Percentage of adults* who used† cigars, pipes, chewing tobacco or snuff, by race, sex, and age

National Health Interview Surveys 1991, 1992, 1998, 2000, and 2005—United States

	White					Black					Hispanic					Total§
	1991	1992	1998	2000	2005	1991	1992	1998	2000	2005	1991	1992	1998	2000	2005	1991	1992	1998	2000	2005
Cigar smoking
Male (age in years)
18–24	1.0	1.5	4.4	4.1	4.8	0.0	0.0	3.8	4.0	3.4	0.9	0.3	2.2	1.9	2.0	0.8	1.0	4.0	3.8	3.9
25–34	2.6	2.9	5.8	4.9	5.2	2.3	1.2	5.3	5.7	1.8	0.7	0.5	3.1	1.4	2.7	2.3	2.3	5.2	4.3	4.2
35–44	5.3	4.6	6.5	6.5	5.5	3.1	1.1	4.1	4.6	3.3	1.3	3.3	2.9	2.8	3.8	4.6	3.9	5.7	5.8	4.8
45–64	5.3	5.3	6.8	5.2	6.0	7.0	5.7	3.2	3.7	3.4	3.3	3.3	2.7	3.3	3.8	5.5	5.1	6.0	4.8	5.3
>=65	2.7	2.3	2.2	2.6	2.2	6.8	7.9	3.3	2.4	0.3	2.0	0.0	0.4	4.0	1.9	3.0	2.6	2.2	2.6	2.0
Total	3.8	3.7	5.5	4.9	5.0	3.7	2.8	4.0	4.3	2.8	1.4	1.6	2.6	2.4	3.0	3.5	3.3	4.9	4.5	4.3
Female (age in years)
18–24	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.3	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.8	0.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.5
25–34	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.2	0.5	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.4	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.5	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.2	0.4
35–44	0.1	0.0	0.4	0.2	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.4
45–64	0.1	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.4	0.0	1.6	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.3
>=65	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1
Total	0.1	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.4	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.4	0.1	0.3	0.1	0.5	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.3
Pipe smoking
Male (age in years)
18–24	0.3	0.1	1.9	1.4	0.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.8	0.2	0.1	1.4	1.0	0.7
25–34	0.9	1.1	0.8	0.8	0.6	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.9	0.0	0.3	0.5	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.8	0.9	0.6	0.7	0.4
35–44	2.9	1.2	0.9	0.7	0.4	2.4	0.8	0.8	1.2	0.0	0.4	0.6	0.3	0.8	0.0	2.7	1.1	0.9	0.8	0.3
45–64	3.1	3.2	1.9	1.2	1.3	1.8	5.9	1.8	1.2	0.3	2.2	4.9	0.5	0.2	0.3	3.0	3.5	1.8	1.1	1.1
>=65	3.1	1.5	1.6	1.5	2.0	2.4	3.0	2.2	0.8	0.6	4.3	0.0	0.0	1.1	0.0	3.1	1.6	1.6	1.3	1.8
Total	2.2	1.7	1.4	1.1	1.1	1.3	1.9	1.0	0.9	0.2	0.8	1.2	0.2	0.4	0.3	2.0	1.6	1.3	1.0	0.9
Female (age in years)
18–24	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0
25–34	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
35–44	0.1	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.1
45–64	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1
>=65	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1
Total	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.1
Cigar or Pipe smoking
Male (age in years)
18–24	1.3	1.6	5.7	4.9	5.1	0.0	0.0	3.8	4.0	3.9	0.9	0.3	2.2	2.3	2.3	1.0	1.1	4.9	4.4	4.2
25–34	3.3	3.6	6.0	5.5	5.5	2.3	1.2	5.6	5.7	1.8	1.1	0.5	3.2	1.4	2.8	3.0	2.9	5.4	4.7	4.4
35–44	7.0	5.2	7.1	6.8	5.9	5.3	1.9	4.4	5.5	3.3	1.7	4.0	3.2	3.0	3.8	6.3	4.6	6.2	6.1	5.0
45–64	7.6	7.9	8.2	6.1	6.7	8.6	10.8	4.5	4.5	3.7	3.3	6.4	2.8	3.3	4.1	7.5	7.9	7.2	5.6	6.0
>=65	5.3	3.4	3.6	3.8	4.0	8.8	9.0	5.5	2.7	0.9	4.8	0.0	0.4	4.6	1.9	5.5	3.8	3.5	3.7	3.5
Total	5.4	4.9	6.5	5.6	5.7	4.8	4.3	4.7	4.7	3.0	1.8	2.3	2.7	2.6	3.2	5.0	4.5	5.8	5.1	4.9
Female (age in years)
18–24	0.1	0.0	0.5	0.3	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.8	0.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.4	0.5
25–34	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.5	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.4	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.6	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.4
35–44	0.1	0.0	0.5	0.3	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.2	1.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.4	0.4	0.4
45–64	0.1	0.0	0.2	0.4	0.4	0.1	0.0	0.3	0.2	0.5	0.0	1.6	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.4	0.4
>=65	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.2
Total	0.1	0.1	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.2	0.4	0.1	0.3	0.2	0.5	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.4
Any Tobacco Smoking
Male (age in years)
18–24	26.9	28.8	37.3	35.7	33.9	16.0	21.1	20.7	22.7	24.0	20.0	13.9	26.9	20.3	25.6	24.1	26.1	33.0	30.9	30.3
25–34	34.4	34.0	32.6	33.6	32.8	40.8	34.0	27.9	26.5	32.1	28.5	24.2	26.2	24.0	22.8	34.3	32.9	31.0	31.5	30.4
35–44	36.2	34.6	34.1	35.1	31.9	47.2	42.4	37.8	34.7	27.3	34.7	21.5	29.0	29.7	24.7	36.9	34.3	33.8	34.2	30.1
45–64	33.1	34.9	32.2	29.8	29.6	47.1	39.9	40.2	35.1	35.4	24.0	36.4	26.8	31.5	25.5	33.9	35.3	32.1	30.4	29.6
>=65	18.5	17.6	13.0	13.1	11.5	30.1	38.2	20.8	17.1	18.8	24.6	N/A	12.6	12.9	9.2	19.6	19.2	13.5	13.3	12.2
Total	31.0	31.1	30.2	29.7	28.1	38.2	35.4	31.6	29.2	29.4	26.6	22.8	26.1	25.4	23.5	31.2	30.9	29.7	29.1	27.5
Female (age in years)
18–24	27.9	29.8	31.6	30.9	26.5	12.5	5.9	8.5	15.2	15.1	11.0	11.8	10.7	14.9	10.8	22.6	23.0	24.9	25.7	21.5
25–34	30.2	31.7	29.1	27.5	28.0	31.9	29.5	21.7	16.0	17.3	19.8	19.7	12.4	12.9	10.0	28.6	29.3	24.9	23.0	22.5
35–44	28.2	28.4	28.0	28.5	24.9	36.4	27.9	29.9	31.2	20.8	17.3	26.8	16.6	15.2	14.4	27.8	26.9	26.7	26.8	22.3
45–64	26.2	24.3	23.3	22.5	20.4	24.0	31.1	26.3	26.4	22.6	16.3	19.8	15.4	15.8	13.3	24.9	24.8	22.8	22.3	19.6
>=65	12.6	12.0	11.3	9.6	9.1	9.3	10.1	11.8	10.8	10.6	5.7	10.5	10.3	6.5	6.5	12.2	11.8	11.3	9.6	8.9
Total	24.9	24.8	23.7	22.9	20.8	24.7	23.0	21.5	21.6	18.4	15.6	18.7	13.5	13.8	11.6	23.7	23.6	22.2	21.6	19.0
Chewing Tobacco Use
Male (age in years)
18–24	6.0	4.6	5.6	3.8	5.4	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.6	0.5	0.7	0.0	0.4	0.2	4.1	3.3	4.0	2.9	3.5
25–34	3.9	3.6	4.4	4.8	3.8	0.4	4.1	0.4	1.2	0.0	1.0	0.5	0.3	0.6	0.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.5	2.4
35–44	3.0	1.4	2.3	3.2	2.4	1.9	2.1	0.2	0.8	2.3	0.3	0.0	1.2	0.5	0.0	2.5	1.3	1.9	2.6	1.9
45–64	2.6	3.5	2.2	2.1	1.6	3.5	3.7	0.7	0.8	1.4	0.3	2.6	0.0	0.0	0.3	2.4	3.3	1.8	1.8	1.4
>=65	3.9	2.9	2.4	2.1	2.6	4.6	1.9	2.0	2.7	4.6	0.9	1.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	3.9	2.6	2.2	2.0	2.5
Total	3.6	3.1	3.0	3.0	2.7	1.9	2.8	0.5	1.0	1.5	0.6	0.8	0.4	0.5	0.1	3.1	2.8	2.5	2.5	2.1
Female (age in years)
18–24	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
25–34	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.9	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.2	0.1
35–44	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.6	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.1
45–64	0.2	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	1.8	0.8	0.5	0.7	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0
>=65	0.3	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.1	4.5	1.8	1.9	1.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.6	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.1
Total	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.1	1.2	0.6	0.5	0.6	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
Snuff Use
Male (age in years)
18–24	8.8	8.3	7.5	4.7	7.7	0.0	2.7	0.4	0.0	0.0	2.0	1.2	0.3	0.6	0.3	6.2	6.1	5.4	3.4	4.8
25–34	6.0	7	8.6	5.1	6.6	0.5	2.8	0.3	0.6	0.0	1.4	1.2	2.0	0.6	1.1	4.8	5.7	6.3	3.7	4.5
35–44	3.5	2.5	4.4	3.9	5.4	0.4	2.1	0.2	0.6	0.9	0.3	0.0	0.9	0.6	0.9	2.9	2.2	3.5	3.0	4.1
45–64	1.7	2.6	2.1	2.0	2.0	0.5	0.2	0.5	0.3	0.9	0.0	0.0	0.6	0.0	0.3	1.4	2.1	1.8	1.7	1.6
>=65	2.1	2.2	1.6	1.0	0.9	1.9	0.0	1.4	0.5	0.5	2.4	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.6	2.2	1.9	1.6	0.9	0.8
Total	4.0	4.2	4.4	3.1	3.9	0.6	1.7	0.5	0.4	0.5	1.1	0.7	1.0	0.4	0.7	3.3	3.5	3.6	2.5	3.0
Female (age in years)
18–24	0.2	0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	0	0.0	0.0	0.0
25–34	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.5	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0
35–44	0.1	0	0.2	0.1	0.3	0.2	1.1	0.4	1.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2
45–64	0.1	0.0	0.2	0.1	0.1	2.3	2.0	1.3	1.6	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.1
>=65	0.9	0.8	0.3	0.3	0.2	7.0	6.7	1.9	2.3	2.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.3	1.2	0.4	0.5	0.4
Total	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	1.6	1.6	0.7	1.1	0.5	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2
Chewing Tobacco or Snuff Use
Male (age in years)
18–24	12.0	11.3	9.7	6.8	9.9	0.0	3.8	0.4	0.0	0.6	2.0	1.9	0.3	1.0	0.4	8.4	8.3	6.9	5.0	6.3
25–34	8.6	9.4	10.9	8.9	9.2	0.7	5.3	0.5	1.8	0.0	2.5	1.2	2.4	1.0	1.2	6.8	7.7	8.1	6.6	6.2
35–44	5.9	3.9	6.0	6.5	7.3	2.2	2.9	0.4	1.5	3.0	0.6	0.0	1.4	0.9	1.0	4.9	3.3	4.7	5.1	5.6
45–64	4.1	5.4	3.7	3.8	3.3	3.9	3.7	1.2	1.1	2.0	0.3	2.6	0.6	0.0	0.4	3.7	4.9	3.2	3.1	2.8
>=65	5.6	4.8	3.8	2.9	3.3	6.2	1.9	2.2	3.2	4.9	2.4	1.0	0.0	2.0	0.6	5.6	4.3	3.5	2.8	3.1
Total	6.7	6.6	6.3	5.5	5.8	2.3	3.8	0.8	1.4	1.9	1.6	1.3	1.2	0.8	0.8	5.6	5.6	5.1	4.4	4.5
Female (age in years)
18–24	0.2	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
25–34	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.9	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.1
35–44	0.1	0.0	0.2	0.1	0.3	0.8	1.1	0.5	1.0	0.5	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2
45–64	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.2	0.1	3.6	2.4	1.4	1.8	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.6	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.1
>=65	1.0	0.8	0.4	0.4	0.4	10.1	7.3	3.8	3.5	2.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.7	1.3	0.6	0.7	0.5
Total	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	2.5	1.9	1.1	1.4	0.6	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.6	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.2
Any Tobacco Use
Male (age in years)
18–24	36.5	35.7	42.8	39.1	38.1	16.1	24.9	21.1	22.7	24.6	21.5	15.3	26.9	20.8	25.6	30.9	31.4	36.8	33.4	33.0
25–34	41.0	40.3	39.8	40.2	38.1	42.0	38.4	28.0	28.0	32.1	30.3	24.9	28.2	25.0	23.1	39.7	38.2	36.4	36.3	33.8
35–44	39.9	37.1	38.3	39.4	37.2	48.4	42.4	37.8	35.6	29.0	35.5	21.5	29.7	30.1	24.8	40.2	36.3	37.1	37.5	34.1
45–64	36.5	39.0	34.6	32.5	32.1	50.2	40.7	40.9	35.7	36.7	24.7	36.4	27.4	31.5	25.8	37.0	38.7	34.1	32.6	31.7
>=65	23.3	22.0	16.3	15.6	14.3	34.5	40.1	23.0	19.8	23.4	24.6	N/A	12.6	12.9	9.8	24.3	23.1	16.5	15.6	14.9
Total	36.1	35.7	34.4	33.5	31.8	40.0	37.6	32.1	30.2	30.7	27.9	23.4	27.0	25.9	23.7	35.6	34.8	33.1	32.1	30.4
Female (age in years)
18–24	28.6	29.8	31.6	30.9	26.5	12.7	6.4	8.5	15.2	15.1	11.6	11.9	10.7	14.9	10.8	23.2	23.1	24.9	25.7	21.5
25–34	30.7	31.8	29.2	27.5	28.1	32.5	29.7	21.7	17.0	17.6	19.9	19.7	12.6	12.9	10.1	29.0	29.4	25.0	23.2	22.6
35–44	28.8	28.4	28.0	28.5	25.1	37.3	29.2	30.0	32.1	21.2	17.3	26.8	16.6	15.2	14.4	28.3	27.1	26.8	26.9	22.5
45–64	26.7	24.4	23.5	22.6	20.5	27.8	33.4	27.5	27.9	22.7	16.5	19.8	15.4	15.8	13.3	25.7	25.2	23.1	22.6	19.7
>=65	13.8	12.8	11.6	10.0	9.5	19.4	17.4	15.1	14.2	12.7	5.9	10.5	10.3	6.5	6.5	14.1	13.1	11.8	10.3	9.4
Total	25.5	25.0	23.9	23.0	21.0	27.4	24.9	22.2	22.8	18.9	15.9	18.7	13.6	13.8	11.7	24.5	24.0	22.4	21.8	19.2

Footnotes

† For 1991, 1992, 1998, 2000 and 2005, current users were persons who, for cigars, had smoked >=50 cigars and currently smoked cigars; for pipes, had smoked a pipe >=50 times and currently smoked a pipe; for cigars or pipes, were current users of cigars or pipes; for any tobacco smoking, were current users of cigarettes (i.e., had smoked >=100 cigarettes and currently smoked cigarettes), cigars, or pipes; for chewing tobacco, had used chewing tobacco >=20 times and currently used chewing tobacco; for snuff, had used snuff >=20 times and currently used snuff; for chewing tobacco or snuff, were current users of chewing tobacco or snuff; for any tobacco use, were current users of cigarettes, cigars, pipes, chewing tobacco, or snuff.

§ Includes other, unknown, multiple race and unknown Hispanic origin

0.0 Indicates a value >=0 and <0.05

Note: For any year and any age category 95% confidence intervals do not exceed, for cigar smoking ±2.0 for white men, ±6.8 for black men, ±4.1 for Hispanic men, ±1.4 for all men, ±0.6 for white women, ±1.2 for black women, ±0.7 for Hispanic women and ±0.4 for all women; for pipe smoking, ±1.5 for white men, ±6.2 for black men, ±4.7 for Hispanic men, ±1.4 for all men, ±0.3 for white women, ±0.6 for black women, ±0.4 for Hispanic women, and ±0.2 for all women; for cigar or pipe smoking, ±2.1 for white men, ±7.8 for black men, ±6.3 for Hispanic men, ±1.7 for all men, ±0.6 for white women, ±1.2 for black women, ±1.4 for Hispanic women, and ±0.4 for all women; for any tobacco smoking, ±5.4 for white men, ±9.8 for black men, ±10.1 for Hispanic men, ±4.8 for all men, ±5.0 for white women, ±8.6 for black women, ±7.8 for Hispanic women, and ±2.9 for all women; for chewing tobacco, ±3.3 for white men, ±4.2 for black men, ±4.9 for Hispanic men, ±2.1 for all men, ±0.2 for white women, ±2.4 for black women, ±0.3 for Hispanic women and ±0.2 for all women; for snuff use ±3.4 for white men, ±3.6 for black men, ±3.5 for Hispanic males, ±2.2 for all men, ±0.5 for white women, ±4.5 for black women, ±0.5 for Hispanic women and ±0.5 for all women; for chewing tobacco or snuff use, ±3.8 for white men, ±4.5 for black men, ±4.9 for Hispanic men, ±2.5 for all men, ±0.5 for white women, ±4.7 for black women, ±0.9 for Hispanic women, and ±0.5 for all women; for any tobacco use, ±5.74 for white men, ±11.4 for black men, ±13.8 for Hispanic men, ±4.9 for all men, ±5.0 for white women, ±8.8 for black women, ±9.0 for Hispanic women, and ±3.9 for all women.

Source: National Health Interview Survey, 1991, 1992, 1998, 2000, and 2005.