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Tobacco Product Use and Cessation Indicators Among Adults — United States, 2018

2019; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Volume: 68; Issue: 45 Linguagem: Inglês

10.15585/mmwr.mm6845a2

1545-861X

MeLisa R. Creamer, Teresa W. Wang, Stephen Babb, Karen A. Cullen, Hannah Day, Gordon Willis, Ahmed Jamal, Linda J. Neff,

Smoking Behavior and Cessation

an estimated 49.1 million U.S. adults (19.7%) reported currently using any tobacco product, including cigarettes (13.7%), cigars (3.9%), e-cigarettes (3.2%), smokeless tobacco (2.4%), and pipes* (1.0%).Most tobacco product users (83.8%) reported using combustible products (cigarettes, cigars, or pipes), and 18.8% reported using two or more tobacco products.The prevalence of any current tobacco product use was higher in males; adults aged ≤65 years; non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaska Natives; those with a General Educational Development certificate (GED); those with an annual household income <$35,000; lesbian, gay, or bisexual adults; uninsured adults; those with a disability or limitation; and those with serious psychological distress.The prevalence of e-cigarette and smokeless tobacco use increased during 2017-2018.During 2009-2018, there were significant increases in all three cigarette cessation indicators (quit attempts, recent cessation, and quit ratio).Implementing comprehensive populationbased interventions in coordination with regulation of the manufacturing, marketing, and distribution of all tobacco products can reduce tobacco-related disease and death in the United States (1,4).NHIS is an annual, nationally representative, household survey of the noninstitutionalized U.S. civilian population.† The 2018 NHIS Sample Adult component included 25,417 adults aged * The use of regular pipe, water pipe, or hookah was assessed together using a single question.