[Rob Instigator]

Percentage of U.S. adults aged 18 years or older who were current cigarette smokers in 2012:7

• 18.1% of all adults (42.1 million people): 20.1% of males, 14.5% of females
• 21.8% of non-Hispanic American Indians/Alaska Natives
• 19.7% of non-Hispanic Whites
• 18.1% of non-Hispanic Blacks
• 12.5% of Hispanics
• 10.7% of non-Hispanic Asians (excluding Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders)
• 26.1% of multiple race individuals

Notes:

• Current smokers are defined as persons who reported smoking at least 100 cigarettes during their lifetime and who, at the time of interview, reported smoking every day or some days.