CDC Issues Data on Percentage of Adults Who Received Smoking Cessation Advice from a Health Care Professional
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued data on the percentage of adults who received advice from a health care professional on quitting smoking.
QuickStats: Percentage* of Current Cigarette Smokers† Aged ≥18 Years Who Received Advice from a Health Professional To Quit Smoking,§ by Sex and Age Group — United States, 2022
Weekly / June 20, 2024 / 73(24);565
* With 95% CIs indicated by error bars. Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian, noninstitutionalized U.S. population.
† Based on a “Yes” response to the survey question, “Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire life?” and a response of “Every day” or “Some days” to the question, “Do you now smoke cigarettes every day, some days, or not at all?” In 2022, an estimated 11.6% of adults aged ≥18 years were current cigarette smokers.
§ Based on a “Yes” response to the survey question, “In the past 12 months, has a doctor, dentist, or other health professional advised you about ways to stop smoking or prescribed medication to help you quit?”
In 2022, 42.0% of current cigarette smokers aged ≥18 years received advice from a doctor, dentist, or other health professional about ways to quit smoking. The percentage of current smokers who received advice to quit smoking increased with age. Overall, and for current smokers aged 18–44 years, men were less likely to receive advice on quitting compared with women.
Supplementary Table: https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/156763
Source: National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey, 2022. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis.htm
Reported by: Yelena Gorina, MS, MPH, Ygorina@cdc.gov.
For more information on this topic, CDC recommends the following link: https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/index.html
