The smoking rate in the United States reaches a new low

"The good news is that smoking has reached unprecedented levels, which represents a huge public health victory, rising from over 40% in the mid-1960s to 14%," said Brian King, lead author report and assistant director of research. translation to the CDC office on tobacco and health. Sure 47.4 million Americans, or 19.3%, have consumed tobacco products in 2017, says the report.

"In 2016-17, the current use of any tobacco product has decreased; [two or more] tobacco products; cigarettes; and smokeless tobacco, "says the report.

King added, "Overall, we still have public health problems because there are still 47 million Americans who use tobacco products, and we still have significant disparities between groups of country in terms of use of tobacco products. "

So who still uses these products and what do they use?

In addition to the 14% of Americans who smoke cigarettes, 3.8% smoke cigarettes, 2.8% use e-cigarettes or e-cigarettes, 2.1% use smokeless tobacco products and 1% use pipes. .

Men (24.8%) were more likely to smoke than women (14.2%). The oldest group among smokers was 25- to 44-year-olds (22.5%); 65 and over smoked the least (11%). Southern and Midwestern residents (20.8% and 23.5%, respectively) smoked more than those in the Northeast (15.6%) and the West (15.9%)

Researchers also looked at race, educational level, income level, sexuality, insurance provider, and marital status to determine smoking rates.

Although cigarettes are the leading cause of death and tobacco-related disease in the country, King believes that other tobacco products, such as electronic cigarettes, must be taken into account to continue to reduce overall consumption rate of tobacco products.

"It is essential not only to modernize our population strategies, but also to modernize our interventions to ensure we capture the full range of tobacco products used by the American public," said King.