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2.3.1
Tobacco product use among US adults aged 25 years or older by educational attainment, 2021
The highest percentage of adults with a General Educational Development (GED) certificate reported current tobacco use and the lowest percentage of them had quit. Tobacco product use is lower and quit ratio is higher in higher educated groups.
Footnote
Quit ratio is the percentage of persons who ever smoked (100 or more cigarettes during their lifetime) and who had quit smoking.
Source
- Cornelius ME, Loretan CG, Jamal A, Lynn BCD, Mayer M, Alcantra IC, Neff L. Tobacco Product Use Among Adults -- United States, 2021. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2023; 72:475-483.