Data are shown only for demographic groups with at least 50 respondents. Data on education are presented for persons aged 25 years or older.
Estimates are for the civilian non- institutionalized population.
Persons for whom smoking status was unknown are excluded from the analysis. Current users of smokeless tobacco are defined as persons who reported ever using chewing tobacco or snuff on a regular basis and currently used either substance. Persons for whom smokeless tobacco use status was unknown were excluded from the analysis. Data from the National Fire Protection Association were used to estimate deaths from fires associated with cigarette smoking. Mortality rates due to smoking were calculated for persons aged 35 years and older and were age-adjusted to the 1990 U.S. population to provide comparable estimates across states.