Research Report No. 6

Table 1
Prevalence and Intensity of Smoking In the U.S., 1996-97

	NUMBER OF PERSONS (IN MILLIONS)	PERCENT OF ADULT POPULATION (S.E.)
U.S. Adult Population¹	195.2	100
Current Smokers	49.0	25.1 (0.4)
Someday Smokers	11.0	5.6 (0.1)
Everyday Smokers²	38.0	19.5 (0.4)
1-20 cigarettes/day	29.4	15.0 (0.3)
21-39 cigarettes/day	5.0	2.6 (0.1)
>=40 cigarettes/day	3.4	1.7 (0.1)
Former Smokers	46.9	24.0 (0.3)
Recent Quitters³	4.9	2.5 (0.1)
Long-term Quitters⁴	42.0	21.5 (0.3)
Non-Smokers⁵	99.3	50.9 (0.5)

¹ Non-institutionalized, civilian population ages 18 and older in the continental U.S.

² Includes 0.2 million everyday smokers who did not provide an estimate of cigarettes smoked per day.

³ Persons who quit smoking during the 12 months prior to the survey.

⁴ Persons who quit smoking more than 12 months prior to the survey.

⁵ Persons who have smoked less than 100 cigarettes during their entire lives.

¹	Non-institutionalized, civilian population ages 18 and older in the continental U.S.
²	Includes 0.2 million everyday smokers who did not provide an estimate of cigarettes smoked per day.
³	Persons who quit smoking during the 12 months prior to the survey.
⁴	Persons who quit smoking more than 12 months prior to the survey.
⁵	Persons who have smoked less than 100 cigarettes during their entire lives.

Table 1Prevalence and Intensity of Smoking In the U.S., 1996-97

Table 1
Prevalence and Intensity of Smoking In the U.S., 1996-97