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Rhode Island (Centers for Disease Control's Tobacco Information - States)
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Adult Tobacco Use in Rhode Island
Current Cigarette Smoking Among Adults Aged 18 and Older, 1996
Percent
All States 23.5
Rhode Island 22.5
Men 25.7
Women 19.8
White 23.7
Black 23.4
Hispanic 20.0
<12 yrs Education 24.2
12 yrs Education 26.7
>12 yrs Education 19.1
Current Cigarette Smoking Among Adults by Age, 1996
Age range Percent
18-24 25.1
25-44 28.5
45-64 22.9
65+ 8.6
Current Smokeless Tobacco Use Among Adults Aged 18 and Older, 1992-1993
Percent
Rhode Island 0.2
Men 0.4
Women 0.1
Youth Tobacco Use
Number of Rhode Island youth projected to die prematurely from their smoking: 23,503
Cigarette Smoking Among Youth, Grades 9-12, 1997
Percent
Rhode Island Past Month Smokers 35.4
Frequent Smokers 19.3
Boys Past Month Smokers 35.3
Frequent Smokers 19.8
Girls Past Month Smokers 35.4
Frequent Smokers 18.7
Note: Frequent smokers are individuals who smoked 20+ days in the past month.
Smokeless Tobacco Use Among Youth, Grades 9-12, 1997
Percent
All States 9.3
Rhode Island 6.1
Boys 10.4
Girls 1.6