This statistic displays the percentage of U.S. adults who were smokers as of 2016, by occupation type. It was found that around 27 percent of transportation workers were smokers, compared to just 2.5 percent of physicians.
Percentage of adults in the U.S. who were smokers as of 2016, by occupation type
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Gallup. (July 26, 2017). Percentage of adults in the U.S. who were smokers as of 2016, by occupation type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/755349/smoker-percentage-in-us-by-occupation-type/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Gallup. "Percentage of adults in the U.S. who were smokers as of 2016, by occupation type." Chart. July 26, 2017. Statista. Accessed February 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/755349/smoker-percentage-in-us-by-occupation-type/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Gallup. (2017). Percentage of adults in the U.S. who were smokers as of 2016, by occupation type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/755349/smoker-percentage-in-us-by-occupation-type/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Gallup. "Percentage of Adults in The U.S. Who Were Smokers as of 2016, by Occupation Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jul 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/755349/smoker-percentage-in-us-by-occupation-type/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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Percentage of adults in the U.S. who were smokers as of 2016, by occupation type [Graph], Gallup, July 26, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/755349/smoker-percentage-in-us-by-occupation-type/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed