This graph shows the estimated prevalence of tobacco use among working adults in the U.S. from 2014 to 2016, by occupation and product type. During that period, it was found that 25.8 percent of working adults in the occupation group of construction and extraction were cigarette smokers.
Estimated prevalence of tobacco use among working adults in the U.S. from 2014 to 2016, by occupation and product type*
*Adults who reported “working at a job or business”; “with a job or business but not at work”; or “working, but not for pay, at a family-owned job or business” during the week before the interview.
**Cigarette smokers were defined as persons who reported smoking ≥100 cigarettes during their lifetime and who currently smoke every day or some days (estimated
n = 22.8 million).
***Other combustible tobacco product users were defined as persons who reported smoking cigars, cigarillos, or little filtered cigars or smoking tobacco in a regular
pipe, water pipe, or hookah at least once during their lifetime and who currently use every day or some days (estimated n = 8.4 million).
****Smokeless tobacco product users were defined as persons who reported using chewing tobacco, snuff, dip, snus, or dissolvable tobacco at least once during their lifetime and who currently use every day or some days (estimated n = 4.4 million).
*****E-cigarette users were defined as persons reported who reported using electronic cigarettes at least once during their lifetime and who currently use every day or some days (n = 5.2 million).
******Any tobacco product users were defined as persons who reported current use of cigarettes or other combustible tobacco or smokeless tobacco or e-cigarettes every day or some days (estimated n = 32.7 million).
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