Monthly Vital Statistics Report, Vol. 18, No. 9, Supplement, December 5, 1969, Health Interview Survey Data; Cigarette Smoking Status-June 1966, August 1967, and August 1968

摘要

There were an estimated 2 1/2 million more persons who had formerly smoked cigarettes in August 1968 than in June 1966. The proportion of former smokers in the population increased from 11.5 percent in 1966 to 13.2 in 1968, an overall increase of 15 percent. While there is a larger proportion of former smokers among males than among females, the proportion of female former cigarette smokers is increasing at a faster rate than that of males. From June 1966 to August 1968 the proportion of male former smokers increased by 12 percent and the proportion of female former smokers increased by 22 percent. In addition the increase occurred primarily among males in the age group 17-24 years while it was spread throughout all age categories for females.