It was estimated that around 8.9 percent of elderly adults in the United States smoked cigarettes in 2021. This statistic presents the percentage of adults aged 65 years and older in the U.S. who smoked cigarettes from 2013 to 2021.
Percentage of adults aged 65 years or older in the U.S. who smoked cigarettes from 2013 to 2021
Reported smoking at least 100 cigarettes in their lifetime and currently smoke every or some days.
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United Health Foundation. (May 26, 2023). Percentage of adults aged 65 years or older in the U.S. who smoked cigarettes from 2013 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 06, 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 2021." Chart. May 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed October 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/720324/elderly-cigarette-smoking-united-states/
United Health Foundation. (2023). Percentage of adults aged 65 years or older in the U.S. who smoked cigarettes from 2013 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 06, 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 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 May 2023, 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 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/720324/elderly-cigarette-smoking-united-states/ (last visited October 06, 2024)
Percentage of adults aged 65 years or older in the U.S. who smoked cigarettes from 2013 to 2021 [Graph], United Health Foundation, May 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/720324/elderly-cigarette-smoking-united-states/