LINE CHART: Persons Aged 12 and Older Reporting Past Month Cigarette Use, by Sex, 1985-2005

(Percent of Population)

1985: Female 34.5, Total 38.7, Male 43.4; 1992: Female 30.0, Total 31.9, Male 34.1; 1994: Female 26.0, Total 28.6, Male 31.5; 1996: Female 26.7, Total 28.9, Male 31.1; 1998: Female 25.7, Total 27.7, Male 29.7; 2000: Female 23.1, Total 24.9, Male 26.9; 2002: Female 23.4, Total 26.0, Male 28.7; 2005: Female 22.5, Total 24.9, Male 27.4

Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Results for the 2005 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: detailed tables. Office of Applied Studies, Rockville, MD; 2006.

VERTICAL BAR CHART: Adults Aged 18 and Older Who Tried to Quit Smoking in the Past Year, By Sex and Race/Ethnicity,* 2005

(Percent of Smokers)

Total: Female 44.8, Male 40.7; Non-Hispanic White: Female 43.6, Male 39.6; Non-Hispanic Black: Female 49.6, Male 48.4; Hispanic: Female 49.1, Male 37.1

*The sample of American Indian/Alaska Natives, Asian/Pacific Islanders, and persons of more than one race was too small to produce reliable estimates.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey, 2005. Analysis conducted by the Maternal and Child Health Information Resource Center.