![]() ![]() This rate is substantially higher among American Indians and Alaska Natives (31.8%), persons with no more than a high school diploma/General Education Diploma (40.6%), persons living below the poverty level (25.3%), lesbian, gay, or bisexual adults (20.5%), and adults with serious psychological distress (35.8%). In the general population, the prevalence of smoking is 15.5%. For smoking in general, substantial disparities continue to exist. It is disproportionally represented in ethnic minority groups and increasingly prevalent in adults with a mental health or substance use problem. Nondaily smoking poses substantial health risks. Currently, 24.3% of all adult smokers are nondaily smokers, which constitutes a 27% increase in prevalence in the last decade. Although the prevalence of smoking has steadily declined over a number of years, an increasingly prevalent pattern of smoking is nondaily smoking. ![]() Cigarette smoking continues to be the leading cause of preventable disease and death in the United States, accounting for more than 480,000 deaths every year. ![]()
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