27-1.

Reduce tobacco use by adults.

Objective

Reduction in Tobacco Use by Adults Aged 18 Years and Older

1998
Baseline*

2010
Target

Percent

27-1a.

Cigarette smoking

24

12

27-1b.

Spit tobacco

2.6

0.4

27-1c.

Cigars

2.5

1.2

27-1d.

Other products

Developmental

TOTAL

24

2.6

2.5

Race and ethnicity

American Indian or Alaska Native

35

DSU

DSU

Asian or Pacific Islander

13

DSU

DSU

Asian

13

DSU

DSU

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander

17

DSU

DSU

Black or African American

25

1.1

1.9

White

25

2.9

2.6

Hispanic or Latino

19

0.5

1.3

Not Hispanic or Latino

25

2.8

2.6

Black or African American

25

1.1

1.9

White

25

3.2

2.8

Gender

Female

22

0.3

0.2

Male

26

4.9

4.9

Family income level

Poor

34

3.0

2.2

Near poor

31

3.0

2.7

Middle/high income

21

2.6

2.6

Education level (aged 25 years and older)

Less than high school

34

4.1

2.4

Less than 9 years

27

3.8

2.5

9 to 11 years

38

3.9

2.3

High school graduate

29

2.6

2.4

At least some college

17

1.7

2.7

13 to 15 years

24

2.2

2.7

16 years or more

11

1.2

2.6

Disability status

Persons with disabilities

33 (1997)

DNA

DNA

Persons without disabilities

23 (1997)

DNA

DNA

Sexual orientation

DNC

DNC

DNC

Select populations

Age groups(not age adjusted)

18 to 24 years

28(1997)

3.5(1997)

2.2(1997)

25 to 44 years

27(1997)

3.2(1997)

2.8(1997)

45 to 64 years

25(1997)

1.7(1997)

3.0(1997)

65 years and older

11(1997)

1.8(1997)

0.9(1997)