RI Department of Health

 

                  Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

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    PREVALENCE OF CURRENT SMOKING* BY GENDER         

                                   RHODE ISLAND ADULTS AGES 18 AND OLDER, 1998 - 2000

CURRENT SMOKING* BY GENDER 

Gender

 

  Current    Smoker

Not a Current Smoker

Female

%
n

22
1553

78
5227

Male

 %
  n

24
1032

76
3301

  % = Percentage.   Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.  

  n  = Cell size.  Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50.             

 *Ever Smoked at least 100 cigarettes and now smoke every day or some days.      

Data Source: 1998 - 2000 Rhode Island Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System 

Office Of Health Statistics 

CDC Trend Data On Current Smoking for Rhode Island