In the United States during the year 2005, 20.9% of adults aged 18 years and over were current smokers. This was a reported decline from 24.7% in 1997. (CDC 2005 National Health Interview Survey)
According to key findings of the 2005 West Virginia Adult Tobacco Survey (WVATS), 25.4% of adult West Virginians are smokers. 48.6% of all smokers in West Virginia made a quit attempt during the 12 months prior to the survey. Additionally, 16% of West Virginian males, and 2.6% of West Virginian females (age 18 or older) reported using smokeless tobacco.
In Kanawha County 17.5% of adults reported that they smoked everyday and 7.5% said they smoked some days. In 2005, 25% of Kanawha County adults said that they currently smoked. (2005 BRFSS)
According to Kanawha County Schools 2005 PRIDE survey data, 31.2% of Kanawha County 9th graders, 30.5% of 10th graders, 34.1% of 11th graders, and 38.4% of 12th graders reported that they had used cigarettes in the past year. According to the 2005 Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 25% of high school youth surveyed had smoked cigarettes during the past month and 15% had used smokeless tobacco during the past month.
