3The race groups, white and black, include persons of both Hispanic and non-Hispanic origin. Conversely, persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race. National Center for Health Statistics. Healthy people 2000 review. Health, United States.
Smoking is a major risk factor for heart disease.
Information on tobacco use was collected in 1992 as part of the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System survey. This is an annual telephone survey carried out by participating state health departments and coordinated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to monitor trends in health behaviors and conditions. Table 3 contains the proportions of persons surveyed in 1992 who reported being current smokers and who had never smoked by ethnicity and sex.