QuickStats: Percentage of Current Cigarette Smokers Aged ≥18 Years Who Received Advice from a Health Professional To Quit Smoking, by Sex and Age Group — United States, 2022

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In 2022, 42.0% of current cigarette smokers aged ≥18 years received advice from a doctor, dentist, or other health professional about ways to quit smoking.
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Author: Yelena Gorina, MS, MPH

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Grouped bar chart showing percentages by sex and age group of cigarette smokers.
Grouped bar chart showing percentages by sex and age group of cigarette smokers.

In 2022, 42.0% of current cigarette smokers aged ≥18 years received advice from a doctor, dentist, or other health professional about ways to quit smoking. The percentage of current smokers who received advice to quit smoking increased with age. Overall, and for current smokers aged 18–44 years, men were less likely to receive advice on quitting compared with women.

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/73/wr/mm7324a5.htm

Supplementary Table: https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/156763

Source: National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey, 2022. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis.