Prevalence of smoking among adults by epilepsy status and race U.S. 2017

From 2010 to 2017, around 27 percent of white, non-Hispanic adults in the United States who had active epilepsy were current smokers, compared to around 17 percent among black, non-Hispanic adults. This statistic illustrates the prevalence of smoking among adults in the United States from 2010 to 2017, by epilepsy status and race.

Prevalence of smoking among adults in the United States from 2010 to 2017, by epilepsy status and race*

Characteristic	Active epilepsy	Inactive epilepsy	No history of epilepsy
White, non-Hispanic	27.2%	27.1%	18.8%
Black, non-Hispanic	16.6%	26.6%	17.2%
Hispanic	14.9%	14.1%	10.8%
Other, non-Hispanic	32.6%	35.7%	11.8%

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Release date

November 2020

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2010, 2013, 2015, and 2017

Number of respondents

121,497 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

Noninstitutionalized U.S. civilians

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

* Respondents were defined as having “any epilepsy” (either active or inactive epilepsy) or no history of epilepsy based on three questions. § Those who reported doctor-diagnosed epilepsy and also reported taking anti seizure medication, having one or more seizures in the past year, or both were classified as having “active” epilepsy. Respondents were classified as having “inactive” epilepsy if they reported a history of epilepsy but were not taking medication for epilepsy and had not had a seizure in the past year. Current combustible cigarette smoking was defined as self-reported use of at least 100 cigarettes during the respondent’s lifetime and smoking “every day” or “some days” at the time of interview.

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