It was estimated that around 8.6 percent of elderly adults in the United States smoked cigarettes in 2022. This statistic presents the percentage of adults aged 65 years and older in the U.S. who smoked cigarettes from 2013 to 2022.
Percentage of adults aged 65 years or older in the U.S. who smoked cigarettes from 2013 to 2022
Reported smoking at least 100 cigarettes in their lifetime and currently smoke every or some days.
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United Health Foundation. (November 7, 2024). Percentage of adults aged 65 years or older in the U.S. who smoked cigarettes from 2013 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/720324/elderly-cigarette-smoking-united-states/
United Health Foundation. "Percentage of adults aged 65 years or older in the U.S. who smoked cigarettes from 2013 to 2022." Chart. November 7, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/720324/elderly-cigarette-smoking-united-states/
United Health Foundation. (2024). Percentage of adults aged 65 years or older in the U.S. who smoked cigarettes from 2013 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/720324/elderly-cigarette-smoking-united-states/
United Health Foundation. "Percentage of Adults Aged 65 Years or Older in The U.S. Who Smoked Cigarettes from 2013 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Nov 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/720324/elderly-cigarette-smoking-united-states/
United Health Foundation, Percentage of adults aged 65 years or older in the U.S. who smoked cigarettes from 2013 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/720324/elderly-cigarette-smoking-united-states/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Percentage of adults aged 65 years or older in the U.S. who smoked cigarettes from 2013 to 2022 [Graph], United Health Foundation, November 7, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/720324/elderly-cigarette-smoking-united-states/
