This statistic shows the percentage of adults in the U.S. who preferred smoking cigarettes, vaping or both as of 2018, by generation. According to the data, 62 percent of those in the Boomer generation preferred smoking tobacco cigarettes.
Percentage of adults in the U.S. who preferred cigarettes or vaping as of 2018, by generation
Characteristic
Smoking tobacco cigarettes
I prefer smoking and vaping equally
Vaping, or using electronic cigarettes
Don't know/ no opinion
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Original question: "Which do you prefer? (smoking tobacco cigarettes, I prefer smoking and vaping equally, Vaping or using electronic cigarettes, etc.)"
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Morning Consult. (June 22, 2018). Percentage of adults in the U.S. who preferred cigarettes or vaping as of 2018, by generation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/882645/smoking-preferences-us-adults-by-generation/
Morning Consult. "Percentage of adults in the U.S. who preferred cigarettes or vaping as of 2018, by generation." Chart. June 22, 2018. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/882645/smoking-preferences-us-adults-by-generation/
Morning Consult. (2018). Percentage of adults in the U.S. who preferred cigarettes or vaping as of 2018, by generation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/882645/smoking-preferences-us-adults-by-generation/
Morning Consult. "Percentage of Adults in The U.S. Who Preferred Cigarettes or Vaping as of 2018, by Generation." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jun 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/882645/smoking-preferences-us-adults-by-generation/
Morning Consult, Percentage of adults in the U.S. who preferred cigarettes or vaping as of 2018, by generation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/882645/smoking-preferences-us-adults-by-generation/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Percentage of adults in the U.S. who preferred cigarettes or vaping as of 2018, by generation [Graph], Morning Consult, June 22, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/882645/smoking-preferences-us-adults-by-generation/