This statistic shows the percentage of adults in the U.S. who were current cigarette smokers as of 2016, by education level. In 2016, approximately 40.6 percent of surveyed adults with only a GED were current smokers, compared to 4.5 percent of those with a graduate degree.
Percentage of adults in the U.S. who were current cigarette smokers as of 2016, by education level
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CDC, & MMWR. (January 19, 2018). Percentage of adults in the U.S. who were current cigarette smokers as of 2016, by education level [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/805066/smoking-prevalence-among-men-us-by-education-level/
CDC, und MMWR. "Percentage of adults in the U.S. who were current cigarette smokers as of 2016, by education level." Chart. January 19, 2018. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/805066/smoking-prevalence-among-men-us-by-education-level/
CDC, MMWR. (2018). Percentage of adults in the U.S. who were current cigarette smokers as of 2016, by education level. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/805066/smoking-prevalence-among-men-us-by-education-level/
CDC, and MMWR. "Percentage of Adults in The U.S. Who Were Current Cigarette Smokers as of 2016, by Education Level." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Jan 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/805066/smoking-prevalence-among-men-us-by-education-level/
CDC & MMWR, Percentage of adults in the U.S. who were current cigarette smokers as of 2016, by education level Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/805066/smoking-prevalence-among-men-us-by-education-level/ (last visited May 13, 2025)
Percentage of adults in the U.S. who were current cigarette smokers as of 2016, by education level [Graph], CDC, & MMWR, January 19, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/805066/smoking-prevalence-among-men-us-by-education-level/
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