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Note: Data are based on "yes" responses to the
following BRFSS question: "Have you smoked at least 100
cigarettes in your entire life?" Respondents who answered "yes"
were then asked, "Do you now smoke every day, some days, or not at
all?" People who reported smoking at least 100 cigarettes in their
lifetime and smoking now every day or some days were defined as
current smokers. Data are for
>18 years, are age–adjusted to the 2000 U.S. population,
and are weighted for the probability of sampling.
† Confidence interval.
‡ Estimates for states with <50 respondents are considered
unstable and are not reported.
§ The Indian Health Service (IHS) provides services to American Indians and
Alaska Natives in 35 states. Only these 35 states were used for
the regional estimates. Regions are defined as follows:
East=Alabama, Connecticut, Florida, Louisiana, Maine,
Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas.
Northern Plains=Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana,
Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
Southwest=Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah. Pacific
Coast=California, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. Alaska=Alaska.
These regional definitions were first used in CDC's Health
Behaviors of American Indians and Alaska Natives: Findings from
the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 1993–1996. |
