, 2018, documenting a total of 3,855,500 births registered in the United States, down 2% from 2016. Compared with rates in 2016, the general fertility rate declined to 60.3 births per 1,000 women aged 15–44. The birth rate for females Read More >
Posted on byQuickStats: Percentage of Adults Aged 18 Years or Older With or Without Psychological Distress† Who Were Current Smokers, by Age Group and Level of Distress — National Health Interview Survey, 2014–2016
During 2014–2016, 37.2% of adults aged 18 years or older with serious psychological distress were current smokers, followed by 27.6% of those with mild to moderate psychological distress and 14% of those with no psychological distress. Among adults aged 18–44 and 45–64 years, the percentage of adults who were current smokers increased with the level Read More >
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