Series 10, Number 245

March 2010

Health Behaviors of Adults:

United States, 20052007

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Series 10, Number 245

Health Behaviors of Adults:

United States, 20052007

Data From the National Health

Interview Survey

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Center for Health Statistics
Hyattsville, Maryland
March 2010
DHHS Publication No. (PHS) 20101573

National Center for Health Statistics

Edward J. Sondik, Ph.D., Director
Jennifer H. Madans, Ph.D., Associate Director for Science
Division of Health Interview Statistics
Jane F. Gentleman, Ph.D., Director

Contents

Abstract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Chapter 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Chapter 2. Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Data Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Measurement of Health Behaviors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Strengths and Limitations of the Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Statistical Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Chapter 3. Alcohol Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

All Adults. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Age. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hispanic or Latino Origin and Race. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Poverty Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Marital Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Geographic Region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Chapter 4. Cigarette Smoking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

All Adults. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Age. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hispanic or Latino Origin and Race. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Poverty Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Marital Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Geographic Region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Chapter 5. Leisure-time Physical Activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

All Adults. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Age. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hispanic or Latino Origin and Race. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Poverty Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Marital Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Geographic Region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Chapter 6. Body Weight Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

All Adults. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Age. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hispanic or Latino Origin and Race. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Poverty Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Marital Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Geographic Region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Chapter 7. Sleep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
All Adults. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Age. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hispanic or Latino Origin and Race. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Poverty Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Marital Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Geographic Region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Chapter 8. Summary and Conclusions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Conclusions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Appendix I. Technical Notes on Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Sample Design. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Response Rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Item Nonresponse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Imputed Income. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Age Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tests of Significance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Relative Standard Error. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Appendix II. Definitions of Selected Terms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Definitions of Sociodemographic Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Definitions of Health Behavior Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Appendix III. Health Behavior Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Alcohol Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cigarette Smoking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Leisure-time Physical Activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Body Weight and Height. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sleep. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Appendix IV. Tables of Unadjusted Estimates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Chapter 3
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Percentage of adults who were current drinkers, by age and sex: United States, 20052007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Percentage of adults who had five or more drinks in 1 day at least once in past year, by age and sex: United States,

20052007. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Percentage of adults who were current drinkers, by race and sex: United States, 20052007. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Percentage of adults who had five or more drinks in 1 day at least once in past year, by race and sex: United States,

20052007. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Percentage of adults who had five or more drinks in 1 day at least once in past year, by Hispanic origin and race

and sex: United States, 20052007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

3.6.
3.7.

Percentage of adults who were current drinkers, by education and sex: United States, 20052007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Percentage of adults who had five or more drinks in 1 day at least once in past year, by education: United States,

20052007. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Chapter 4

4.1.
4.2.
4.3.
4.4.
4.5.
4.6.
4.7.

Percent distributions of current cigarette smoking status of adults, by sex: United States, 20052007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Percent distribution of number of days smoked in the past 30 days among adult nondaily smokers: United States,

20052007. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Percent distribution of usual number of cigarettes on days smoked among all adult current smokers: United States,

20052007. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Percent distribution of age of smoking initiation among all adult current smokers: United States, 20052007 . . . . . . . . .
Percentage of adult current smokers who tried to quit in the past year, by age and smoking frequency: United States,

20052007. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mean number of cigarettes on days smoked by adult current smokers, by Hispanic origin and race and sex,

United States, 20052007. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Percentage of adult current smokers who started smoking younger than 16 years of age, by level of education:

United States, 20052007. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19

19

20

20

21

21

22

Chapter 5

5.1.
5.2.
5.3.
5.4.

Percentage of adults who engaged in leisure-time physical activity, by level of activity and age: United States,

20052007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Percentage of adults who engaged in at least some leisure-time strengthening activity, by sex and age: United States,

20052007. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Percentage of adults who engaged in leisure-time physical activity, by level of activity and education: United States,

20052007. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Percentage of adults who engaged in leisure-time physical activity, by level of activity and poverty status:

United States, 20052007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Chapter 6

6.1.
6.2.
6.3.
6.4.
6.5.
6.6.

Percent distribution of body weight status of adults, by sex: United States, 20052007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Percentage of adults who were obese, by age and sex: United States, 20052007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Percentage of adults who were overweight (including obese), by sex and race: United States, 20052007. . . . . . . . . . . .
Percent distributions of body weight status of adults, by Hispanic origin and race: United States, 20052007. . . . . . . . .
Percentage of adults who were obese, by education and sex: United States, 20052007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Percentage of adults who were obese, by poverty status and sex: United States, 20052007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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54

55

55

56

56

Chapter 7

7.1.
7.2.

Percent distributions of hours of sleep in a 24-hour period, by sex: United States, 20052007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Percentage of adults who slept 6 hours or less in a 24-hour period, by marital status: United States, 20052007 . . . . . . 61

Text Tables
Chapter 3

3.1.
3.2.
3.3.

3.4.

Age-adjusted percent distributions (with standard errors) of lifetime alcohol drinking status for adults 18 years of

age and over, by selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Age-adjusted percent distributions (with standard errors) of current alcohol drinking status for adults 18 years of age

and over, by selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Age-adjusted percentages (with standard errors) of adults 18 years of age and over who had five or more drinks in

1 day at least once in the past year, and age-adjusted percentages (with standard errors) of adults 18 years of age and

over who had five or more drinks in 1 day on at least 12 days in the past year, by selected characteristics:

United States, average annual, 20052007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Age-adjusted percentages (with standard errors) of current drinkers 18 years of age and over who had five or

more drinks in 1 day at least once in the past year, and age-adjusted percentages (with standard errors) of current

drinkers 18 years of age and over who had five or more drinks in 1 day on at least 12 days in the past year, by

selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Chapter 4
4.1.
4.2.

4.3.

4.4.
4.5.

Age-adjusted percent distributions (with standard errors) of lifetime cigarette smoking status for adults 18 years of

age and over, by selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Age-adjusted percent distributions (with standard errors) of current cigarette smoking status for adults 18 years of

age and over, and age-adjusted mean number (with standard errors) of cigarettes on days smoked among current

smokers 18 years of age and over, by selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Age-adjusted percent distributions (with standard errors) of usual number of cigarettes on days smoked among all

current cigarette smokers 18 years of age and over, by selected characteristics: United States, average annual,

20052007. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Age-adjusted percent distributions (with standard errors) of age of smoking initiation among current cigarette smokers

18 years of age and over: United States, average annual, 20052007. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Age-adjusted percentages (with standard errors) of current cigarette smokers 18 years of age and over who tried to

quit smoking in the past year, by current smoking status and selected characteristics: United States, average annual,

20052007. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

23

26

29

32

35

Chapter 5

5.1.

5.2.

5.3.
5.4.
5.5.

Age-adjusted percent distributions (with standard errors) of leisure-time physical activity status for adults 18 years

of age and over and age-adjusted percentages (with standard errors) of adults 18 years of age and over who engaged

in some but less than regular and regular leisure-time physical activity, by selected characteristics: United States,

average annual, 20052007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Age-adjusted percent distributions (with standard errors) of times per week engaged in light-moderate leisure-time

physical activity for adults 18 years of age and over, by selected characteristics: United States, average annual,

20052007. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Age-adjusted percent distributions (with standard errors) of times per week engaged in vigorous leisure-time physical

activity for adults 18 years of age and over, by selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007 . . . .
Age-adjusted percentages (with standard errors) of adults 18 years of age and over who engaged in regular leisure-time

physical activity, by type of activity and selected characteristics, United States, average annual, 20052007 . . . . . . . . . .
Age-adjusted percentages (with standard errors) of adults 18 years of age and over who engaged in any leisure-time

strengthening activities, by selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

41

44

47

50

53

Chapter 6

6.1.
6.2.

Age-adjusted percentages (with standard errors) of adults 18 years of age and over who were overweight, by selected

characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Age-adjusted percent distributions (with standard errors) of body weight status for adults 18 years of age and over,

by selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Chapter 7

7.1.

Age-adjusted percent distributions (with standard errors) of usual hours of sleep for adults 18 years of age and over,

by selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Chapter 8

8.1.
8.2.

Age-adjusted percentages (with standard errors) of adults 18 years of age and over who engaged in selected unhealthy

behaviors, by selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Age-adjusted percentages (with standard errors) of adults 18 years of age over who engaged in selected healthy

behaviors, by selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Appendix Tables
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.

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Completed interviews and response rates by year: National Health Interview Survey, 20052007. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Age distribution used in age-adjusting data shown in chapters 38 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Crude percent distributions (with standard errors) of lifetime alcohol drinking status for adults 18 years of age and

over, by selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Crude percent distributions (with standard errors) of current alcohol drinking status for adults 18 years of age and

over, by selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Crude percentages (with standard errors) of adults 18 years of age and over who had five or more drinks in 1 day at

least once in the past year, and crude percentages (with standard errors) of adults 18 years of age and over who had

five or more drinks in 1 day on at least 12 days in the past year, by selected characteristics: United States, average

annual, 20052007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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83

86

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VI.

VII.
VIII.

IX.
X.
XI.

XII.

XIII.
XIV.
XV.
XVI.
XVII.
XVIII.
XIX.
XX.
XXI.
XXII.

Crude percentages (with standard errors) of current drinkers 18 years of age and over who had five or more drinks

in 1 day at least once in the past year, and crude percentages (with standard errors) who had five or more drinks in

1 day on at least 12 days in the past year, by selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007. . . . . . 90

Crude percent distributions (with standard errors) of lifetime cigarette smoking status for adults 18 years of age and

over, by selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Crude percent distributions (with standard errors) of current cigarette smoking status for adults 18 years of age and

over, and crude mean number (with standard errors) of cigarettes on days smoked among current smokers 18 years

of age and over, by selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Crude percent distributions (with standard errors) of usual number of cigarettes on days smoked among all current

cigarette smokers 18 years of age and over, by selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007 . . . . 97

Crude percent distributions (with standard errors) of age of smoking initiation among current cigarette smokers

18 years of age and over: United States, average annual, 20052007. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Crude percentages (with standard errors) of current cigarette smokers 18 years of age and over who tried to quit

smoking in the past year, by current smoking status and selected characteristics: United States, average annual,

20052007. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Crude percent distributions (with standard errors) of leisure-time physical activity status for adults 18 years of age and

over and crude percentages (with standard errors) of adults 18 years of age and over who engaged in some but less

than regular and regular leisure-time physical activity, by selected characteristics: United States, average annual,

20052007. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Crude percent distributions (with standard errors) of times per week engaged in light-moderate leisure-time physical

activity for adults 18 years of age and over, by selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007 . . . 109

Crude percent distributions (with standard errors) of times per week engaged in vigorous leisure-time physical activity

for adults 18 years of age and over, by selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007 . . . . . . . . . . 112

Crude percentages (with standard errors) of adults 18 years of age and over who engaged in regular leisure-time

physical activity, by type of activity and selected characteristics, United States, average annual, 20052007 . . . . . . . . . 115

Crude percentages (with standard errors) of adults 18 years of age and over who engaged in any leisure-time

strengthening activities, by selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Crude percentages (with standard errors) of adults 18 years of age and over who were overweight, by selected

characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Crude percent distributions (with standard errors) of body weight status for adults 18 years of age and over, by

selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Crude percent distributions (with standard errors) of usual hours of sleep for adults 18 years of age and over, by

selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Crude percentages (with standard errors) of adults 18 years of age and over who engaged in selected unhealthy

behaviors, by selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Crude percentages (with standard errors) of adults 18 years of age and over who engaged in selected healthy

behaviors, by selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Number of adults 18 years of age and over, by selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007 . . . 132

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Objective
This report presents selected
prevalence estimates for key indicators
of alcohol use, cigarette smoking,
leisure-time physical activity, body
weight status, and sleep among U.S.
adults, using data from the 20052007
National Health Interview Survey
(NHIS). The NHIS is conducted
annually by the Centers for Disease
Control and Preventions National
Center for Health Statistics. Estimates
are shown for several
sociodemographic subgroups for both
sexes combined and for men and
women separately. The subgroups are
compared in terms of their prevalence
of healthy and unhealthy behaviors.

Methods
Data for the U.S. civilian
noninstitutionalized population were
collected by the NHIS using computerassisted personal interviews (CAPI).
Questions on health behaviors were
asked of one randomly selected adult
per family in the Sample Adult
component of the basic core
questionnaire. This report is based on a
total of 79,096 completed interviews
with sample adults aged 18 years and
over, representing an overall sample
adult response rate of 69.2% for the 3
years combined. Statistics shown in this
report were age adjusted to the 2000
U.S. standard population.

Results
Overall, 6 in 10 (61.2%) U.S. adults
were current drinkers in 20052007;
about 1 in 4 adults (24.6%) were
lifetime abstainers. About 1 in 5 adults
(20.4%) were current smokers and over
one-half of adults (58.5%) had never
smoked cigarettes. About 4 in 10
(42.5%) current smokers tried to quit
smoking in the past year. About 6 in 10
adults engaged in at least some
leisure-time physical activity with about
3 in 10 regularly engaging in such
activities. About 6 in 10 adults were
overweight or obese (BMI>25), with
about 4 in 10 adults being of healthy
weight. About 6 in 10 adults usually
slept 7 to 8 hours in a 24-hour period.
Keywords: smoking c leisure-time
physical activity c body weight c sleep

Health Behaviors of Adults:

United States, 20052007
by Charlotte A. Schoenborn, M.P.H., and Patricia F. Adams,
Division of Health Interview Statistics

Chapter 1
Introduction
This report describes prevalence of
selected health behaviors among U.S.
adults aged 18 years of age and over
during the period 20052007. Estimates
for alcohol consumption, cigarette
smoking, leisure-time physical activity,
body weight status, and hours of sleep
are shown for major population
subgroups.
Prevention of disease through
promotion of exercise, fitness, good
nutrition, and healthy lifestyles is a
priority of the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS), the
U.S. governments principal agency for
protecting the health of all Americans
(1). Since the first Surgeon Generals
report on health promotion and disease
prevention in 1979, HHS has led a
federal prevention initiative called
Healthy People, bringing together a
coalition of experts from federal, state,
and local governments and the private
sector to set national health promotion
and disease prevention objectives (25).
These Healthy People objectives, which
are revised and updated every 10 years,
encompass a wide range of domains
including the health care system, health
policy, the environment, and health
behaviors.
Scientific investigations on the
health consequences of selected health
behaviors have expanded dramatically
since the first Healthy People objectives
were established. Summaries of the
existing literature have been published
for key health behaviors, including
tobacco use (6), alcohol use (7),
physical activity (8), overweight and

obesity (9), and sleep (10). In agencies

across HHS, other federal departments,
and the private sector, research
continues in an effort to increase
understanding of the nature of the
associations between health behaviors
and health outcomes, to determine the
most effective ways of communicating
these health risks to the public, and to
monitor progress in this important
public health mission (1123). Despite
evidence of the potential harm of some
health behaviors and substantial efforts
to disseminate this information to the
public, many Americans continue to
engage in health behaviors that put them
at risk of chronic disease and disability.
Monitoring prevalence of selected
health behaviors across major population
subgroups can help identify groups that
are less likely to have adopted
health-promoting behaviors and
consequently are at greater risk for
diseases and disabilities associated with
those health behaviors. Such information
can be used to more effectively tailor
interventions to reach the most
vulnerable populations.
The Centers for Disease Control
and Preventions (CDC) National Center
for Health Statistics (NCHS) has been
instrumental in monitoring progress
toward achieving health promotion and
disease prevention objectives since the
1980s. The National Health Interview
Survey (NHIS) has been a major data
collection tool for this effort,
particularly for monitoring health
behavior change. The NHIS provided
data to monitor the progress toward
achieving the 1990 National Health
Objectives and the Healthy People 2000
objectives using supplemental
questionnaires (2427). In 1997, as the

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Healthy People 2010 health promotion

and disease prevention objectives were
being developed, NHIS introduced
questions on selected health behaviors
into the NHIS annual Sample Adult
Core questionnaire as part of a major
questionnaire redesign (28). Many of
these questions, asked of one sample
adult aged 18 years and over in each
NHIS interviewed family, have been
used to monitor progress toward
achieving the Healthy People 2010
objectives. The behaviors included in
the Sample Adult Core questionnaire are
alcohol use, cigarette smoking,
leisure-time physical activity, height,
weight, and (beginning in 2004) hours
of sleep. The questions have remained
essentially unchanged since 1997.
The current report is the fourth
report based on the NHIS annual core
questionnaire devoted exclusively to
prevalence of adult health behaviors.
Reports have been previously published
for 19971998, 19992001, and
20022004 (2934). Each report
provides age-adjusted and unadjusted
estimates for both sexes and for men
and women separately, by selected
sociodemographic characteristics. To
facilitate comparison of findings across
data years, the format and content of
these reports have remained constant to
the extent possible. Each report offers
unique information, however, and
readers are encouraged to refer to earlier
reports for additional details about: (a)
the background of each of the NHIS
health behavior measures (2932); (b)
changes to the NHIS race and ethnicity
variables (33); (c) activities of federal
agencies and selected private sector
organizations in the areas of health
promotion and disease prevention (34).
Analysis of trends is beyond the scope
of the current report. However, all
reports are available on the National
Center for Health Statistics website at
www.cdc.gov/nchs for readers interested
in comparing estimates across time
periods.

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Chapter 2

Methods

Data Source
The statistics shown in this report
are based on data from the Sample
Adult component of the 20052007
National Health Interview Surveys
(NHIS) (3537). NHIS, one of the
major data collection systems of NCHS,
is a survey of a nationally representative
sample of the U.S. civilian
noninstitutionalized household
population. Basic health and
demographic information is collected in
the Family component for all members
of the family. Adults present at the time
of the interview are asked to respond for
themselves. Proxy responses are
accepted for adults not present at the
time of the interview and those
physically or mentally incapable of
responding for themselves. Additional
information is collected on one
randomly selected adult aged 18 years
or over (that is, the sample adult) and
one randomly selected child under 18
years (that is, the sample child) per
family. Information on the sample adult
is self-reported except in rare cases
when the sample adult is physically or
mentally incapable of responding.
National estimates for a broad range of
health measures for U.S. adults, based
on the NHIS, are published annually
(3840).

Measurement of Health
Behaviors
Alcohol use
The measure of alcohol drinking
status included in this report is
consistent with that shown in NCHSs
annual report to Congress titled,
Health, United States (41).
Lifetime alcohol drinking status
(Table 3.1)
Describes lifetime history of alcohol
use and includes four mutually exclusive
categories:
1. Lifetime abstainers are adults who

have had fewer than 12 drinks in

their entire life.
2. Former infrequent drinkers are
adults who have had at least 12
drinks in their lifetime, but fewer
than 12 drinks in any 1 year and no
drinks in the past year.
3. Former regular drinkers are adults
who had at least 12 drinks in a
single year but no drinks in the past
year.
4. Current drinkers are adults who
have had at least 12 drinks in their
lifetime and at least one drink in
the past year.
Current drinking status (Table 3.2)
Describes alcohol consumption
during the past year:
1. Nondrinkers are adults who had no
drinks in the past year (lifetime
abstainers and former drinkers).
2. Current infrequent drinkers are
adults who had at least 12 drinks in
their lifetime and 111 drinks
during the past year.
3. Light drinkers are adults who had
three or fewer drinks per week, on
average in the past year.
4. Moderate drinkers are persons who
had more than 3 drinks and up to
and including 7 drinks per week
(women), or more than 3 drinks and
up to and including 14 drinks per
week (men), on average, in the past
year.
5. Heavier drinkers are adults who
had at least 12 drinks in their
lifetime and had more than 7 drinks
per week (women), or more than 14
drinks per week (men), on average,
in the past year. (See Appendix II
for details.)
Five or more drinks in 1 day
(Tables 3.3 and 3.4)
Current drinkers were asked how
many days in the past year they
consumed five or more alcoholic
beverages. Five or more drinks in 1
day is a measure of heavy or at risk
drinking (which may or may not be
episodic). The question on five or more
drinks in 1 day was included in the
NHIS questionnaire to gain greater
understanding of typical drinking
behavior over the course of the year. It

was not designed as a measure of binge

drinking, which usually refers to number
of drinks at one sitting or during a
2-hour period. The question about
having five or more drinks in 1 day
followed, but was entirely separate
from, the questions about usual drinking
practices. Table 3.3 shows the
percentage of all adults who had five or
more drinks in 1 day at least once, and
the percentage of adults who drank this
amount at least 12 times during the past
year, thus showing the prevalence of
this behavior in the general adult
population. Table 3.4 shows the
percentage of current drinkers who had
five or more drinks in 1 day at least
once and the percentage of adults who
drank this amount at least 12 times
during the past year.

Cigarette smoking
Lifetime cigarette smoking status
(Table 4.1)
Measurement of cigarette smoking
status has remained relatively unchanged
over the history of NHIS:
1. Never smokers are adults who had
never smoked cigarettes or who had
smoked fewer than 100 cigarettes in
their entire life. Respondents who
had not smoked at least 100
cigarettes are not asked the
questions about current smoking
practices.
2. Former smokers are adults who had
smoked at least 100 cigarettes in
their entire life but were not
currently smoking.
3. Current smokers are adults who had
smoked at least 100 cigarettes in
their entire life and were still
smoking.
Classification of current smokers has
changed slightly over the history of
NHIS. From 1964 through 1991, current
smokers were defined as those persons
who had smoked at least 100 cigarettes
in their entire life and answered yes
to the follow-up question, Do you
smoke now? In 1992, the NHIS
question about current smoking was
modified slightly to be consistent with
international smoking data so that daily
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distinguished. The question was changed

to read, Do you now smoke cigarettes
every day, some days, or not at all? In
this report, estimates for all current
smokers are shown in Table 4.1.
Current cigarette smoking status
(Table 4.2)
The category nonsmoker includes
persons who had never smoked 100
cigarettes in their entire life (i.e., never
smokers) as well as those who smoked
in the past, but quit smoking prior to the
date of the interview (i.e., former
smokers). Nondaily smokers include all
persons who said they smoked some
days regardless of the number of days
they smoked in the past 30 days. Daily
smokers are those who said they smoked
every day. The category current smoker
includes daily and nondaily smokers.
Number of cigarettes on days smoked
(Table 4.2 and Table 4.3)
Separate questions about number of
cigarettes smoked in a day were asked
of adults who smoked every day (daily
smokers) and adults who smoked only
some days (nondaily smokers). For
nondaily smokers, the question specified
that they were being asked about the
average number of cigarettes smoked on
those days that they smoked. Amount
smoked is presented in two ways.
Table 4.2 shows the mean number of
cigarettes smoked on days smoked, for
all smokers, daily smokers, and nondaily
smokers who smoked at least once in
the past 30 days. Table 4.3 shows
percent distributions of the number of
cigarettes usually smoked on days
smoked for all smokers (daily and
nondaily combined): less than 15
cigarettes, 1524 cigarettes, 2534
cigarettes, and 35 cigarettes or more.
For nondaily smokers, these estimates
reflect the number of cigarettes these
adults smoked on the days that they
smoked.
Age of smoking initiation (Table 4.4)
Adults who had ever smoked at
least 100 cigarettes in their entire life
were asked at what age they first started
to smoke fairly regularly. Data on age of
initiation shown in this report are
limited to estimates for current smokers
(Table 4.4).

Attempts to quit smoking (Table 4.5)

All current smokers were asked if
they had stopped smoking for more than
1 day in the past year because they were
trying to quit (Table 4.5).

Leisure-time physical activity

Leisure-time physical activity status
(Table 5.1)
Includes three levels of activity:
1. Inactiveengaged in no
light-moderate or vigorous activity
lasting at least 10 minutes.
2. Some, less than regularengaged
in any light-moderate or vigorous
activity but the frequency or
duration did not meet the criteria
for regular.
3. Regularengaged in light-moderate
leisure-time physical activity at
least five times per week, on
average, for at least 30 minutes
each time or vigorous leisure-time
physical activity at least three times
per week, on average, for at least
20 minutes each time.
In addition, a summary category at
least some is shown for comparability
with earlier reports. In these earlier
reports, responses of any light-moderate
or vigorous activity lasting 10 minutes
or longer resulted in a classification of
at least some. With the revised,
three-category indicator shown in this
report, classification of leisure-time
physical activity was limited to
respondents who had complete
information for both frequency and
duration of both light-moderate and
vigorous leisure-time physical activity.
This method of calculating leisure-time
physical activity levels is consistent with
other published estimates (41,42).
Light-moderate leisure-time physical
activity (Table 5.2)
This was based on a question that
asked how often the person engaged in
at least 10 minutes of light-moderate
leisure-time physical activity that caused
light sweating or a slight-to-moderate
increase in breathing or heart rate.
Answers could be provided in any time
unit (per day, per week, per month, or
per year). Frequency of activity was

converted into times per week and then

categorized as follows:
1. None
2. Some, but less than one time per
week
3. One to two times per week
4. Three to four times per week
5. Five or more times per week
The none category consists of all
persons who engaged in no lightmoderate activity, including some who
engaged in only vigorous activity. The
indicator for light-moderate physical
activity shown in this report is designed
to estimate the percentage of adults who
assess their level of leisure-time
physical activity to be in the lightmoderate range. The indicator here
differs from the measure of moderate
activity used for tracking progress
toward the Healthy People 2010
objectives; the latter encompasses all
activity that is at least light-moderate
(including vigorous activity).
Vigorous leisure-time physical activity
(Table 5.3)
This category was based on a
question that asked how often the
person engaged in at least 10 minutes of
vigorous activity that caused heavy
sweating or large increases in breathing
or heart rate. Response options were
identical to those of the light-moderate
activity question and frequency was
categorized in the same manner.
Questions asking about lightmoderate leisure-time physical activity
and vigorous leisure-time physical
activity were independent, with the
question about vigorous activity asked
first. Respondents could have reported
engaging in only light-moderate activity,
only vigorous activity, both types of
activity, or neither one. Table 5.1
presents data for the two types of
activity combined, whereas Tables 5.2
and 5.3 present data for frequency of
engaging in each type of activity
separately.
Regular leisure-time physical activity
(Table 5.4)
This category combines frequency
and duration of each activity separately:
1. Regular light-moderate activity is

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defined as engaging in lightmoderate activity five times or

more per week for 30 minutes or
more each time.
2. Regular vigorous activity is defined
as engaging in vigorous activity
three times or more per week for 20
minutes or more each time.
3. Any regular activity is defined as
meeting either criterion or both
criteria. Estimates for regular
activity shown in Tables 5.1 and 5.4
are identical.
Strengthening activity (Table 5.5)
This activity includes any
leisure-time activities designed to
strengthen muscles, such as weight
lifting or calisthenics. Unlike
light-moderate activity or vigorous
activity, there was no minimum duration
specified in the question, and duration
of the activity was not asked.
This report presents data only for
leisure-time physical activity. In 2000
and 2005, the NHIS Cancer
Supplements included questions related
to nonleisure-time physical activity. In
those supplements, respondents were
asked to describe their usual daily
activities related to moving around:
1. Sit during most of the day
2. Stand during most of the day
3. Walk around most of the day
They were also asked about their usual
daily activities related to lifting or
carrying things:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

None
Light loads
Moderate loads
Heavy loads
Unable to lift or carry

Respondents were explicitly instructed

to exclude activities done in their leisure
time. Analysis of these data suggested
that adults who were active in their
usual daily activities related to moving
around or lifting or carrying were also
more likely to be active in their leisure
time (43). Physical activity prevalence
for U.S. adults based on the 2000 and
2005 NHIS Cancer Supplements have
been published online (43,44).

Body weight status

Height and weight were used to
compute body mass index (BMI), which
is a measure of body weight relative to
height. The BMI was computed using
respondent-reported height and weight,
without shoes.
Body mass index is based on metric
units and is defined as body weight
divided by height2 (i.e., kilograms/
meters2). The categories of BMI used in
this report are consistent with standard
BMI classifications used by the World
Health Organization (WHO)(45) and the
Healthy People 2010 objectives (5).
Adults were classified as follows:
1. Obese adults had a BMI of 30 or
greater.
2. Overweight but not obese adults
had a BMI of greater than or equal
to 25 and less than 30.
3. Healthy weight adults had a BMI of
greater than or equal to 18.5 and
less than 25.
4. Underweight adults had a BMI of
less than 18.5.
Tables 6.1 and 6.2 show categories of
body weight status representing ranges
of BMI values.
Overweight, shown in Table 6.1, is
defined as a BMI of 25 or greater. The
BMI equivalents are listed in footnotes
in each table. See Strengths and
Limitations section for additional
information about the BMI measure.

Sleep (Table 7.1)

Hours of sleep was based on a
single question that asked adults how
many hours of sleep they usually get in
a 24-hour period. This question appears
at the end of the section on health
behaviors and allows responses in whole
hours only. The question on sleep was
introduced into the annual Sample Adult
Core questionnaire in 2004. Prior to
this, sleep was asked about in the 1977
NHIS Health Habits supplement and the
1985 and 1990 NHIS Health Promotion
and Disease Prevention supplements
(24,25, 4649).

Strengths and Limitations

of the Data
The collection of data on alcohol
use, cigarette smoking, leisure-time
physical activity, body weight, height,
and sleep on the annual Sample Adult
Core questionnaire makes it possible to
produce annual prevalence estimates for
these health behaviors for a nationally
representative sample of civilian
noninstitutionalized U.S. adults. By
combining data years, it is possible to
study the health behaviors of some
smaller population subgroups that would
have too few cases to yield reliable
estimates with a single year of data.
Data on health behaviors are collected
in combination with data on a wide
range of other health characteristics
(including chronic health conditions,
injury episodes, access to medical care,
and health insurance coverage), making
it possible to study interrelationships
among the various health characteristics
and to track these relationships over
time.
All of the information on alcohol
use, cigarette smoking, leisure-time
physical activity, height, weight, and
sleep were self-reported by one
randomly selected adult in each family.
Self-reporting enhances accuracy of the
data to the extent that respondents
willingly provide the information. It is
recognized, however, that there may be
some underreporting of some health
behaviors that may be considered
undesirable. Estimates of behaviors
generally thought to be harmful to
health (e.g., heavier alcohol use, current
cigarette smoking, physical inactivity in
leisure time, overweight body weight
status, and sleeping 6 hours or less) can
be considered to be conservative
estimates of the actual prevalence of
such behaviors, given that underreporting may occur. Body weight
relative to height is particularly sensitive
to underreporting. The nature and extent
of differences between reported and
measured height and weight have been
reported elsewhere (5052). The BMI
measure also has limitations in terms of
its potential for overestimating body
mass for persons who are very muscular
or underestimating it for persons who

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have lost muscle mass, such as the

elderly.
Most of the health behaviors
included in this report are described in
terms of usual or average behavior.
Questions were designed to elicit
information that would characterize
respondents typical health behaviors
and do not allow detailed exploration of
patterns of health behavior. In addition
to the questions being of a general
nature, the indicators described
previously and shown in Chapters 3-8
further generalize adult health behavior
characteristics in an effort to provide a
meaningful overview for major
population subgroups.
The strength of this approach is that
it provides a snapshot of the
important subgroups of the U.S.
population in terms of general health
behavioral characteristics. It is possible
to estimate which groups are most likely
to drink heavily (on average), smoke
cigarettes daily or less than daily, be
completely sedentary or irregularly
active in their leisure time, be
overweight or obese, and get fewer than
7 to 8 hours of sleep. Together, these
estimates help pinpoint the groups who
might benefit most from health
education or other interventions. Such
estimates do not, however, identify some
important patterns of unhealthy
behaviors. For example, the data
collected in NHIS do not allow for clear
identification of episodic heavy (binge)
drinkers, irregularities in exercise
patterns, fluctuations in body weight
status, or sleep patterns (sleeping at
night versus napping). Some information
on patterns is captured for smoking,
with a series of questions addressed to
persons who smoked cigarettes on a
less-than-daily basis. A discussion of the
history of the NHIS health behavior
measures, including their strengths and
limitations, is available (2932).

Statistical Analysis
Three years of data were combined
to increase reliability of the estimates
for some of the smaller population
subgroups. Even with the 3 years of
data, the standard errors for some
subgroups are quite large. In tables
shown in this report, estimates with a

relative standard error greater than 30%

and less than or equal to 50% are
considered statistically unreliable and
are indicated with an asterisk (*).
Readers should exercise caution when
interpreting these statistics. A dagger ()
is substituted for estimates with a
relative standard error greater than 50%.
These estimates are not reliable and
therefore are not shown.
The household response rate for the
NHIS data years 20052007 was 86.9%.
This report is based on data from 79,096
completed interviews with sample adults
aged 18 years and over. Among adults
identified in interviewed households as
eligible for the Sample Adult
component, the combined (conditional)
response rate was 80%. The final
Sample Adult response rate for the 3
years combined, which takes into
account both Family and Sample Adult
interview nonresponse, was 69.2%.
Procedures used in calculating response
rates are described in detail in Appendix
I of the Survey Description of the NHIS
data files (3537).
All estimates and associated
standard errors shown in this report
were generated using SUDAAN, a
software package that is designed to
handle a complex sample design such as
that used by NHIS (53). All estimates
were weighted, using the Sample Adult
Record Weight, to reflect the U.S.
civilian noninstitutionalized population
aged 18 years and over.
Most estimates presented in this
report were age adjusted to the projected
2000 U.S. standard population aged 18
years and over (54,55). Age adjustment
was used to allow comparison among
various sociodemographic subgroups
that have different age structures. The
age categories used to age adjust the
20052007 estimates are the same as
those used for the 19992001 and
20022004 reports on health behaviors
of U.S. adults: 1844 years, 4564
years, and 65 years and over (33,34).
The age groups used in the first set of
reports on adult health behaviors from
the NHIS Sample Adult Core
questionnaire (19971998) were slightly
different: 1824 years, 2544 years,
4564 years, and 65 years and over
(2932). The two younger age groups
were combined in the subsequent reports

to improve stability of the estimates.

The same projected 2000 U.S. standard
population was used for all reports.
Tables showing crude (unadjusted)
estimates by race, Hispanic or Latino
origin and race, education, poverty
status, marital status, and geographic
region are available in Appendix III.
These crude estimates can be used in
conjunction with the population
estimates (Table XXII) to calculate the
numbers of persons in each category
shown in the tables of this report.
Age-adjusted estimates were
compared using two-tailed t-tests at the
0.05 level. No adjustments were made
for multiple comparisons. Terms such as
greater than and less than indicate
a statistically significant difference.
Terms such as similar or no
difference indicate that the statistics
being compared were not significantly
different. Lack of comment regarding
the difference between any two statistics
does not mean that the difference was
tested and found to be not significant.
Most statistics presented in this
report can be replicated using NHIS
public-use data files and website at:
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis.htm. Data
for some of the smaller race and
ethnicity subgroups are not included on
the public-use data files to protect
respondent confidentiality, and therefore
corresponding estimates cannot be
replicated. Many of the references cited
in this report are also available via the
NCHS website at: http://www.cdc.gov/
nchs.

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Chapter 3
Alcohol Use

80
Men
60

All Adults
+ Overall, 61.2% of U.S. adults were
current drinkers, about 14% were
former drinkers, 24.6% adults were
lifetime abstainers, and about 5% of
adults were classified as heavier
drinkers (Tables 3.1 and 3.2).
+ About one in five adults had five or
more drinks in 1 day at least once in
the past year. Among current
drinkers, nearly one in three had
five or more drinks in 1 day in the
past year (Tables 3.3 and 3.4).

Percent

Women

20

1824

2544

4564
Age in years

6574

75 and
over

NOTE: Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population.
DATA SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 20052007.

Figure 3.1. Percentage of adults who were current drinkers, by age and sex: United States,
20052007

to about 4.0% for men in the oldest

age group and from 23% for women
in the youngest age group to less
than 1% in the oldest age group
(Table 3.3 and Figure 3.2).

Sex
+ Men (67.6%) were more likely than
women (55.3%) to be current
drinkers, while women (30.9%)
were nearly twice as likely as men
(17.7%) to be lifetime abstainers
(Table 3.1).
+ Men (22.1%) were about three times
as likely as women (7.4%) to be
moderate drinkers and somewhat
more likely than women to be
heavier drinkers (Table 3.2).
+ Men were more than twice as likely
as women to have had five or more
drinks in 1 day at least once in the
past year and more than three times
as likely as women to have had this
much to drink in 1 day on at least
12 days during the past year
(Table 3.3).

40

Race
+ White men (69.9%) were more
likely than black men (57.3%) and
Asian men (55.3%) to be current
drinkers. Nearly 6 in 10 American
Indian or Alaska Native men
(57.5%) and almost one-half of
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific
Islander men (45.0%) were current
drinkers. White women (59.0%)
were more likely to be current

drinkers than black women (40.2%),

American Indian or Alaska Native
women (45.3%), and Asian women
(31.8%) (Table 3.1 and Figure 3.3).
+ Lifetime abstinence was highest
(47.8%) among Asian adults
compared with most other race
groups shown (Table 3.1).
+ White adults were more likely than
black adults to be heavier drinkers
regardless of sex. (Table 3.2).
+ White men (31.0%) were more
likely than black men (19.2%) and
more than twice as likely as Asian
men (14.1%) to have had five or
more drinks in 1 day in the past
year (Table 3.3 and Figure 3.4).

50

Age

40
Percent

+ Current drinking was most prevalent

among adults aged 2544 years for
both men (75.2%) and women
(62.4%) and declined steadily with
age from 45 years of age on
(Table 3.1 and Figure 3.1.).
+ Consumption of five or more drinks
in 1 day at least once in the past
year was strongly associated with
age for both men and women. Rates
of consuming five or more drinks in
1 day at least once in the past year
declined with age from about 41%
for men in the youngest age group

30
Men
20

Women

10
0

1824

2544

4564
Age in years

6574

75 and
over

NOTE: Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population.
DATA SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 20052007.

Figure 3.2. Percentage of adults who had five or more drinks in 1 day at least once in past
year, by age and sex: United States, 20052007

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Hispanic or Latino Origin

and Race

Education
+ The prevalence of current drinking
increased with education from
44.3% for adults with less than a
high school diploma to 73.9% for
adults with a graduate degree
(Table 3.1).
+ Sex differences in current drinking
prevalence were greatest among
adults with fewer years of education.
Among adults with less than a high
school diploma, 56.5% of men and
31.8% of women were current
drinkers. Among adults who had
some type of college degree, over
70% of men and over 60% of
women were current drinkers
(Table 3.1 and Figure 3.6.).
+ Men with less than a high school
diploma (10.4%) were more than
twice as likely as men who held
advanced degrees (4.6%) to be
former regular drinkers (Table 3.1).
+ Men who had earned a General
Educational Development (GED)
diploma (9.1%) were more likely to
be heavier drinkers than men who
had graduated from high school
(6.2%) and men who had neither a
high school diploma nor a GED
(6.2%) (Table 3.2).

White

57.3

Percent

60

American Indian
or Alaska Native

Black or African
American

69.9

57.5

Asian

Native Hawaiian
or Other Pacific
Islander

59.0

55.3

46.4

45.3

45.0
40.2

40

31.8
20

0
Men

Women

NOTES: Estimates are age adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S. population as the standard population. Estimates are
based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population.
DATA SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 20052007.

Figure 3.3. Percentage of adults who were current drinkers, by race and sex: United States,
20052007

+ Adults who had earned a GED

(24.8%) were more likely than
adults who were high school
graduates (19.5%) and adults with
less than a high school diploma
(17.8%) to have had five or more
drinks in 1 day at least once during
the past year (Table 3.3 and
Figure 3.7.).

Black or African
American

White

Poverty Status
+ The prevalence of current drinking
increased dramatically with family
income: 45.2% of adults having
family incomes below the poverty
level were current drinkers
compared with 72.6% of adults who
had family incomes four times the

Asian

American Indian
or Alaska Native

34.0

35
31.0
30
25
Percent

+ Non-Hispanic adults (62.8%) were

more likely than Hispanic adults
(50.8%) to be current drinkers
(Table 3.1).
+ Non-Hispanic men (6.1%) were
more likely than Hispanic men
(3.8%) to be heavier drinkers, and
non-Hispanic women (4.7%) were
more than three times as likely as
Hispanic women (1.5%) to be
heavier drinkers (Table 3.2).
+ Non-Hispanic white men (32.0%)
were more likely than Hispanic men
(27.0%) to have consumed five or
more drinks in 1 day in the past
year. Non-Hispanic white women
(16.0%) were about twice as likely
as Hispanic women (7.0%) to have
consumed five or more drinks in 1
day in the past year (Table 3.3 and
Figure 3.5).

80

20

19.2
14.1

15

14.6

14.4

10
6.0
5

4.5

0
Men

Women

NOTES: Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. Estimates
are age adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S. population as the standard population.
DATA SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 20052007.

Figure 3.4. Percentage of adults who had five or more drinks in 1 day at least once in past
year, by race and sex: United States, 20052007

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Hispanic
35
30

32.0
27.0

19.0

20

16.0
15
10

7.0

5.9

5
0
Men

Women

NOTES: Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. Estimates
are age adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S. population as the standard population.
DATA SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 20052007.

Figure 3.5. Percentage of adults who had five or more drinks in 1 day at least once in past
year, by Hispanic origin and race and sex: United States, 20052007

Less than
high school

Marital Status

High school
graduate

General Educational Development

(GED) high school equivalency
diploma

Associate of arts degree

80
69.5

72.2

Bachelors degree

60

Some college

Graduate degree

78.1 76.1
68.1

64.1 63.3

71.5

60.9 61.7

56.5
49.2 50.2

Percent

+ The prevalence of lifetime

abstention from alcohol was highest
among never married adults (30.4%)
and widowed adults (31.4%) and
lowest among cohabiting adults

(13.9%) (Table 3.1).

+ Cohabiting adults (8.6%) and

divorced or separated adults (6.4%)
were more likely than married adults
(3.8%) to be heavier drinkers.
Widowed adults (49.9%) were more
likely than adults in any other
marital status group to be
nondrinkers (Table 3.2).
+ Cohabiting adults (28.9%) were
more likely than married adults
(17.7%) to have had five or more
drinks in 1 day at least once in the
past year (Table 3.3).

Non-Hispanic black

Non-Hispanic white

25
Percent

poverty level or more. Persons with

family incomes below the poverty
level (36.2%) were more than twice
as likely as adults with family
incomes four times the poverty level
or more (16.8%) to be lifetime
abstainers (Table 3.1).
+ Men with family incomes below the
poverty level (6.7%) were more
likely than men in the highest
family income group (5.3%) to be
heavier drinkers, whereas the reverse
was true for women; women with
family incomes below the poverty
level (3.5%) were less likely than
women in the highest income groups
(5.3%) to be heavier drinkers
(Table 3.2).
+ Adults in the upper family income
groups were more likely to have had

five or more drinks in 1 day at least

once in the past year than were

adults in the lower family income

groups (Table 3.3).

+ Among current drinkers, men and

women with family incomes below
the poverty level were more likely
than those in the highest family
income group to have had five or
more drinks in 1 day on at least 12
days in the past year (Table 3.4).

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20

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Women

NOTES: Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. Estimates are
age adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S. population as the standard population.
DATA SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 20052007.

Figure 3.6. Percentage of adults who were current drinkers, by education and sex:
United States, 20052007

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Geographic Region

Less than
high school

+ Adults living in the South were less

likely to be current drinkers than
adults living in the Northeast,
Midwest, or West. Lifetime
abstention was highest among adults
living in the South compared with
adults living in the other regions.
(Table 3.1).

General Educational Development

(GED) high school equivalency
diploma

Associate of arts degree

Bachelors degree

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Percent

Some college

Graduate degree

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graduate

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Both sexes

NOTES: Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. Estimates

are age adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S. population as the standard population.

DATA SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 20052007.

Figure 3.7. Percentage of adults who had five or more drinks in 1 day at least once in past
year, by education: United states, 20052007

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Table 3.1. Age-adjusted percent distributions (with standard errors) of lifetime alcohol drinking status for adults 18 years of age and over,
by selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007
Lifetime alcohol drinking status1

Total

Lifetime
abstainer

Ages 18 years and over (age-adjusted)2 . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ages 18 years and over (crude)2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

100.0
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Age:3
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2544 years . . . .
4564 years . . . .
6574 years . . . .
75 years and over .

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White, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Black or African American, single race . . . . . . . . . .
American Indian or Alaska Native, single race . . . . .
Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, single race.
Two or more races . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Hispanic or Latino origin and race:

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Marital status:
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Table 3.1. Age-adjusted percent distributions (with standard errors) of lifetime alcohol drinking status for adults 18 years of age and
over, by selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007Con.
Lifetime alcohol drinking status1

Selected characteristic

Total

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Percent distribution (standard error)

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Black or African American, single race . . . . . . . . . .
American Indian or Alaska Native, single race . . . . .
Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, single race.
Two or more races . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Ages 18 years and over (age-adjusted)2 . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ages 18 years and over (crude)2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

100.0
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2544 years . . . .
4564 years . . . .
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56.5
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54.9
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White, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Black or African American, single race . . . . . . . . . .
American Indian or Alaska Native, single race . . . . .
Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, single race.
Two or more races . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Table 3.1. Age-adjusted percent distributions (with standard errors) of lifetime alcohol drinking status for adults 18 years of age and
over, by selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007Con.
Lifetime alcohol drinking status1

Selected characteristic

Total

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abstainer

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Former
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regular

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Percent distribution (standard error)

Hispanic or Latino origin and race:

Hispanic or Latino . . . . . . . . . . .
Mexican or Mexican American . .
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8.1
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Education:
Less than high school graduate . .
GED diploma4 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
High school graduate . . . . . . . . .
Some collegeno degree . . . . . .
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21.9
19.9

(0.79)
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11.5
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6.6
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Poverty status:5
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1 and <2 times poverty level
2 and <4 times poverty level
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Marital status:
Never married . . . . .
Married . . . . . . . . .
Cohabiting . . . . . . .
Divorced or separated
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Geographic region:
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* Estimates preceded by an asterisk have a relative standard error of greater than 30% and less than or equal to 50%. These should be interpreted with caution as they do not meet the standard of

reliability or precision.

Estimates with a relative standard error greater than 50% are indicated with a dagger, but are not shown.

1
Lifetime alcohol drinking status: Lifetime abstainerhad fewer than 12 drinks in entire lifetime; former infrequenthad 12 drinks or more in lifetime, but never as many as 12 drinks in a single year,

and had no drinks in the past year; former regularhad 12 drinks or more in one year, but no drinks in the past year; current drinker-had at least 12 drinks in lifetime and at least 1 drink in the past

year.

Persons of other races and unknown race and ethnicity, unknown education, unknown poverty status, and unknown marital status are included in total.

Estimates for age groups are not age adjusted.

4
GED is General Educational Development high school equivalency diploma.

5
Poverty status is based on family income and family size using the U.S. Census Bureau poverty thresholds for 2004, 2005, and 2006.

NOTES: Unless otherwise specified, estimates are age adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S. population as the standard population and using three age groups: 1844 years, 4564 years, and 65
years and over. For crude percent distributions, refer to Appendix Table III. Denominator for each percent distribution excludes persons with unknown lifetime drinking status. See Appendix II for
definitions of terms. See Appendix III for health behavior questions.
DATA SOURCE: National Health Interview Survey, 20052007. Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population.

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Table 3.2. Age-adjusted percent distributions (with standard errors) of current alcohol drinking status for adults 18 years of age and over,
by selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007
Current alcohol drinking status1
Selected characteristic

Total

Nondrinker

Infrequent

Ages 18 years and over (age-adjusted)2 . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ages 18 years and over (crude)2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

100.0
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12.3 (0.16)
12.4 (0.16)

29.3 (0.23)
29.2 (0.23)

14.4 (0.18)
14.5 (0.18)

5.0 (0.12)
5.0 (0.12)

Age:3
1824 years . . . .
2544 years . . . .
4564 years . . . .
6574 years . . . .
75 years and over .

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Race:
White, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Black or African American, single race . . . . . . . . . .
American Indian or Alaska Native, single race . . . . .
Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, single race.
Two or more races . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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American Indian or Alaska Native, white . . . . . . . .

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19.4
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10.7
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20.0
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Marital status:
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42.7
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10.1
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26.8
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33.9
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25.6
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16.8
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(0.48)
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4.9
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Ages 18 years and over (crude)2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

100.0
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32.4 (0.36)
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9.2 (0.20)
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30.4 (0.32)
30.6 (0.32)

22.1 (0.30)
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5.7 (0.18)
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Table 3.2. Age-adjusted percent distributions (with standard errors) of current alcohol drinking status for adults 18 years of age and over,
by selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007Con.
Current alcohol drinking status1
Selected characteristic

Total

Nondrinker

MenCon.

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Light

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Percent distribution (standard error)

Race:
White, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Black or African American, single race . . . . . . . . . .
American Indian or Alaska Native, single race . . . . .
Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, single race.
Two or more races . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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American Indian or Alaska Native, white . . . . . . . .

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30.1
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55.0
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Hispanic or Latino origin and race:

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Mexican or Mexican American . .
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9.1
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Education:
Less than high school graduate . .
GED diploma4 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
High school graduate . . . . . . . . .
Some collegeno degree . . . . . .
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Bachelor of arts, science degree . .
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43.5
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21.9
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Poverty status:5
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Marital status:
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(0.21)
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(0.78)
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Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, single race.
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Table 3.2. Age-adjusted percent distributions (with standard errors) of current alcohol drinking status for adults 18 years of age and over,
by selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007Con.
Current alcohol drinking status1
Selected characteristic

Total

Nondrinker

WomenCon.

Infrequent

Light

Moderate

Heavier

Percent distribution (standard error)

Hispanic or Latino origin and race:

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Education:
Less than high school graduate . .
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12.2
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13.9
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2.8
4.6
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8.3
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2.7
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Marital status:
Never married . . . . .
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12.8
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reliability or precision.

Estimates with a relative standard error greater than 50% are indicated with a dagger, but are not shown.

1
Current alcohol drinking status: Nondrinkerno drinks in the past year (includes former drinkers and lifetime abstainers); infrequentat least 12 drinks in lifetime and 111 drinks in past year; light

3 drinks or less per week, on average, in the past year; moderatemore than 3 and up to and including 14 drinks per week for men, and more than 3 and up to and including 7 drinks per week for

women, on average, in the past year; heaviermore than 14 drinks per week for men, and more than 7 drinks per week for women, on average, in the past year.

Persons of other races and unknown race and ethnicity, unknown education, unknown poverty status, and unknown marital status are included in the total.

Estimates for age groups are not age adjusted.

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GED is General Educational Development high school equivalency diploma.

5
Poverty status is based on family income and family size using the U.S. Census Bureau poverty thresholds for 2004, 2005, and 2006.

NOTES: Unless otherwise specified, estimates are age adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S. population as the standard population and using three age groups: 1844 years, 4564 years, and 65
years and over. For crude percent distributions, refer to Appendix Table IV. Denominator for each percent distribution excludes persons with unknown lifetime and unknown current drinking status. See
Appendix II for definitions of terms. See Appendix III for health behavior questions.
DATA SOURCE: National Health Interview Survey, 20052007. Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population.

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Table 3.3. Age-adjusted percentages (with standard errors) of adults 18 years of age and over who had five or more drinks in 1 day at least
once in the past year, and age-adjusted percentages (with standard errors) of adults 18 years of age and over who had five or more drinks
in 1 day on at least 12 days in the past year, by selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007
Five or more drinks in 1 day at least once1
Selected characteristic

Both sexes

Men

Women

Five or more drinks in 1 day on at least 12 days1

Both sexes

Men

Women

14.6 (0.27)
14.7 (0.28)

4.2 (0.14)
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Percent of adults (standard error)

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Ages 18 years and over (age-adjusted) . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ages 18 years and over (crude)2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1824 years . . . .
2544 years . . . .
4564 years . . . .
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Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, single race
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Hispanic or Latino origin and race

Hispanic or Latino . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Education
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GED diploma4. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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27.0
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(0.79)
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8.2
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9.7
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(0.37)
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15.9
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10.7
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(0.53)
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9.3
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(0.38)
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(0.77)
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4.5
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30.3
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(0.73)
(0.46)
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(0.94)
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15.3
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(0.54)
(0.26)
(1.02)
(0.59)
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11.9
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(0.36)
(0.16)
(0.74)
(0.39)
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17.2
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(0.58)
(0.31)
(1.09)
(0.80)
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5.9
2.6
8.7
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(0.34)
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(0.76)
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Geographic region
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(0.39)
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(0.67)
(0.60)
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(0.19)
(0.24)

Poverty status5
Below poverty level . . . . . . .
1 and <2 times poverty level .
2 and <4 times poverty level .
4 times poverty level or more .
Never married. . . . . .
Married . . . . . . . . . .
Cohabiting . . . . . . . .
Divorced or separated.
Widowed . . . . . . . . .

Northeast
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* Estimates preceded by an asterisk have a relative standard error of greater than 30% and less than or equal to 50%. These should be interpreted with caution as they do not meet the standard of

reliability or precision.

Estimates with a relative standard error greater than 50% are indicated with a dagger, but are not shown.

1
Adults who had had at least one drink in the past year (current drinkers) were asked on how many days in the past year they had had five or more drinks of any alcoholic beverage. Estimates in this

table are the percentage of all adults who had five or more drinks (with nondrinkers assigned a value of zero drinks.)

Persons of other races and unknown race and ethnicity, unknown education, unknown poverty status, and unknown marital status are included in total.

Estimates for age groups are not age adjusted.

4
GED is General Educational Development high school equivalency diploma.

5
Poverty status is based on family income and family size using the U.S. Census Bureau poverty thresholds for 2004, 2005, and 2006.

NOTES: Unless otherwise specified, estimates are age adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S. population as the standard population and using three age groups: 1844 years, 4564 years, and 65
years and over. For crude percentages, refer to Appendix Table V. Denominator for each percentage excludes persons with unknown lifetime drinking status and/or unknown five or more drinks in 1
day. See Appendix II for definitions of terms. See Appendix III for health behavior questions.
DATA SOURCE: National Health Interview Survey, 20052007. Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population.

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Table 3.4. Age-adjusted percentages (with standard errors) of current drinkers 18 years of age and over who had five or more drinks in 1
day at least once in the past year, and age-adjusted percentages (with standard errors) of current drinkers 18 years of age and over who
had five or more drinks in 1 day on at least 12 days in the past year, by selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007
Five or more drinks in 1 day at least once1
Selected characteristic

Both sexes

Men

Women

Five or more drinks in 1 day on at least 12 days1

Both sexes

Men

Women

7.1 (0.22)
7.3 (0.23)

Percent of current drinkers (standard error)

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Ages 18 years and over (age-adjusted) . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ages 18 years and over (crude)2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1824 years . . . .
2544 years . . . .
4564 years . . . .
6574 years . . . .
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41.4 (0.45)
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21.7 (0.33)
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64.0
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42.3
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(1.30)
(0.58)
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27.3
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(0.91)
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17.5
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Race
White, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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American Indian or Alaska Native, single race . . . . .
Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, single race
Two or more races . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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23.0
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15.0
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(2.88)
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(0.39)
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26.8 (5.64)

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(0.26)
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8.7 (1.80)
*2.9 (1.26)
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Hispanic or Latino origin and race

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17.1
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(0.82)
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16.1
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21.9
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Education
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GED diploma4. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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(0.71)
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(0.92)
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* Estimates preceded by an asterisk have a relative standard error of greater than 30% and less than or equal to 50%. These should be interpreted with caution as they do not meet the standard of

reliability or precision.

Estimates with a relative standard error greater than 50% are indicated with a dagger, but are not shown.

Adults who had had at least one drink in the past year (current drinkers) were asked on how many days in the past year they had had five or more drinks.

Persons of other races and unknown race and ethnicity, unknown education, unknown poverty status, and unknown marital status are included in total.

3
Estimates for age groups are not age adjusted.

GED is General Educational Development high school equivalency diploma.

Poverty status is based on family income and family size using the U.S. Census Bureau poverty thresholds for 2004, 2005, and 2006.

NOTES: Unless otherwise specified, estimates are age adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S. population as the standard population and using three age groups: 1844 years, 4564 years, and 65
years and over. For crude percentages, refer to Appendix Table VI. Denominator for each percentage excludes persons with unknown lifetime drinking status, nondrinkers, and current drinkers with
unknown information for five or more drinks in 1 day. See Appendix II for definitions of terms. See Appendix III for health behavior questions.
DATA SOURCE: National Health Interview Survey, 20052007. Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population.

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Chapter 4
Cigarette Smoking

70

Current daily

Current nondaily

Former

Never

64.4

58.5

60

51.8

All Adults
+ Overall, 20.4% of U.S. adults were
current smokers, 21.1% of adults
were formers smokers, and over
one-half of adults (58.5%) had never
smoked cigarettes (Table 4.1).
+ Among all adults, 16% smoked
daily and 4% smoked less than daily
(Table 4.2 and Figure 4.1).
+ About one in four nondaily smokers
(27.4%) smoked on 5 days or less in
the past 30 days; about 17%
nondaily smokers smoked on 21
days or more during the past 30
days (Figure 4.2).
+ Daily smokers smoked an average
of 17 cigarettes a day compared
with 5 cigarettes a day for nondaily
smokers on days that they smoked
(Table 4.2).
+ About one-half of all current
smokers (daily and nondaily)
(52.9%) usually smoked fewer than
15 cigarettes on days smoked; about
one-third (35.3%) usually smoked
1524 cigarettes on days smoked
(Table 4.3 and Figure 4.3).
+ Approximately 3 in 10 current
smokers (31.8%) started smoking
before the age of 16 years and about
1 in 5 current smokers (17.1%)
started smoking at age 21 years or
over (Table 4.4 and Figure 4.4).
+ About 4 in 10 current smokers
(42.5%) attempted to quit smoking
in the past year, with nondaily
smokers (54.6%) more likely than
daily smokers (39.6%) to have
attempted to quit (Table 4.5).

Sex
+ Men (23.0%) were more likely than
women (18.0%) to be current
smokers and also more likely to be
former smokers (Table 4.1).
+ Male smokers (daily and nondaily)
were about twice as likely as female
smokers to usually smoke 35 or
more cigarettes on days smoked
(Table 4.3).

Percent

50
40
30

25.2
21.1

20
10
0

18.1

16.2

17.6

14.4
5.0

4.2
Both sexes

3.5

Men

Women

NOTES: Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. Totals do not
add to 100% due to rounding. Estimates are age adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S. population as the standard population.
DATA SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 20052007.

Figure 4.1. Percent distributions of current cigarette smoking status of adults, by sex:
United States, 20052007

+ Male smokers were more likely than

female smokers to have started
smoking before the age of 16 years,
and female smokers were more
likely than male smokers to have
started smoking at age 21 years and
over (Table 4.4).

Age
+ Current smoking was most prevalent
among adults aged 1824 years
(23.5%) and aged 2544 years
(23.4%) and declined with age
(Table 4.1).

21 days or more
17.0%
5 days or less
27.4%
1620 days
17.5%
610 days
17.1%
1115 days
21.0%

NOTE: Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. Estimates are

age adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S. population as the standard population.

DATA SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 20052007.

Figure 4.2. Percent distribution of number of days smoked in the past 30 days among adult
nondaily smokers: United States, 20052007

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+ Among current daily smokers, the

mean number of cigarettes smoked
was higher for those aged 4564
years (18 cigarettes) and 6574
years (19 cigarettes) than for daily
smokers in the other age groups
(Table 4.2).
+ About one in three current smokers
aged 1824 years (35.7%) started
smoking before the age of 16 years
(Table 4.4).
+ Among daily smokers, attempts to
quit smoking in the past year were
strongly associated with age:
one-half (49.9%) of the youngest
group had attempted to quit,
declining steadily to about 3 in 10
(27.7%) of daily smokers in the
oldest age group (Table 4.5 and
Figure 4.5).

Race
+ American Indian or Alaska Native
adults (27.2%) were more likely
than white adults (20.9%), black
adults (20.7%), and Asian adults
(10.9%) to be current smokers
(Table 4.1).
+ Asian men (17.3%) were less likely
to be current smokers than most
other single-race groups studied:
American Indian or Alaska Native
men (30.3%); black men (25.3%);
white men (23.0%). American
Indian or Alaska Native women
(24.3%) were about five times as
likely as Asian women (4.8%) to be
current smokers (Table 4.1).
+ White women who smoked daily,
smoked more cigarettes (16
cigarettes), on average, than daily
female smokers in other single-race
groups studied (Table 4.2).
+ White male smokers (daily and
nondaily) were nearly four times as
likely as black male smokers to
usually smoke 35 cigarettes or more
on days smoked (Table 4.3).
+ Asian smokers (31.1%) and black
smokers (23.8%) were more likely
than white smokers (15.9%) or
American Indian or Alaska Native
smokers (12.7%) to have started
smoking on or after their 21st
birthday (Table 4.4).

35 or more cigarettes
2534

cigarettes

5.1%
6.8%

1524 cigarettes
35.3%

Less than
15 cigarettes
52.9%

NOTES: Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. Estimates are
age adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S. population as the standard population. Current smokers include daily and nondaily
smokers.
DATA SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 20052007.

Figure 4.3. Percent distribution of usual number of cigarettes on days smoked among all
adult current smokers: United States, 20052007

Hispanic or Latino Origin

and Race
+ Non-Hispanic white adults (22.4%)
and non-Hispanic black adults
(20.8%) were more likely than
Hispanic adults (14.2%) to be

current smokers (Table 4.1).

+ Non-Hispanic white women (20.7%)
were more likely than non-Hispanic
black women (17.0%) and twice as
likely as Hispanic women (9.6%) to
be current smokers (Table 4.1).
+ Non-Hispanic white male smokers
(daily and nondaily) smoked an

21 years
and over
17.1%
Less than 16 years
31.8%

1820 years
26.3%
1617 years
24.8%

NOTES: Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. Estimates are
age adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S. population as the standard population. Current smokers include daily and nondaily
smokers.
DATA SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 20052007.

Figure 4.4. Percent distribution of age of smoking initiation among all adult current
smokers: United States, 20052007

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60

Nondaily smokers

50
40
Percent

average of about 17 cigarettes a day

on days they smoked, compared
with 11 cigarettes for non-Hispanic
black male smokers and 9 cigarettes
for Hispanic male smokers. Among
female smokers (daily and nondaily,
combined), non-Hispanic white
women smoked more cigarettes (14
cigarettes), on average, than either
non-Hispanic black women (10
cigarettes) or Hispanic women (7
cigarettes) (Table 4.2 and
Figure 4.6).
+ Non-Hispanic white male smokers
were more likely than non-Hispanic
black male smokers to have started
smoking before age 16 years
(Table 4.4).

Daily smokers

30
20
10
0
1824

2544

75 and
over

6574

4564
Age in years

NOTE: Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population.
DATA SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 20052007.

Figure 4.5. Percentage of adult current smokers who tried to quit in the past year, by age
and smoking frequency: United States, 20052007

Education

Poverty Status
+ Men with family incomes below the
poverty level (31.8%) were almost
twice as likely as men in the highest
family income group (17.2%) to be
current smokers, and women with
family incomes below the poverty
level (25.8%) were twice as likely
as women in the highest family

income group (12.8%) to be current

smokers (Table 4.1).
+ Smokers with the lowest family
incomes were more likely to have
started smoking before 16 years of
age than were smokers in the
highest family income groups
(Table 4.4).

Hispanic

Marital Status
+ Cohabiting adults (34.6%) and
divorced or separated adults (30.6%)
were more likely than never married
adults (22.3%) and married adults
(16.2%) to be current smokers
(Table 4.1).

Non-Hispanic white

Non-Hispanic black

20

Number of cigarettes on days smoked

+ With the exception of adults having

a GED high school equivalency
diploma, for whom current smoking
rates were very high (43.4%),
prevalence of current cigarette
smoking declined steadily with
increasing educationfrom 28.2%
among adults with less than a high
school diploma to 6.3% among
adults with a masters, doctorate, or
medical degree (Table 4.1).
+ Adults who had earned a bachelor
of arts or science degree (6.6%) or
an advanced academic degree
(4.1%) were less than one-half as
likely as adults with less education
(15.8%39.4%) to be daily smokers
(Table 4.2).
+ Adult current smokers with less than
a high school diploma (43.2%) were
more than twice as likely as adults
with a bachelors degree or higher to
have started smoking before the age
of 16 years (Table 4.4 and
Figure 4.7).

17.4
15

14.2
10.9

10

9.6
8.5
7.4

0
Men

Women

NOTES: Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. Estimates are
age adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S. population as the standard population. Current smokers include daily and nondaily
smokers.
DATA SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 20052007.

Figure 4.6. Mean number of cigarettes on days smoked by adult current smokers, by
Hispanic origin and race and sex: United States, 20052007

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+ Prevalence of daily smoking was

about twice as high among
cohabiting adults as married adults
(Table 4.2).

Less than
high school

High school
graduate

General Educational Development

(GED) high school equivalency
diploma

Associate of arts degree

Bachelors degree

Some college

Graduate degree

60
52.9

Geographic Region

50
43.2
40
Percent

+ Adults living in the West (16.8%)

were less likely to be current
smokers than those living in the
Northeast (19.0%), South (21.3%),
or Midwest (23.4%) (Table 4.1).
+ Among all current smokers, adults
living in the West smoked fewer
cigarettes on days that they smoked
than adults in the other regions of
the country (Table 4.2 and
Table 4.3).

30

28.3

28.9

20

27.4
17.4

17.2

10
0
Both sexes
NOTES: Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. Estimates
are age adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S. population as the standard population. Current smokers include daily and
nondaily smokers.
DATA SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 20052007.

Figure 4.7. Percentage of adult current smokers who started smoking younger than 16
years of age, by level of education: United States, 20052007

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Table 4.1. Age-adjusted percent distributions (with standard errors) of lifetime cigarette smoking status for adults 18 years of age and over,
by selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007
Lifetime cigarette smoking status1

Total

Never
smoker

Ages 18 years and over (age-adjusted)2 . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ages 18 years and over (crude)2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

100.0
100.0

58.5 (0.26)
58.1 (0.27)

21.1 (0.19)
21.4 (0.21)

20.4 (0.21)
20.5 (0.21)

Age:3
1824 years . . . .
2544 years . . . .
4564 years . . . .
6574 years . . . .
75 years and over .

Selected characteristic
Both sexes

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(0.74)
(0.37)
(0.43)
(0.69)
(0.75)

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14.0
26.7
39.2
38.6

(0.34)
(0.26)
(0.36)
(0.67)
(0.74)

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23.4
21.6
12.4
5.1

(0.67)
(0.32)
(0.34)
(0.44)
(0.31)

Race:
White, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Black or African American, single race . . . . . . . . . .
American Indian or Alaska Native, single race . . . . .
Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, single race.
Two or more races . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Black or African American, white . . . . . . . . . . . .
American Indian or Alaska Native, white . . . . . . . .

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65.0
52.2
77.6
71.0
50.9
65.4
43.1

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(4.62)
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(4.73)
(3.02)

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14.4
20.6
11.5
*12.4
24.5
17.6
27.1

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(3.10)
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(3.87)
(1.44)
(3.69)
(2.03)

20.9
20.7
27.2
10.9
16.5
24.7
17.0
29.7

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(3.07)
(0.63)
(4.17)
(1.78)
(3.02)
(2.86)

Hispanic or Latino origin and race:

Hispanic or Latino . . . . . . . . . . .
Mexican or Mexican American . .
Not Hispanic or Latino . . . . . . . .
White, single race . . . . . . . . .
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100.0
100.0
100.0

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70.7
56.7
54.1
64.8

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(0.29)
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(0.57)

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23.5
14.4

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(0.20)
(0.24)
(0.39)

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14.1
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22.4
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(0.52)
(0.23)
(0.27)
(0.50)

Education:
Less than high school graduate . .
GED diploma4 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
High school graduate . . . . . . . . .
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Associate of arts degree . . . . . . .
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100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

53.9
33.1
54.4
55.8
57.3
67.8
71.8

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(1.28)
(0.47)
(0.55)
(0.72)
(0.50)
(0.66)

18.0
23.5
20.8
22.9
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21.9
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(1.04)
(0.35)
(0.42)
(0.61)
(0.45)
(0.61)

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43.4
24.9
21.3
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10.3
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(1.33)
(0.40)
(0.43)
(0.57)
(0.34)
(0.33)

Poverty status:5
Below poverty level . . . . . . .
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55.8
56.7
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(0.39)

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23.5

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(0.43)
(0.33)
(0.32)

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21.8
15.1

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(0.50)
(0.37)
(0.29)

Marital status:
Never married . . . . .
Married . . . . . . . . .
Cohabiting . . . . . . .
Divorced or separated
Widowed . . . . . . . .

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Table 4.1. Age-adjusted percent distributions (with standard errors) of lifetime cigarette smoking status for adults 18 years of age and
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Lifetime cigarette smoking status1

Selected characteristic

Total

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Former
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Current
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Race:
White, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Black or African American, single race . . . . . . . . . .
American Indian or Alaska Native, single race . . . . .
Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, single race.
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Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Table 4.1. Age-adjusted percent distributions (with standard errors) of lifetime cigarette smoking status for adults 18 years of age and
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Lifetime cigarette smoking status1

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25.8
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Marital status:
Never married . . . . .
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18.6
14.2
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(0.29)
(1.38)
(0.71)
(2.78)

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Midwest . . . . . .
South . . . . . . .
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100.0
100.0

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60.2
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18.5
15.8
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(0.56)
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reliability or precision.
Estimates with a relative standard error greater than 50% are indicated with a dagger, but are not shown.
1
Lifetime cigarette smoking status: Never smokernever smoked at all or smoked less than 100 cigarettes in lifetime; former smokersmoked at least 100 cigarettes in lifetime but not currently

smoking; current smokersmoked at least 100 cigarettes in lifetime and currently smoked.

Persons of other races and unknown race and ethnicity, unknown education, unknown poverty status, and unknown marital status are included in the total.

Estimates for age groups are not age adjusted.

4
GED is General Educational Development high school equivalency diploma.

5
Poverty status is based on family income and family size using the U.S. Census Bureau poverty thresholds for 2004, 2005, and 2006.

NOTES: Unless otherwise specified, estimates are age adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S. population as the standard population and using three age groups: 1844 years, 4564 years, and 65
years and over. For crude percent distributions, refer to Appendix Table VII. Denominator for each percent distribution excludes persons with unknown smoking status. See Appendix II for definitions of
terms. See Appendix III for health behavior questions.
DATA SOURCE: National Health Interview Survey, 20052007. Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population.

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Table 4.2. Age-adjusted percent distributions (with standard errors) of current cigarette smoking status for adults 18 years of age and over,
and age-adjusted mean number (with standard errors) of cigarettes on days smoked among current smokers 18 years of age and over, by
selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007
Current cigarette smoking status1

Selected characteristic

Total

Both sexes

Nonsmoker

Nondaily
smoker

Daily
smoker

Number of cigarettes on days smoked2

All current
smokers

Percent distribution (standard error)

Nondaily
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Daily
smokers

Mean (standard error)

Ages 18 years and over (age-adjusted)3 . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ages 18 years and over (crude)3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

100.0
100.0

79.6 (0.21)
79.5 (0.21)

4.2 (0.09)
4.2 (0.09)

16.2 (0.20)
16.3 (0.20)

14.3 (0.13)
14.2 (0.12)

4.5 (0.11)
4.4 (0.09)

16.6 (0.14)
16.6 (0.12)

Age:4
1824 years . . . .
2544 years . . . .
4564 years . . . .
6574 years . . . .
75 years and over .

(0.37)
(0.15)
(0.13)
(0.19)
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16.6
18.4
18.1
10.4
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(0.30)
(0.32)
(0.41)
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10.4
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13.6

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(0.15)
(0.18)
(0.52)
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3.6
4.4
5.1
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4.6

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(0.92)

13.2
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15.3

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(0.68)

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(0.26)
(1.72)
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4.2 (0.75)
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5.0 (1.28)

16.7
15.5
18.7
8.1
13.3
20.4
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(0.43)
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(0.54)
(3.65)
(1.64)
(2.87)
(2.72)

15.1
10.3
10.8
9.7
9.5
11.9
9.1
13.5

(0.14)
(0.21)
(1.11)
(0.42)
(1.65)
(0.61)
(0.95)
(0.87)

4.6
4.5
2.8
3.9
2.3
4.9
5.5
4.0

(0.13)
(0.24)
(0.34)
(0.36)
(0.00)
(0.41)
(1.37)
(0.58)

17.4
12.2
14.4
11.6
11.9
13.3
9.8
15.4

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78.4
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(0.34)
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6.9
5.1
3.5
2.1
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Race:
White, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Black or African American, single race . . . . . . . . . .
American Indian or Alaska Native, single race . . . . .
Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, single race.
Two or more races . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Black or African American, white . . . . . . . . . . . .
American Indian or Alaska Native, white . . . . . . . .

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100.0
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79.1
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72.8
89.1
83.5
75.3
83.0
70.3

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(0.49)
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(0.63)
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(1.78)
(3.02)
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4.2
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8.6
2.9

Hispanic or Latino origin and race:

Hispanic or Latino . . . . . . . . . . .
Mexican or Mexican American . .
Not Hispanic or Latino . . . . . . . .
White, single race . . . . . . . . .
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85.8
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(0.43)
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(0.27)
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5.4
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3.9
5.2

(0.25)
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8.8
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18.5
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(0.35)
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8.1
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14.9
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10.3

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3.6
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4.7
4.8
4.4

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(0.26)
(0.12)
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10.6
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17.1
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(0.39)
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Education:
Less than high school graduate . .
GED diploma5 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
High school graduate . . . . . . . . .
Some collegeno degree . . . . . .
Associate of arts degree . . . . . . .
Bachelor of arts, science degree . .
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100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
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71.8
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75.1
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(0.43)
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4.8
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4.1
3.7
2.3

(0.25)
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(0.22)
(0.27)
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23.3
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16.5
15.8
6.6
4.1

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(0.52)
(0.29)
(0.27)

15.2
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13.8
13.3
11.3
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(0.32)
(0.76)
(0.19)
(0.28)
(0.31)
(0.34)
(0.56)

4.6
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4.4
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3.9
3.7

(0.25)
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(0.21)
(0.20)
(0.26)
(0.22)
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17.2
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16.2
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14.8
15.2

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(0.31)
(0.34)
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Poverty status:6
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1 and <2 times poverty level
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74.9
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5.3
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4.2
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(0.24)
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22.9
20.6
17.5
11.4

(0.63)
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(0.36)
(0.26)

13.9
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14.5
13.8

(0.34)
(0.29)
(0.20)
(0.26)

4.3
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4.5

(0.27)
(0.23)
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(0.20)

16.0
17.2
16.7
16.5

(0.37)
(0.32)
(0.21)
(0.28)

Marital status:
Never married . . . . .
Married . . . . . . . . .
Cohabiting . . . . . . .
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77.7
83.8
65.4
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(0.97)
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5.7
3.2
6.0
5.3
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16.6
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25.2
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(0.94)
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13.1
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14.4
15.4
14.8

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(0.45)
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4.9
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15.7
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(0.48)
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Geographic region:
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4.2
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(0.25)
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14.8
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17.5
12.4

(0.45)
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14.0
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15.2
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(0.32)
(0.21)
(0.24)
(0.26)

4.6
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3.9

(0.26)
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16.4
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17.3
14.6

(0.33)
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Ages 18 years and over (age-adjusted)3 . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ages 18 years and over (crude)3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

100.0
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77.0 (0.31)
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5.0 (0.15)
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18.1 (0.29)
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15.3 (0.19)
15.1 (0.18)

Age:4
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100.0
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8.4
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4.6 (0.16)
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(0.28)
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(0.72)
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18.0 (0.20)
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(0.58)
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Table 4.2. Age-adjusted percent distributions (with standard errors) of current cigarette smoking status for adults 18 years of age and over,
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selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007Con.
Current cigarette smoking status1

Selected characteristic

Total

MenCon.

Nonsmoker

Nondaily
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Number of cigarettes on days smoked2

Daily
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All current
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Percent distribution (standard error)

Race:
White, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Black or African American, single race . . . . . . . . . .
American Indian or Alaska Native, single race . . . . .
Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, single race.
Two or more races . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Mexican or Mexican American . .
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4.9 (1.19)

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Mean (standard error)

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23.7
12.7
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3.9
4.5

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(0.63)
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18.9
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16.6
11.4
14.0
15.3
12.3
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81.4
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7.4
8.2
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11.3
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19.9
18.7

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8.5
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10.9

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3.9
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5.1
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11.2
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Education:
Less than high school graduate . . .
GED diploma5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
High school graduate . . . . . . . . . .
Some collegeno degree . . . . . . .
Associate of arts degree . . . . . . . .
Bachelor of arts, science degree . . .
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68.4
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(0.81)
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6.3
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5.7
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2.3

(0.40)
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25.3
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22.6
18.0
18.7
7.6
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(0.81)
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16.0
20.1
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14.6
15.3
12.3
11.2

(0.47)
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4.8
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2.9

(0.36)
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18.6
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17.4
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Poverty status:6
Below poverty level . . . . . . .
1 and <2 times poverty level
2 and <4 times poverty level
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68.2
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6.7
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(0.44)
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25.1
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19.9
13.0

(0.97)
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15.2
16.1
15.3
15.0

(0.60)
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4.6
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Marital status:
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100.0

74.5
81.7
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6.5
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18.9
14.5
29.4
28.8
32.0

(0.69)
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(0.86)
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14.1
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15.8
17.5
19.1

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5.1
4.3
4.2
5.3
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17.1
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Geographic region:
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South . . . . . . .
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4.9
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(0.43)
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15.8
20.4
19.5
14.8

(0.62)
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14.6
15.9
16.4
12.9

(0.38)
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4.5
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3.8

(0.37)
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17.4
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Ages 18 years and over (age-adjusted)3 . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ages 18 years and over (crude)3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

100.0
100.0

82.0 (0.24)
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3.5 (0.11)
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14.4 (0.23)
14.4 (0.23)

13.1 (0.15)
13.1 (0.13)

4.4 (0.13)
4.3 (0.12)

15.1 (0.15)
15.1 (0.14)

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1824 years . . . .
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12.0
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3.7 (0.88)
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15.2
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(0.27)
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21.9 (2.10)
14.1 (3.41)
25.1 (3.27)

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4.3 (0.94)
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White, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Black or African American, single race . . . . . . . . . .
American Indian or Alaska Native, single race . . . . .
Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, single race.
Two or more races . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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81.2
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75.7
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95.0
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Table 4.2. Age-adjusted percent distributions (with standard errors) of current cigarette smoking status for adults 18 years of age and over,
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Current cigarette smoking status1

Selected characteristic

Total

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Nonsmoker

Nondaily
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Daily
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All current
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Percent distribution (standard error)

Nondaily
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Daily
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Mean (standard error)

Hispanic or Latino origin and race:

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3.3
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6.3
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7.4
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Education:
Less than high school graduate . .
GED diploma5 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
High school graduate . . . . . . . . .
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* Estimates preceded by an asterisk have a relative standard error of greater than 30% and less than or equal to 50%. These should be interpreted with caution as they do not meet the standard of

reliability or precision.

Quantity zero.

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Current cigarette smoking status: Nonsmokernever smokers and former smokers; daily smokercurrently smoked cigarettes every day; Nondaily smokercurrently smoked cigarettes on some

days, regardless of the number of days.

Estimates reflect usual cigarette consumption on days smoked and do not reflect average consumption over a period of time such as a week or a month.

Persons of other races and unknown race and ethnicity, unknown education, unknown poverty status, and unknown marital status are included in the total.

Estimates for age groups are not age adjusted.

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GED is General Educational Development high school equivalency diploma.

Poverty status is based on family income and family size using the U.S. Census Bureau poverty thresholds for 2004, 2005, and 2006.

NOTES: Unless otherwise specified, estimates are age adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S. population as the standard population and using three age groups: 1844 years, 4564 years, and 65
years and over. For crude percent distributions, refer to Appendix Table VIII. Denominator for each percent distribution excludes persons with unknown current smoking status. Denominators for mean
number of cigarettes on days smoked exclude smokers (daily and nondaily) with unknown number of cigarettes on days smoked and nondaily smokers who did not smoke in the past 30 days. See
Appendix II for definitions of terms. See Appendix III for health behavior questions.
DATA SOURCE: National Health Interview Survey, 20052007. Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population.

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Table 4.3. Age-adjusted percent distributions (with standard errors) of usual number of cigarettes on days smoked among all current
cigarette smokers 18 years of age and over, by selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007
Usual number of cigarettes on days smoked among all current smokers1

Selected characteristic

Total

Less
than 15

Both sexes

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2534

Percent distribution (standard error)

Ages 18 years and over (age-adjusted)2 . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ages 18 years and over (crude)2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

100.0
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Age:3
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2544 years . . . .
4564 years . . . .
6574 years . . . .
75 years and over .

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23.8
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Black or African American, single race . . . . . . . . . .
American Indian or Alaska Native, single race . . . . .
Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, single race.
Two or more races . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Hispanic or Latino origin and race:

Hispanic or Latino . . . . . . . . . . .
Mexican or Mexican American . .
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1.9
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Education:
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Poverty status:5
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Table 4.3. Age-adjusted percent distributions (with standard errors) of usual number of cigarettes on days smoked among all current
cigarette smokers 18 years of age and over, by selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007Con.
Usual number of cigarettes on days smoked among all current smokers1

Selected characteristic

Total

Less
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2534

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2.9 (0.77)

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*5.9 (2.16)

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8.0 (0.53)
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MenCon.
Race:
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Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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69.8 (1.79)
56.4 (6.99)
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Education:
Less than high school graduate . .
GED diploma4 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Poverty status:5
Below poverty level . . . . . . .
1 and <2 times poverty level
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Marital status:
Never married . . . . .
Married . . . . . . . . .
Cohabiting . . . . . . .
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30.6 (1.80)
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Midwest . . . . . .
South . . . . . . .
West . . . . . . . .

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Ages 18 years and over (crude)2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

100.0
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1824 years . . . .
2544 years . . . .
4564 years . . . .
6574 years . . . .
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38.4 (0.80)
25.1 (1.52)
29.8 (6.14)
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Black or African American, single race . . . . . . . . . .
American Indian or Alaska Native, single race . . . . .
Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, single race.
Two or more races . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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78.3 (1.34)
81.6 (5.13)
64.7 (6.83)
85.3 (12.32)
69.3 (4.36)
77.3 (10.06)
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29.6 (4.25)
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4.9 (0.33)
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5.6 (0.38)
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3.0 (0.24)
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Table 4.3. Age-adjusted percent distributions (with standard errors) of usual number of cigarettes on days smoked among all current
cigarette smokers 18 years of age and over, by selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007Con.
Usual number of cigarettes on days smoked among all current smokers1

Selected characteristic

Total

Less
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WomenCon.

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2534

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Percent distribution (standard error)

Hispanic or Latino origin and race:

Hispanic or Latino . . . . . . . . . . .
Mexican or Mexican American . .
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13.2
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(1.68)
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5.2 (0.35)
5.9 (0.41)
1.5 (0.40)

3.1 (0.26)
3.5 (0.29)
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Education:
Less than high school graduate . .
GED diploma4 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
High school graduate . . . . . . . . .
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6.2
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4.0
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(0.58)
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(0.47)
(0.59)
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Poverty status:5
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1 and <2 times poverty level
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31.0
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3.1
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(0.59)
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reliability or precision.
Estimates with a relative standard error greater than 50% are indicated with a dagger, but are not shown.
Quantity zero.
1

Usual number of cigarettes on days smoked includes the usual cigarette consumption of daily and nondaily smokers combined. Estimates for nondaily smokers reflect number of cigarettes smoked

only on the days that they smoked and are limited to those who smoked at least once in the past 30 days.

Persons of other races and unknown race and ethnicity, unknown education, unknown poverty status, and unknown marital status are included in the total.

Estimates for age groups are not age adjusted.

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GED is General Educational Development high school equivalency diploma.

5
Poverty status is based on family income and family size using the U.S. Census Bureau poverty thresholds for 2004, 2005, and 2006.

NOTES: Unless otherwise specified, estimates are age adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S. population as the standard population and using three age groups: 1844 years, 4564 years, and 65
years and over. For crude percent distributions, refer to Appendix Table IX. Denominator for each percent distribution excludes smokers with unknown number of cigarettes on days smoked. See
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DATA SOURCE: National Health Interview Survey, 20052007. Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population.

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Table 4.4. Age-adjusted percent distributions (with standard errors) of age of smoking initiation among current cigarette smokers 18 years
of age and over: United States, average annual, 20052007
Age first smoked fairly regularly1

Total

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Ages 18 years and over (crude)2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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24.8 (0.43)
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26.3 (0.46)
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17.1 (0.39)
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2544 years . . . .
4564 years . . . .
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24.8 (0.61)
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Table 4.4. Age-adjusted percent distributions (with standard errors) of age of smoking initiation among current cigarette smokers 18 years
of age and over: United States, average annual, 20052007Con.
Age first smoked fairly regularly1

Selected characteristic

Total

Less than
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Percent distribution (standard error)

Race:
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American Indian or Alaska Native, single race . . . . .
Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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White, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, single race.
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Table 4.4. Age-adjusted percent distributions (with standard errors) of age of smoking initiation among current cigarette smokers 18 years
of age and over: United States, average annual, 20052007Con.
Age first smoked fairly regularly1

Selected characteristic

Total

Less than
16 years

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1617
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1820
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21 years
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Percent distribution (standard error)

Hispanic or Latino origin and race:

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Education:
Less than high school graduate . .
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Poverty status:5
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1 and <2 times poverty level
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Marital status:
Never married . . . . .
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* Estimates preceded by an asterisk have a relative standard error of greater than 30% and less than or equal to 50%. These should be interpreted with caution as they do not meet the standard of

reliability or precision.

Quantity zero.

Current smokers were asked at what age they first starting smoking fairly regularly. Answers were recorded in single years and combined for this table.

Persons of other races and unknown race and ethnicity, unknown education, unknown poverty status, and unknown marital status are included in the total.

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Estimates for age groups are not age adjusted.

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Poverty status is based on family income and family size using the U.S. Census Bureau poverty thresholds for 2004, 2005, and 2006.

NOTES: Unless otherwise specified, estimates are age adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S. population as the standard population and using three age groups: 1844 years, 4564 years, and 65
years and over. For crude percent distributions, refer to Appendix Table X. Denominator for each percent distribution excludes current smokers with unknown age of smoking initiation. See Appendix II
for definitions of terms. See Appendix III for health behavior questions.
DATA SOURCE: National Health Interview Survey, 20052007. Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population.

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Table 4.5. Age-adjusted percentages (with standard errors) of current cigarette smokers 18 years of age and over who tried to quit smoking
in the past year, by current smoking status and selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007
All current
smokers

Selected characteristic

Nondaily
smokers

Daily
smokers

Percent who tried to quit1 (standard error)

Both sexes
2

Ages 18 years and over (age-adjusted) . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ages 18 years and over (crude)2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

42.5
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39.6
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Age:3
1824 years . . . .
2544 years . . . .
4564 years . . . .
6574 years . . . .
75 years and over .

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White, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Education:
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Table 4.5. Age-adjusted percentages (with standard errors) of current cigarette smokers 18 years of age and over who tried to quit smoking
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Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Table 4.5. Age-adjusted percentages (with standard errors) of current cigarette smokers 18 years of age and over who tried to quit smoking
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Marital status:
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55.9 (4.19)
57.4 (2.80)
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64.5 (3.24)
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Midwest . . . . . .
South . . . . . . .
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Estimates with a relative standard error greater than 50% are indicated with a dagger, but are not shown.

* Estimates preceded by an asterisk have a relative standard error of greater than 30% and less than or equal to 50%. These should be interpreted with caution as they do not meet the standard of

reliability or precision.

Quantity zero.

Percentage of cigarette smokers who had stopped smoking for more than 1 day in the past year because they were trying to quit.

Persons of other races and unknown race and ethnicity, unknown education, unknown poverty status, and unknown marital status are included in the total.

3
Estimates for age groups are not age adjusted.

4
GED is General Educational Development high school equivalency diploma.

5
Poverty status is based on family income and family size using the U.S. Census Bureau poverty thresholds for 2004, 2005, and 2006.

NOTES: Unless otherwise specified, estimates are age adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S. population as the standard population and using three age groups: 1844 years, 4564 years, and 65

years and over. For crude percentages, refer to Appendix Table XI. Denominator for each percentage excludes current smokers for whom information on quit attempts was unknown. See Appendix II

for definitions of terms. See Appendix III for health behavior questions.

DATA SOURCE: National Health Interview Survey, 20052007. Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population.

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Chapter 5
Leisure-time Physical
Activity

+ Overall, 60.3% of adults engaged in

at least some leisure-time physical
activity, with 30.7% engaging in
activity sufficient in frequency and
duration to be classified as
regular (Table 5.1).
+ Almost 4 in 10 adults (39.7%)
engaged in no leisure-time physical
activity (Table 5.1).
+ Overall, about one in five adults
(21.9%) engaged in light-moderate
leisure-time physical activity at least
five times per week and about one
in eight adults (11.1%) engaged in
vigorous leisure-time physical
activity this often (Table 5.2 and
Table 5.3).
+ About one-fourth of adults engaged
in at least some leisure-time
strengthening activity (Table 5.5).

Sex
+ Men (61.9%) were more likely than
women (58.9%) to engage in at least
some leisure-time physical activity
(Table 5.1).
+ Men were more likely than women
to engage in regular vigorous
leisure-time physical activity, but
men and women were about equally
likely to engage in regular
light-moderate leisure-time physical
activity (Table 5.4).
+ About 3 in 10 men (27.4%)
compared with about 2 in 10 women
(21.1%) engaged in leisure-time
strengthening activities (Table 5.5).

Age
+ The percentage of adults who
engaged in at least some leisuretime physical activity decreased with
age from 66.3% among adults 1824
years to 39.6% among adults 75
years and over (Table 5.1 and
Figure 5.1).

At least some activity

Percent

60

40
Regular activity
20

1824

2544

4564
Age in years

6574

75 and
over

NOTES: Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population.
DATA SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 20052007.

Figure 5.1. Percentage of adults who engaged in leisure-time physical activity, by level of
activity and age: United States, 20052007

+ The percentage of adults who

engaged in any regular leisure-time
physical activity declined steadily
with age from 37.5% of adults
1824 years to 17.4% of adults aged
75 years and over (Table 5.4 and
Figure 5.1).
+ Participation in leisure-time
strengthening physical activities
declined with age for both men and
women (Table 5.5 and Figure 5.2).

than black adults (48.8%) to engage

in at least some leisure-time
physical activity (Table 5.1).
+ Engaging in regular leisure-time
physical activity was more prevalent
among white adults than among
Asian adults and black adults
(Table 5.1).

Race

+ Non-Hispanic white adults (64.9%)

were more likely than non-Hispanic
black adults (48.8%) and Hispanic
adults (46.5%) to engage in at least

+ White adults (61.9%) and Asian

adults (60.3%) were more likely

Hispanic or Latino Origin

and Race

50
40
Percent

All Adults

80

Men

30
20

Women

10
0

1824

2544

4564
Age in years

6574

75 and
over

NOTES: Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population.
DATA SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 20052007.

Figure 5.2. Percentage of adults who engaged in at least some leisure-time strengthening
activity, by sex and age: United States, 20052007

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some leisure-time physical activity

(Table 5.1).
+ Engaging in regular leisure-time
physical activity was more prevalent
among non-Hispanic white adults
(33.8%) than among non-Hispanic

black adults (23.1%) and Hispanic

adults (22.3%) (Table 5.1).

+ The percentage of adults who

engaged in at least some leisure
time physical activity increased with
education. Adults with a graduate
level degree were about twice as
likely as adults with less than a high
school diploma to engage in at least
some leisure-time physical activity
and more than twice as likely to be
regularly active (Table 5.1 and
Figure 5.3).
+ Adults with higher levels of
education were more likely than
those with fewer years of education
to engage in regular leisure-time
physical activity. Educational
differences were particularly striking
for regular vigorous activities and
were greater for women than for
men (Table 5.4).
+ Adults with an advanced academic
degree (39.0%) were more than
three times as likely as adults with
less than a high school diploma
(12.0%) to engage in leisure-time
strengthening activities (Table 5.5).

Bachelors degree

Associate of arts degree

High school
graduate

Some college

Graduate degree

80.7

80

75.0
65.2 67.1
48.4

40

52.7
42.3

39.4

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32.8 34.2
17.8

20

21.7 23.9

0
At least some activity

Regular activity

NOTES: Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. Estimates are

age adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S. population as the standard population.

DATA SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 20052007.

Figure 5.3. Percentage of adults who engaged in leisure-time physical activity, by level of
activity and education: United States, 20052007

adults with the highest family

incomes (16.1%) were about 50%
more likely than those in the lowest
income group (10.9%) to engage in
regular light-moderate leisure-time
physical activity (Table 5.4).

status groups to engage in at least

some leisure-time physical activity
(Table 5.1).
+ Widowed adults (19.7%) were less
likely than never married adults
(31.9%), married adults (30.8%),
and divorced or separated adults
(28.4%) to engage in regular
leisure-time physical activity
(Table 5.1).
+ Adults who had never been married

Marital Status
+ Married adults were more likely
than adults in the other marital

Poverty Status

At least some activity

80

Regular activity
72.2
59.2

60
48.6
Percent

+ Among U.S. adults, the likelihood of

engaging in at least some
leisure-time physical activity
increased with family income
(Table 5.1 and Figure 5.4).
+ Adults who had family incomes four
times the poverty level or more
(39.2%) were nearly twice as likely
as adults with family incomes below
the poverty level (19.9%) to engage
in regular leisure-time physical
activity (Table 5.1 and Figure 5.4).
+ Adults with the highest family
incomes (30.6%) were more than
twice as likely as adults with the
lowest family incomes (12.8%) to
engage in regular vigorous
leisure-time physical activities;

General Educational Development

(GED) high school equivalency
diploma

100

Percent

Education

Less than
high school

39.2

42.5
40
28.8
20

19.9

Below

22.8

>1 and <2 times

>2 and <4 times

4 times or more

Poverty level
NOTES: Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. Estimates are
age adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S. population as the standard population.
DATA SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 20052007.

Figure 5.4. Percentage of adults who engaged in leisure-time physical activity, by level of
activity and poverty status: United States, 20052007

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were more likely than adults in any

other marital status group to engage
in leisure-time strengthening
activities (Table 5.5).

Geographic Region
+ Adults living in the South (27.4%)
were least likely to engage in
regular leisure-time physical activity
compared with adults living in any
other region (Table 5.1).

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Table 5.1. Age-adjusted percent distributions (with standard errors) of leisure-time physical activity status for adults 18 years of age and
over and age-adjusted percentages (with standard errors) of adults 18 years of age and over who engaged in some but less than regular
and regular leisure-time physical activity, by selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007
Leisure-time physical activity status1
2

Selected characteristic

Total

Both sexes

Inactive

At least some
(some+regular)

Some,
less than
regular

Percent distribution (standard error)

Regular

Percent (standard error)

Ages 18 years and over (age-adjusted)3 . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ages 18 years and over (crude)3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

100.00
100.00

39.7 (0.40)
39.7 (0.40)

60.3 (0.40)
60.3 (0.40)

29.6 (0.27)
29.7 (0.27)

30.7 (0.29)
30.6 (0.29)

Age:4
1824 years . . . .
2544 years . . . .
4564 years . . . .
6574 years . . . .
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(0.50)
(0.82)
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66.3
64.5
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52.0
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(0.79)
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(0.67)
(0.38)
(0.39)
(0.64)
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(0.43)
(0.67)
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Race:
White, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Black or African American, single race . . . . . . . . . .
American Indian or Alaska Native, single race . . . . .
Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, single race.
Two or more races . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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American Indian or Alaska Native, white . . . . . . . .

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(6.78)
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61.9
48.8
61.6
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(0.43)
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(2.39)
(1.07)
(6.78)
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35.3
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(0.30)
(0.54)
(2.19)
(0.99)
(4.97)
(1.96)
(3.90)
(3.10)

31.8
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26.3
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(0.32)
(0.55)
(2.30)
(0.96)
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(2.58)

Hispanic or Latino origin and race:

Hispanic or Latino . . . . . . . . . . .
Mexican or Mexican American . .
Not Hispanic or Latino . . . . . . . .
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(0.43)
(0.47)
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46.5
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(0.65)
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(0.43)
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30.5
31.1
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(0.52)
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Education:
Less than high school graduate . .
GED diploma5 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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(0.69)
(0.56)
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Poverty status:6
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Marital status:
Never married . . . . .
Married . . . . . . . . .
Cohabiting . . . . . . .
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(0.36)
(1.03)
(0.58)
(1.79)

Geographic region:
Northeast . . . . .
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100.00
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61.9 (0.47)
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32.6 (0.38)
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2544 years . . . .
4564 years . . . .
6574 years . . . .
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Table 5.1. Age-adjusted percent distributions (with standard errors) of leisure-time physical activity status for adults 18 years of age and
over and age-adjusted percentages (with standard errors) of adults 18 years of age and over who engaged in some but less than regular
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Leisure-time physical activity status1
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Selected characteristic

Total

MenCon.

Inactive

At least some
(some+regular)

Some,
less than
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Percent distribution (standard error)

Regular

Percent (standard error)

Race:
White, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Black or African American, single race . . . . . . . . . .
American Indian or Alaska Native, single race . . . . .
Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, single race.
Two or more races . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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American Indian or Alaska Native, white . . . . . . . .

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32.6
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Mexican or Mexican American . .
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GED diploma5 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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100.00
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58.9 (0.45)
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American Indian or Alaska Native, single race . . . . .
Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Table 5.1. Age-adjusted percent distributions (with standard errors) of leisure-time physical activity status for adults 18 years of age and
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Poverty status:6
Below poverty level . . . . . . .
1 and <2 times poverty level
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42.5
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South . . . . . . .
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60.0
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reliability or precision.

1
Questions related to leisure-time physical activity were phrased in terms of current behavior and lack a specific reference period. Inactive is no light-moderate or vigorous leisure-time physical

activity lasting at least 10 minutes; At least some is some light-moderate or vigorous leisure-time physical activity lasting at least 10 minutes, regardless of the frequency or duration of the activity;

Some, less than regular is some light-moderate or vigorous leisure-time physical activity lasting at least 10 minutes but the activity did not meet the definition for regular leisure-time physical activity;

Regular is vigorous leisure-time physical activity at least three times per week lasting at least 20 minutes each time or light-moderate leisure-time physical activity at least five times per week lasting

at least 30 minutes each time or both.

2
Any vigorous or light-moderate leisure-time physical activity, regardless of frequency or duration. This category, which is the sum of the categories some activity and regular actvity, corresponds to

the category of the same name shown in earlier editions of this report (19971998, 19992001, and 20022004) with one small difference. In the earlier reports, adults for whom duration information

was missing were classified as having engaged in activity. Beginning with the current report, these adults were excluded from the denominator when calculating percentages in order to be consistent

with other published estimates.

Persons of other races and unknown race and ethnicity, unknown education, unknown poverty status, and unknown marital status are included in the total.

Estimates for age groups are not age adjusted.

5
GED is General Educational Development high school equivalency diploma.

6
Poverty status is based on family income and family size using the U.S. Census Bureau poverty thresholds for 2004, 2005, and 2006.

NOTES: Unless otherwise specified, estimates are age adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S. population as the standard population and using three age groups: 1844 years, 4564 years, and 65
years and over. For crude percentages, refer to Appendix Table XII. Denominator for each percentage excludes persons with unknown leisure-time physical activity status. See Appendix II for
definitions of terms. See Appendix III for health behavior questions.
DATA SOURCE: National Health Interview Survey, 20052007. Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population.

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Table 5.2. Age-adjusted percent distributions (with standard errors) of times per week engaged in light-moderate leisure-time physical
activity for adults 18 years of age and over, by selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007
Times per week engaged in light-moderate activity1
Total

None2

Ages 18 years and over (age-adjusted)4 . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ages 18 years and over (crude)4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

100.0
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48.4 (0.40)
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1.8 (0.06)
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Age:5
1824 years . . . .
2544 years . . . .
4564 years . . . .
6574 years . . . .
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13.3 (0.18)
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21.9 (0.26)
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(0.20)
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14.6
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(0.50)
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(0.32)
(0.45)
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12.7
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(0.50)
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(0.28)
(0.44)
(0.37)

23.3
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(0.67)
(0.35)
(0.37)
(0.68)
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(0.07)
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(1.38)
(0.33)

2.0 (0.57)

*1.9 (0.83)

15.2
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(0.23)
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13.7
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11.4
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12.0
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(0.20)
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(0.79)
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22.6
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1.7
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Race:
White, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Black or African American, single race . . . . . . . . . .
American Indian or Alaska Native, single race . . . . .
Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, single race.
Two or more races . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Black or African American, white . . . . . . . . . . . .
American Indian or Alaska Native, white . . . . . . . .

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46.7
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(0.44)
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1.8
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Hispanic or Latino origin and race:

Hispanic or Latino . . . . . . . . . . .
Mexican or Mexican American . .
Not Hispanic or Latino . . . . . . . .
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1.6
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10.8
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(0.37)
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9.7
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15.6
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Education:
Less than high school graduate . .
GED diploma6 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
High school graduate . . . . . . . . .
Some collegeno degree . . . . . .
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Bachelor of arts, science degree . .
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67.1
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(0.64)
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1.5
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9.3
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6.8
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(0.29)
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15.3
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Poverty status:7
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1.3
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9.3
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7.9
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Marital status:
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1.8
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13.6
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(0.46)
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11.9
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(0.37)
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22.1
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15.0
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12.4
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(0.38)
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Ages 18 years and over (age-adjusted)4 . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ages 18 years and over (crude)4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

100.0
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2.1 (0.10)
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15.1 (0.29)
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12.3 (0.25)
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Table 5.2. Age-adjusted percent distributions (with standard errors) of times per week engaged in light-moderate leisure-time physical
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Selected characteristic

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Race:
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American Indian or Alaska Native, single race . . . . .
Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, single race.
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GED diploma6 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Poverty status:7
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Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Estimates with a relative standard error greater than 50% are indicated with a dagger, but are not shown.
Qunatity zero.
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Light-moderate activity refers to leisure-time physical activities that cause only light sweating or a light to moderate increase in breathing or heart rate and are done for at least 10 minutes per

episode.

None may include individuals who engaged in only vigorous activity.

Less than 1 refers to frequencies of light-moderate activities lasting 10 minutes per episode that occurred less than one time per week (for example, three times per month.)

Persons of other races and unknown race and ethnicity, unknown education, unknown poverty status, and unknown marital status are included in the total.

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GED is General Educational Development high school equivalency diploma.

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NOTES: Unless otherwise specified, estimates are age adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S. population as the standard population and using three age groups: 1844 years, 4564 years, and 65
years and over. For crude percent distributions, refer to Appendix Table XIII. Denominator for each percent distribution excludes persons with unknown light-moderate leisure-time physical activity
status. See Appendix II for definitions of terms. See Appendix III for health behavior questions.
DATA SOURCE: National Health Interview Survey, 20052007. Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population.

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Table 5.3. Age-adjusted percent distributions (with standard errors) of times per week engaged in vigorous leisure-time physical activity for
adults 18 years of age and over, by selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007
Times per week engaged in vigorous activity1
Total

None2

Ages 18 years and over (age-adjusted)4 . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ages 18 years and over (crude)4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

100.0
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61.5 (0.35)
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Age:5
1824 years . . . .
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(0.73)
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Black or African American, single race . . . . . . . . . .
American Indian or Alaska Native, single race . . . . .
Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, single race.
Two or more races . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Mexican or Mexican American . .
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1.8
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8.8
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Education:
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GED diploma6 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3.1 (0.13)
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Table 5.3. Age-adjusted percent distributions (with standard errors) of times per week engaged in vigorous leisure-time physical activity for
adults 18 years of age and over, by selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007Con.
Times per week engaged in vigorous activity1
Selected characteristic

Total

None2

Less than 13

12

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Race:
White, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Black or African American, single race . . . . . . . . . .
American Indian or Alaska Native, single race . . . . .
Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, single race.
Two or more races . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Hispanic or Latino origin and race:

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10.9
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Education:
Less than high school graduate . .
GED diploma6 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
High school graduate . . . . . . . . .
Some collegeno degree . . . . . .
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Bachelor of arts, science degree . .
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(0.77)
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2.2
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2.8
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4.0
3.7

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Poverty status:7
Below poverty level . . . . . . .
1 and <2 times poverty level
2 and <4 times poverty level
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1.9
2.3
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3.7

Marital status:
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Geographic region:
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Ages 18 years and over (age-adjusted)4 . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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100.0
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66.1 (0.39)
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2.2 (0.09)
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2544 years . . . .
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14.0
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(0.51)
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10.2
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14.4
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(0.51)
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9.4
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13.5
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8.2
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11.6
15.3
15.7
17.3
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(0.47)
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(0.87)
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6.2
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9.7
14.9
15.4
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(0.40)
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9.0
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10.4
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2.7
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14.1
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(0.77)
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13.7
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3.5
3.9
2.4
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14.8
14.6
12.6
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(0.66)
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15.2
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12.8
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(0.65)
(0.48)
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12.8
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3.2
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Race:
White, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Black or African American, single race . . . . . . . . . .
American Indian or Alaska Native, single race . . . . .
Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, single race.
Two or more races . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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14.2
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*1.9 (0.71)

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(0.39)
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(0.77)
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(0.30)
(0.35)
(0.46)
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(0.34)
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Table 5.3. Age-adjusted percent distributions (with standard errors) of times per week engaged in vigorous leisure-time physical activity for
adults 18 years of age and over, by selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007Con.
Times per week engaged in vigorous activity1
Selected characteristic

Total

None2

Women

Less than 13

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Percent distribution (standard error)

Hispanic or Latino origin and race:

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Mexican or Mexican American . .
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1.4
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6.2
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7.3
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Education:
Less than high school graduate . .
GED diploma6 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
High school graduate . . . . . . . . .
Some collegeno degree . . . . . .
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4.9
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4.1
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13.7
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(0.69)
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10.0
10.7
12.2
14.6

(0.35)
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(0.33)
(0.42)
(0.59)
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Poverty status:7
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1 and <2 times poverty level
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1.3
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2.2
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6.8
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5.9
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Marital status:
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2.6
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11.3
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Quantity zero.

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Vigorous activity refers to leisure-time physical activities that cause heavy sweating or large increases in breathing or heart rate and are done for at least 10 minutes per episode.

None may include individuals who engaged in only light-moderate activity.

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NOTES: Unless otherwise specified, estimates are age adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S. population as the standard population and using three age groups: 1844 years, 4564 years, and 65
years and over. For crude percent distributions, refer to Appendix Table XIV. Denominator for each percent distribution excludes persons with unknown vigorous leisure-time physical activity status. See
Appendix II for definitions of terms. See Appendix III for health behavior questions.
DATA SOURCE: National Health Interview Survey, 20052007. Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population.

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Table 5.4. Age-adjusted percentages (with standard errors) of adults 18 years of age and over who engaged in regular leisure-time physical
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Regular activity1
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Ages 18 years and over (age-adjusted)2 . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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14.1 (0.20)
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Table 5.4. Age-adjusted percentages (with standard errors) of adults 18 years of age and over who engaged in regular leisure-time physical
activity, by type of activity and selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007Con.
Regular activity1
Selected characteristic

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Table 5.4. Age-adjusted percentages (with standard errors) of adults 18 years of age and over who engaged in regular leisure-time physical
activity, by type of activity and selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007Con.
Regular activity1
Selected characteristic

Light-moderate

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Vigorous

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reliability or precision.

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Regular leisure-time physical activity: Regular light-moderate engaged in light-moderate activity at least 5 times per week for at least 30 minutes each time; Regular vigorous engaged in

vigorous activity at least 3 times per week for at least 20 minutes each time; and Any regular engaged in activity that met either criterion or both criteria. Estimates for any regular are identical to

those shown in table 5.1.

Persons of other races and unknown race and ethnicity, unknown education, unknown poverty status, and unknown marital status are included in the total.

Estimates for age groups are not age adjusted.

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Poverty status is based on family income and family size using the U.S. Census Bureau poverty thresholds for 2004, 2005, and 2006.

NOTES: Unless otherwise specified, estimates are age adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S. population as the standard population and using three age groups: 1844 years, 4564 years, and 65

years and over. For crude percentages, refer to Appendix Table XV. Denominator for each percentage excludes persons with unknown leisure-time physical activity status. See Appendix II for

definitions of terms. See Appendix III for health behavior questions.

DATA SOURCE: National Health Interview Survey, 20052007. Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population.

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Table 5.5. Age-adjusted percentages (with standard errors) of adults 18 years of age and over who engaged in any leisure-time
strengthening activities, by selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007
Engaged in any strengthening activities1
Selected characteristic

Both sexes

Men

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Ages 18 years and over (age-adjusted)2 . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ages 18 years and over (crude)2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

24.2 (0.27)
24.0 (0.28)

27.4 (0.35)
27.5 (0.37)

21.1 (0.30)
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Below poverty level . . . . . . .
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Strengthening activities include leisure-time physical activities specifically designed to strengthen muscles such as weight lifting or calisthenics. No minimum duration imposed when asking frequency

and no duration question was asked.

Persons of other races and unknown race and ethnicity, unknown education, unknown poverty status, and unknown marital status are included in the total.

Estimates for age groups are not age adjusted.

3
4

GED is General Educational Development high school equivalency diploma.

Poverty status is based on family income and family size using the U.S. Census Bureau poverty thresholds for 2004, 2005, and 2006.

NOTES: Unless otherwise specified, estimates are age adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S. population as the standard population and using three age groups: 1844 years, 4564 years, and 65

years and over. For crude percentages, refer to Appendix Table XVI. Denominator for each percentage excludes persons with unknown leisure-time strengthening activity status. See Appendix II for

definitions of terms. See Appendix III for health behavior questions.

DATA SOURCE: National Health Interview Survey, 20052007. Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population.

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Chapter 6
Body Weight Status

Underweight

Healthy weight

Overweight, not obese

Obese

1.0

31.1

Men

42.2

25.7

All Adults

Sex
+ Men (67.9%) were considerably
more likely than women (53.0%) to
be overweight, although men
(25.7%) and women (25.0%) were
about equally likely to be obese.
(Tables 6.1 and 6.2 and Figure 6.1).
+ Women (44.2%) were more likely
than men (31.1%) to be of healthy
weight, and women (2.7%) were
about three times as likely as men
(1.0%) to be underweight (Table 6.2
and Figure 6.1).

Age
+ Overweight was most prevalent
among adults 4564 years (68.2%)
and 6574 years of age (67.0%) and
markedly lower for adults 75 years
and over (53.3%) (Table 6.1).
+ Men aged 4564 years (30.5%) were
about twice as likely as the youngest
men (15.9%) and the oldest men
(15.9%) to be obese (Table 6.2 and
Figure 6.2).
+ Among women, prevalence of
obesity was highest for those 4564
years of age (30.2%) and 6474
years of age (29.2%) and lowest for
those 1824 years of age (16.2%)
and 75 years of age and over
(18.0%) (Table 6.2 and Figure 6.2).
+ The youngest adults and the oldest
adults were more likely than adults
in the other age groups to be
underweight (Table 6.2).

Race
+ Over one-half of white adults

2.7

44.2

Women

28.0

20

40

25.0

60

80

100

Percent
NOTES: Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. Totals do
not add to 100% due to rounding. Estimates are age adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S. population as the standard
population.
DATA SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 20052007.

Figure 6.1. Percent distribution of body weight status of adults, by sex: United States,
20052007

(60.2%) were overweight. American

Indian or Alaska Native adults
(70.0%) and black adults (69.2%)
were about twice as likely as Asian
adults (36.9%) to be overweight
(Table 6.1).
+ Among black adults, prevalence of
overweight was about the same for
men and women, whereas
prevalence of overweight was
markedly higher for white men
(68.7%) than white women (51.6%)
(Table 6.1 and Figure 6.3).
+ Black adults (34.2%) were more
likely than white adults (24.8%) and
about four times as likely as Asian
adults (8.6%) to be obese
(Table 6.2).

Hispanic or Latino Origin

and Race
+ Hispanic adults were more likely
than non-Hispanic adults to be
overweight or obese (Tables 6.1 and
6.2).
+ Non-Hispanic black women (38.8%)
were markedly more likely than
non-Hispanic white women (22.9%)
and Hispanic women (29.3%) to be
obese (Table 6.2).
+ About 4 in 10 non-Hispanic white
adults (39.2%) were in the healthy
weight range compared with about 3
in 10 non-Hispanic black adults
(29.4%) and about one-third of

35
Men

30

Women
25
Percent

+ Overall, nearly 6 in 10 adults

(60.4%) were overweight (including
obese) (Table 6.1).
+ About 25.4% of adults were obese,
35% were overweight but not obese,
37.7% were in the healthy weight
range, and 1.9% of adults were
underweight (Table 6.2).

20
15
10
5
0

1824

2544

4564
Age in years

6574

75 and
over

NOTE: Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population.
DATA SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2005-2007.

Figure 6.2. Percentage of adults who were obese, by age and sex: United States, 20052007

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Hispanic adults (31.3%) (Table 6.2

and Figure 6.4).

68.7

Education

69.2 69.2

Women
72.5

68.2

60

54.0

51.6
Percent

+ Among adults, the prevalence of

being overweight decreased as
education increased. About 6 in 10
adults (64.3%) with less than a high
school diploma were overweight
compared with 5 in 10 adults
(51.2%) who had earned a graduate
degree (Table 6.1).
+ Prevalence of obesity was markedly
lower among adults who had earned
a bachelors or higher degree
compared with adults having fewer
years of education (Table 6.2).
+ Educational differentials in
prevalence of obesity were greater
for women than for men (Table 6.2
and Figure 6.5).
+ Prevalence of healthy weight was
positively associated with level of
education for women. Nearly 6 in
10 women (56.2%) with the highest
level of education compared with
about one-third of women (34.6%)
who had not graduated from high
school were in the healthy weight
range. Among men, there was no
clear association between education
and healthy weight status
(Table 6.2).

Men
71.8

80

45.7
40
28.1
20

White

Black or
African
American

American Indian
or Alaska Native

Asian

Native Hawaiian
or Other
Pacific Islander

NOTES: Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. Estimates are
age adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S. population as the standard population.
DATA SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 20052007.

Figure 6.3. Percentage of adults who were overweight (including obese), by sex and race:
United States, 20052007

with family incomes below the

poverty level (32.8%) were almost

twice as likely as the highest income

group of women (18.9%) to be
obese. In contrast, obesity rates were
about the same for men with family
incomes below the poverty level
(23.3%) and men with the highest
family incomes (24.9%) (Table 6.2
and Figure 6.6).

Marital Status
+ Married men (73.5%) were

markedly more likely than never

married men (56.9%) to be
overweight whereas married women
(53.2%) and never married women
(52.0%) were about equally likely to
be overweight (Table 6.1).

Poverty Status
50

Hispanic

Non-Hispanic white

Non-Hispanic black

39.9

39.2

40

34.6 34.6
31.3
Percent

+ Men with family incomes four times

the poverty level or more (70.2%)
were more likely than men with
incomes below the poverty level
(60.4%) to be overweight. In
contrast, women with the highest
family incomes (46.0%) were less
likely than women with family
incomes that were below the poverty
level (60.6%) to be overweight
(Table 6.1).
+ About one-fourth (28.8%) of adults
with family incomes that were
below the poverty level were obese
compared with about one-fifth
(22.1%) of adults with family
incomes that were four times the
poverty level or more (Table 6.2).
+ Prevalence of obesity was strongly
associated with relative income level
for women but not for men. Women

30

29.4

34.6
27.6
24.3

20

10
1.3
0

1.9

1.4

Underweight

Healthy weight

Overweight, not
obese

Obese

NOTES: Estimates are age adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S. population as the standard population. Estimates are based

on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population.

DATA SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 20052007.

Figure 6.4. Percent distributions of body weight status of adults, by Hispanic origin and
race: United States, 20052007

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Less than
high school

High school
graduate

Bachelors degree

Associate of arts degree

Some college

Graduate degree

35.0
31.9

40
26.8

29.1 28.3 28.0 28.1

30

27.8

26.1 26.9

21.4
16.8

16.4

20

14.6

10

Geographic Region

Men

Women

NOTES: Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. Estimates are
age adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S. population as the standard population.
DATA SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 20052007.

Figure 6.5. Percentage of adults who were obese, by education and sex: United States,
20052007

>1 and <2 times

poverty level

Below poverty
level
35

4 times poverty
level or more

30.0
26.0

25

>2 and <4 times

poverty level
32.8

30

Percent

+ Adults living in the Northeast

(23.5%) and the West (22.5%) were
less likely than their counterparts
living in the Midwest (26.9%) and
South (26.9%) to be obese
(Table 6.1).

General Educational Development

(GED) high school equivalency
diploma

50

Percent

+ Married women were less likely to

be obese than divorced or separated
women, never married women, and
widowed women (Table 6.2).
+ Men who had never married
(40.9%) were more likely than men
in most other marital status groups
to be in the healthy weight range
(Table 6.2).
+ Divorced or separated women
(39.2%) and widowed women
(34.8%) were less likely than
women in other marital status
groups to be in the healthy weight
range (Table 6.2).

27.4
24.9

23.3

26.0

18.9

20
15
10
5
0
Men

Women

NOTES: Estimates are age adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S. population as the standard population. Estimates are

based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population.

DATA SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 20052007.

Figure 6.6. Percentage of adults who were obese, by povery status and sex: United States,
20052007

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Table 6.1. Age-adjusted percentages (with standard errors) of adults 18 years of age and over who were overweight, by selected
characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007
Overweight (BMI of 25 or more)1
Selected characteristic

Both sexes

Men

Women

Ages 18 years and over (age-adjusted)2 . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ages 18 years and over (crude)2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

60.4 (0.25)
60.8 (0.25)

67.9 (0.33)
68.3 (0.33)

53.0 (0.34)
53.5 (0.34)

Percent (standard error)

Age3
1824 years . . . .
2544 years . . . .
4564 years . . . .
6574 years . . . .
75 years and over

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White, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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American Indian or Alaska Native, single race . . . . .
Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, single race
Two or more races . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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(4.59)
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68.7
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45.7
72.5
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66.0
77.3

(0.37)
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(3.38)
(1.47)
(6.53)
(2.34)
(6.39)
(3.09)

51.6
69.2
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28.1
54.0
58.3
62.1
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(0.39)
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(1.32)
(6.81)
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(6.48)
(4.24)

Race

Hispanic or Latino origin and race

Hispanic or Latino . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mexican or Mexican American . . . . .
Not Hispanic or Latino. . . . . . . . . . . .
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Education
Less than high school graduate . . .
GED diploma4. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Some collegeno degree . . . . . .
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65.7
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Poverty status5
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Persons of other races and unknown race and ethnicity, unknown education, unknown poverty status, and unknown marital status are included in the total.

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Poverty status is based on family income and family size using the U.S. Census Bureau poverty thresholds for 2004, 2005, and 2006.

NOTES: Unless otherwise specified, estimates are age adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S. population as the standard population and using three age groups: 1844 years, 4564 years, and 65

years and over. For crude percentages, refer to Appendix Table XVII. Denominator for each percentage excludes persons with unknown body mass index. See Appendix II for definitions of terms. See

Appendix III for health behavior questions.

DATA SOURCE: National Health Interview Survey, 20052007. Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population.

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Table 6.2. Age-adjusted percent distributions (with standard errors) of body weight status for adults 18 years of age and over, by selected
characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007
Body weight status1
Not overweight

Selected characteristic

Total

Underweight

Both sexes

Overweight
Healthy
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Overweight
(but not obese)

Obese

Percent distribution (standard error)

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Ages 18 years and over (age-adjusted) . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ages 18 years and over (crude)2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

100.0
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1.9 (0.07)
1.9 (0.07)

37.7 (0.25)
37.3 (0.25)

35.0 (0.22)
35.2 (0.22)

25.4 (0.22)
25.6 (0.22)

Age:3
1824 years . . . .
2544 years . . . .
4564 years . . . .
6574 years . . . .
75 years and over .

(0.31)
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54.3
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25.8
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39.6
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(0.39)
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16.0
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Black or African American, single race . . . . . . . . . .
American Indian or Alaska Native, single race . . . . .
Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, single race.
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Hispanic or Latino origin and race:

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Education:
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Poverty status:5
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42.2 (0.34)
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25.7 (0.30)
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Table 6.2. Age-adjusted percent distributions (with standard errors) of body weight status for adults 18 years of age and over, by selected
characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007Con.
Body weight status1
Not overweight

Selected characteristic

Total

Underweight

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Healthy
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Percent distribution (standard error)

Race:
White, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Black or African American, single race . . . . . . . . . .
American Indian or Alaska Native, single race . . . . .
Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, single race.
Two or more races . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Hispanic or Latino origin and race:

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White, single race . . . . . . . . .
Black or African American, single
Education:
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Bachelor of arts, science degree . .
Masters, doctorate, medical degree

Overweight

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(0.36)
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27.0
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32.4
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(0.78)
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38.8
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(0.79)
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44.2 (0.34)
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28.0 (0.27)
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25.0 (0.29)
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1824 years . . . .
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White, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Table 6.2. Age-adjusted percent distributions (with standard errors) of body weight status for adults 18 years of age and over, by selected
characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007Con.
Body weight status1
Not overweight

Selected characteristic

Total

Underweight

WomenCon.

Overweight

Healthy
weight

Overweight
(but not obese)

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Percent distribution (standard error)

Hispanic or Latino origin and race:

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reliability or precision.
Estimates with a relative standard error greater than 50% are indicated with a dagger, but are not shown.
Quantity zero.
1

Body weight status was based on Body Mass Index (BMI) calculated as kilograms/meters2, using self-reported height and weight. Underweight is a BMI of less than 18.5; Healthy weight is a BMI of

greater than or equal to 18.5 and less than 25; Overweight, but not obese is a BMI of greater than or equal to 25 and less than 30; Obese is a BMI of greater than or equal to 30.

Persons of other races and unknown race and ethnicity, unknown education, unknown poverty status, and unknown marital status are included in the total.

Estimates for age groups are not age adjusted.

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GED is General Educational Development high school equivalency diploma.

Poverty status is based on family income and family size using the U.S. Census Bureau poverty thresholds for 2004, 2005, and 2006.

NOTES: Unless otherwise specified, estimates are age adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S. population as the standard population and using three age groups: 1844 years, 4564 years, and 65
years and over. For crude percent distributions, refer to Appendix Table XVIII. Denominator for each percent distribution excludes persons with unknown body mass index. See Appendix II for
definitions of terms. See Appendix III for health behavior questions.
DATA SOURCE: National Health Interview Survey, 20052007. Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population.

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Chapter 7
Sleep

Less than 6 hours

100

78 hours

9 hours or more

8.5

8.0

9.1

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80

Percent

All Adults
+ Overall, about 6 in 10 adults
(63.5%) usually slept 7 to 8 hours in
a 24-hour period (Table 7.1).
+ Almost 3 in 10 adults (28.0%)
averaged 6 hours of sleep or less in
a 24-hour period20.3% of adults
slept 6 hours and 7.7% slept less
than 6 hours (Table 7.1 and
Figure 7.1).
+ Fewer than 1 in 10 adults (8.5%)
slept an average of 9 hours or more
(Table 7.1).

6 hours

60

40

20

7.7

7.6

7.7

Both sexes

Men

Women

NOTES: Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. Estimates

are age adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S. population as the standard population.

DATA SOURCE: CDC/NCHS: National Health Interview Survey, 20052007.

Figure 7.1. Percent distributions of hours of sleep in a 24-hour period, by sex:

United States, 20052007

Sex
+ Men and women were about equally
likely to usually sleep 7 to 8 hours
(Table 7.1).
+ Differences between men and
women in usual hours of sleep
varied by age. Among adults aged
2544 years, men were more likely
than women to sleep 6 hours or less,
whereas among adults aged 65 years
and over, women were more likely
than men to usually sleep 6 hours or
less.

than these two other groups to sleep

9 hours or more (Table 7.1).

Hispanic or Latino Origin

and Race
+ Hispanic adults (65.3%) and
non-Hispanic white adults (64.4%)
were more likely than non-Hispanic
black adults (55.4%) to sleep 7 to 8

hours a night (Table 7.1).

Education
+ About 7 in 10 adults who had a
bachelors degree (69.3%) or an
advanced degree (70.2%) averaged 7
to 8 hours of sleep compared with
about one-half of adults who had a
GED (52.2%) and about 6 in 10
other adults who were not college
graduates (Table 7.1).

Age

Race
+ Black adults (55.5%) were less
likely than both white adults
(64.7%) and Asian adults (63.7%) to
sleep 7 to 8 hours.
+ Black adults (34.2%) were more
likely than white adults (27.0%) and
Asian adults (29.4%) to sleep 6
hours or less in a 24-hour period.
Black adults were also more likely

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36.3
30
Percent

+ Adults aged 2564 years were the

most likely to usually sleep 6 hours
or less and the least likely to sleep 9
hours or more compared with both
younger and older adults (Table 7.1).
+ Adults aged 75 years and over were
the least likely to sleep 78 hours
(58.0%) and the most likely to sleep
9 hours or more (20.2%) (Table 7.1).

27.0

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Married

Cohabiting

Divorced or
separated

Widowed

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NOTES: Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. Estimates

are age adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S. population as the standard population.

DATA SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 20052007.

Figure 7.2. Percentage of adults who slept 6 hours of less in a 24-hour period, by marital
status: United States, 20052007

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Poverty Status
+ Adults with family incomes below
the poverty threshold (12.5%) and
those with family incomes at or just
above the poverty threshold (9.8%)
were the most likely to sleep 9
hours or more (Table 7.1).

Marital Status
+ Divorced or separated adults
(36.3%) were more likely than
married adults (27.0%), never
married adults (27.7%), and
cohabiting adults (28.8%) to sleep 6
hours or less (Table 7.1 and
Figure 7.2).

Geographic Region
+ Adults living in the West (66.5%)
were the most likely to sleep 7 to 8
hours compared with adults in the
Midwest (62.7%), South (63.0%),
and Northeast (61.9%) (Table 7.1).

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Table 7.1. Age-adjusted percent distributions (with standard errors) of usual hours of sleep for adults 18 years of age and over, by selected
characteristics: United States, 20052007
Hours of sleep1
Selected characteristic

Total

6 or less

Ages 18 years and over (age-adjusted)2 . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ages 18 years and over (crude)2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

100.0
100.0

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Age:3
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4564 years . . . .
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White, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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63.6 (0.34)
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Table 7.1. Age-adjusted percent distributions (with standard errors) of usual hours of sleep for adults 18 years of age and over, by
selected characteristics: United States, 20052007Con.
Hours of sleep1
Selected characteristic

Total

6 or less

MenCon.

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9 or more

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Black or African American, single race . . . . . . . . . .
American Indian or Alaska Native, single race . . . . .
Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, single race.
Two or more races . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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30.4
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(0.36)
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Hispanic or Latino origin and race:

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Education:
Less than high school graduate . .
GED diploma4 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
High school graduate . . . . . . . . .
Some collegeno degree . . . . . .
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Bachelor of arts, science degree . .
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(0.74)
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(0.80)
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Poverty status:5
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(0.94)
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58.0
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(0.67)
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(0.30)

Marital status:
Never married . . . . .
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(0.52)
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100.0
100.0

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63.4 (0.31)
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6574 years . . . .
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White, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Table 7.1. Age-adjusted percent distributions (with standard errors) of usual hours of sleep for adults 18 years of age and over, by
selected characteristics: United States, 20052007Con.
Hours of sleep1
Selected characteristic

Total

6 or less

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78

9 or more

Percent distribution (standard error)

Hispanic or Latino origin and race:

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Mexican or Mexican American . .
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Education:
Less than high school graduate . .
GED diploma4 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Based on the question, How many hours of sleep do you usually get in a 24 hour period?. Response options were 124 hours.

2
Persons of other races and unknown race and ethnicity, unknown education, unknown poverty status, and unknown marital status are included in the total.

3
Estimates for age groups are not age adjusted.

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GED is General Educational Development high school equivalency diploma.

5
Poverty status is based on family income and family size using the U.S. Census Bureau poverty thresholds for 2004, 2005, and 2006.

NOTES: Unless otherwise specified, estimates are age adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S. population as the standard population and using three age groups: 1844 years, 4564 years, and 65
years and over. For crude percent distributions, refer to Appendix Table XIX. Denominator for each percent distribution excludes persons with unknown number of hours of sleep. See Appendix II for
definitions of terms. See Appendix III for health behavior questions.
DATA SOURCE: National Health Interview Survey, 20052007. Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population.

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Chapter 8
Summary and
Conclusions
Summary
This chapter summarizes the major
findings described in the earlier
chapters, but from a different viewpoint.
Rather than describing variations in
prevalence of individual behaviors, this
chapter focuses on population
subgroups, highlighting the differences
across the behaviors. Table 8.1 shows a
comparison of unhealthy behaviors
across population subgroups, while
Table 8.2 presents the same comparisons
for healthy behaviors. Because
behaviors may occur on a continuum,
classification of healthy and
unhealthy was not always
straightforward. Although there is little
controversy over the classification of
current cigarette smoker as
unhealthy, the decision to present
only never smoked cigarettes in the
table on healthy behaviors was
somewhat arbitrary. One might also
have shown not current cigarette
smoker. Similarly, the presentation of
five or more drinks in 1 day is only
one indicator of possibly harmful levels
of alcohol consumption (7).
Classification of healthy alcohol use is
even more problematic, as studies on the
health benefits of light or moderate
alcohol use abound but a clear
consensus on healthy alcohol use has
not been reached (7).

Unhealthy behaviors (Table 8.1)

Overall, 1 in 5 U.S. adults had five
or more drinks in a single day at least
once in the past year; 1 in 5 adults were
current cigarette smokers; 4 in 10 adults
were physically inactive in their leisure
time; 1 in 4 adults were obese; and
about 3 in 10 adults averaged 6 hours or
less of sleep in a 24-hour period.
Examination of sex differences in
these unhealthy behaviors revealed that
men were more than twice as likely as
women to have consumed five or more
drinks in 1 day in the past year. Men

were also more likely than women to be

current smokers and to sleep 6 hours or
less, although the gender differences
were more modest than for having had
five or more drinks of alcohol. Men
were somewhat less likely than women
to be physically inactive in terms of
leisure-time physical activities. Men and
women did not differ in terms of
prevalence of obesity.
Overall, compared with adults in
most other age groups, adults aged
1824 years were more likely to have
had five or more drinks in 1 day at least
once in the past year and to be current
smokers; they were less likely to be
physically inactive in their leisure-time,
to be obese, or to sleep 6 hours or less.
Adults aged 2564 years were the most
likely to sleep 6 hours or less compared
with both the youngest and the two
oldest age groups.
Variations in prevalence of
unhealthy behaviors by race and
ethnicity were found. Asian adults had
significantly lower rates of at risk
drinking (that is, having five or more
drinks in 1 day at least once in the past
year), current smoking, and obesity
compared with all other race groups.
Prevalence of at risk drinking was
nearly twice as high among white adults
(22.5%) as among black adults (11.9%),
whereas prevalence of leisure-time
physical inactivity and obesity were
markedly higher among black adults
than white adults. Overall, adults of
Hispanic origin were less likely to have
had five or more drinks in 1 day at least
once in the past year, to be current
smokers, or to average 6 hours or less
of sleep, but were more likely to be
physically inactive and more likely to be
obese compared with non-Hispanic
adults. Differences between Hispanic
and non-Hispanic adults were
particularly noteworthy for women.
Hispanic women had very low rates of
smoking compared with non-Hispanic
white women and non-Hispanic black
women. Hispanic women also had much
lower rates of having had five or more
drinks at least once in the past year than
non-Hispanic white women.
Educational differences in health
behaviors are generally consistent across
the behaviors studied. Adults with
higher levels of education were less

likely than those with fewer years of

education to be current smokers, to be
physically inactive in their leisure time,
to be obese, and to sleep 6 hours or less
in a 24-hour period. The association
between education and alcohol
consumption was more complex, with
prevalence of having five or more
drinks in 1 day at least once in the past
year lowest among adults who had not
graduated from high school and those
who had achieved a masters degree or
higher, and higher among those with
levels of education in between. One of
the most interesting findings with
respect to education and health
behaviors was the prevalence of some of
the behaviors among adults who had
obtained a GED diploma. Although on
the educational achievement continuum,
this group falls between those who
graduated from high school and those
who did not; in some cases their health
behaviors are very different from both
of these groups. GED holders were
more likely than both nonhigh school
graduates and high school graduates to
have had five or more drinks in 1 day at
least once in the past year. Similarly,
GED holders were more likely than both
nonhigh school graduates and high
school graduates to be current smokers.
Adults with a GED were less likely than
nonhigh school graduates and more
likely than high school graduates to be
physically inactive. Adults with a GED
were similar to nonhigh school
graduates in terms of prevalence of
obesity. GED holders were more likely
to sleep 6 hours or less than nonhigh
school graduates and high school
graduates.
Prevalence of engaging in unhealthy
behaviors did not show a consistent
association with family income level.
Whereas prevalence of cigarette
smoking and lack of leisure-time
physical activity declined steadily with
increasing family income for both men
and women, prevalence of having had
five or more drinks in 1 day at least
once in the past year increased
modestly, most notably among adults at
the highest family income level.
Prevalence of obesity declined sharply
with increasing family income for
women but not for men. Women at the
lower family income levels were more

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likely to average 6 hours or less of sleep

than women with higher family
incomes. No family income differences
in sleep were noted for men.
Some interesting marital status
differences were noted in prevalence of
unhealthy behaviors, but the findings
were not consistent across the behaviors
and were not always the same for men
and women. Married adults, both men
and women, had lower prevalence of
current cigarette smoking than all other
marital status groups. Widowed women
(but not men) had the lowest prevalence
of at risk drinking. Married women
had among the lowest and married men
had among the highest rates of obesity
compared with other marital status
groups. Rates of at risk drinking and
smoking were higher for cohabiting
(that is, living together as if married)
adults than for married adults. Divorced
or separated adults were more likely to
sleep 6 hours or less than adults in most
other marital status categories.
Some variations were found in
prevalence of unhealthy behaviors by
geographic region, although the results
did not provide any clear and systematic
picture of differences by this
characteristic. Adults living in the South
had the lowest prevalence of having had
five or more drinks in 1 day at least
once in the past year, the highest
prevalence of being physically inactive
in leisure time, and among the highest
prevalence of obesity. Adults living in
the West had the lowest smoking rates
compared with adults living in other
regions and were the least likely to
average 6 hours or less of sleep in a
24-hour period.

Healthy behaviors (Table 8.2)

Overall, about 6 in 10 adults had
never smoked cigarettes, about 3 in 10
were regularly physically active in their
leisure time, almost 4 in 10 were of
healthy weight, and about 6 in 10
usually slept 7 to 8 hours in a 24-hour
period.
Women were more likely than men
to have never smoked cigarettes, and to
be of healthy body weight; men were
more likely than women to engage in
regular leisure-time physical activity.
Men and women were equally likely to

sleep 7 to 8 hours a night.

Younger adults were more likely
than older adults to have never smoked
cigarettes, to engage in regular
leisure-time physical activity, and to be
of healthy weight. Adults aged 75 years
and over were less likely than all other
age groups to average 7 to 8 hours of
sleep in a 24-hour period.
Prevalence of healthy behaviors was
not consistent across race or Hispanic
origin subgroups. Black and Asian
adults were more likely than white
adults to have never smoked cigarettes.
White adults and Asian adults were
more likely than black adults to engage
in regular leisure-time physical activity
and to sleep 7 to 8 hours. Asian adults
were the group most likely to be of
healthy weight. White women were
considerably more likely than black
women to be of healthy weight, whereas
prevalence of healthy weight was about
the same for white men and black men.
Prevalence of sleeping 7 to 8 hours was
similar for Asian adults and white
adults; both groups were more likely
than black adults to sleep this amount.
Hispanic adults were more likely
than non-Hispanic adults to have never
smoked cigarettes and to average 7 to 8
hours of sleep, but Hispanic adults were
less likely than non-Hispanic adults to
engage in regular leisure-time physical
activity and to be of healthy weight.
Prevalence of healthy behaviors was
strongly associated with education:
persons with higher levels of education
were more likely than those with less
education to have never smoked
cigarettes, to be regularly physically
active in their leisure time, to be of
healthy weight, and to usually sleep 7 to
8 hours in a 24-hour period.
The associations between family
income level and healthy behaviors
varied by behavior and in some cases
differed for men and women. Among
women, prevalence of regular
leisure-time physical activity and
prevalence of healthy body weight
showed clear and consistent positive
associations with family income level.
In contrast, among men, prevalence of
regular leisure-time physical activity
increased but prevalence of healthy
weight decreased with increased level of
family income. For both men and

women, prevalence of never having

smoked cigarettes and usually sleeping 7
to 8 hours in a night increased between
the lowest and highest level of family
income.
Findings related to marital status
were mixed. Never married and married
adults were more likely than adults in
the other marital status groups to have
never smoked cigarettes. Never married
men were more likely than married men
to be of healthy weight although the
same was not found for women; never
married women and married women
were about equally likely to be of
healthy weight. Married adultsboth
men and womenwere more likely than
adults who were not married to usually
sleep 7 to 8 hours in a 24-hour period.
Prevalence of health behaviors
varied by region, but no one region
stood out as having consistently higher
prevalence of healthy behaviors. Adults
living in the West had the highest
prevalence of never having smoked
cigarettes and usually sleeping 7 to 8
hours in a 24-hour period. Adults living
in the West were similar to adults living
in the Northeast in terms of prevalence
of healthy body weight. Adults living in
the South were the least likely to engage
in regular physical activity.

Conclusions
This report highlights
sociodemographic variations in alcohol
use, cigarette smoking, leisure-time
physical activity, body weight status,
and usually sleeping 7 to 8 hours in a
24-hour period among adults in the
United States during the period
20052007. It is the fourth report since
1997, when the NHIS began collecting
annual data on health behaviors to
examine variations in these key health
indicators among important population
subgroups. Since 1997, rates of cigarette
smoking have declined by several
percentage points, rates of obesity have
climbed, and rates of alcohol use,
leisure-time physical activity, and sleep
(introduced in 2004) have remained
relatively unchanged. Comparisons of
the findings presented in this report for
20052007 with those for earlier periods
can help identify subgroups that may
have benefited more or less than others

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by the major health promotion initiatives

that have been underway in this country
in the past decade. Readers interested in
trends are encouraged to refer to these
earlier reports (2934).

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Table 8.1. Age-adjusted percentages (with standard errors) of adults 18 years of age and over who engaged in selected unhealthy
behaviors, by selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007
Selected unhealthy behaviors
Five or more
drinks in 1 day
at least once
(past year)1

Current
cigarette
smoker2

Ages 18 years and over (age-adjusted)6 . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ages 18 years and over (crude)6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

20.5 (0.24)
20.2 (0.25)

20.4 (0.21)
20.5 (0.21)

39.7 (0.40)
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25.4 (0.22)
25.6 (0.22)

28.0 (0.22)
28.1 (0.22)

Age:7
1824 years . . . .
2544 years . . . .
4564 years . . . .
6574 years . . . .
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Race:
White, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Black or African American, single race . . . . . . . . . .
American Indian or Alaska Native, single race . . . . .
Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, single race.
Two or more races . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Black or African American, white . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Hispanic or Latino origin and race:

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Mexican or Mexican American . .
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27.6
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Education:
Less than high school graduate . .
GED diploma8 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
High school graduate . . . . . . . . .
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27.8
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Poverty status:9
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28.3
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57.5
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28.8
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31.7
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Marital status:
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(0.49)
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22.3
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(0.51)
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40.7
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(0.67)
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24.0
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27.7
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(0.54)
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Geographic region:
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19.0
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37.6
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23.5
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(0.51)
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28.8 (0.37)
28.9 (0.39)

23.0 (0.31)
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38.1 (0.47)
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25.7 (0.30)
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28.4 (0.32)
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Age:7
1824 years . . . .
2544 years . . . .
4564 years . . . .
6574 years . . . .
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Table 8.1. Age-adjusted percentages (with standard errors) of adults 18 years of age and over who engaged in selected unhealthy
behaviors, by selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007Con.
Selected unhealthy behaviors
Five or more
drinks in 1 day
at least once
(past year)1

Selected characteristic

Current
cigarette
smoker2

MenCon.

Physically
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Obese

Slept
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or less5

Percent (standard error)

Race:
White, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Black or African American, single race . . . . . . . . . .
American Indian or Alaska Native, single race . . . . .
Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, single race.
Two or more races . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Black or African American, white . . . . . . . . . . . .
American Indian or Alaska Native, white . . . . . . . .

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23.0
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16.9
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(0.35)
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37.2
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(9.86)
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25.8
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33.9
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Hispanic or Latino origin and race:

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Mexican or Mexican American . .
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Education:
Less than high school graduate . .
GED diploma8 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
High school graduate . . . . . . . . .
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31.6
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26.8
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Poverty status:9
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Marital status:
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Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, single race.
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Table 8.1. Age-adjusted percentages (with standard errors) of adults 18 years of age and over who engaged in selected unhealthy
behaviors, by selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007Con.
Selected unhealthy behaviors
Five or more
drinks in 1 day
at least once
(past year)1

Selected characteristic

Current
cigarette
smoker2

WomenCon.

Physically
inactive
(leisure time)3

Obese

Slept
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or less5

Percent (standard error)

Hispanic or Latino origin and race:

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Mexican or Mexican American . .
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Education:
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GED diploma8 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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62.7
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31.9
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27.8
26.1
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29.1
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reliability or precision.

Estimates with a relative standard error greater than 50% are indicated with a dagger, but are not shown.

Five or more drinks in 1 day at least once in the past year was asked of only current drinkers but estimates reflect percent of all adults who engaged in this behavior (as shown in Table 3.3).

Smoked at least 100 cigarettes in lifetime and currently smoked.

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Never engaged in any light, moderate, or vigorous leisure-time physical activity.

4
Obese is defined as a body mass index (BMI) of greater than or equal to 30.

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Usual number of hours of sleep in a 24-hour period.

Persons of other races and unknown race and ethnicity, unknown education, unknown poverty status, and unknown marital status are included in total.

Estimates for age groups are not age adjusted.

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GED is General Educational Development high school equivalency diploma.

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Poverty status is based on family income and family size using the U.S. Census Bureau poverty thresholds for 2004, 2005, and 2006.

NOTES: Unless otherwise specified, estimates are age adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S. population as the standard population and using three age groups: 1844 years, 4564 years, and 65

years and over. For crude percentages, refer to Appendix Table XX. Denominator for each percentage excludes persons with unknown health behavior characteristics. See Appendix II for definitions of

terms. See Appendix III for health behavior questions.

DATA SOURCE: National Health Interview Survey, 20052007. Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population.

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Table 8.2. Age-adjusted percentages (with standard errors) of adults 18 years of age and over who engaged in selected healthy behaviors,
by selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007
Selected healthy behaviors
Never
smoked
cigarettes1

Any regular
leisure-time
physical activity2

Ages 18 years and over (age-adjusted)5 . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ages 18 years and over (crude)5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

58.5 (0.26)
58.1 (0.27)

30.7 (0.29)
30.6 (0.29)

37.7 (0.25)
37.3 (0.25)

63.5 (0.24)
63.5 (0.24)

Age:6
1824 years . . . .
2544 years . . . .
4564 years . . . .
6574 years . . . .
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Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Ages 18 years and over (crude)5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

51.8 (0.37)
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32.6 (0.38)
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31.1 (0.33)
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63.6 (0.34)
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Table 8.2. Age-adjusted percentages (with standard errors) of adults 18 years of age and over who engaged in selected healthy behaviors,
by selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007Con.
Selected healthy behaviors
Never
smoked
cigarettes1

Selected characteristic

Any regular
leisure-time
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MenCon.

Healthy
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Slept
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Percent (standard error)

Race:
White, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Black or African American, single race . . . . . . . . . .
American Indian or Alaska Native, single race . . . . .
Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, single race.
Two or more races . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Black or African American, white . . . . . . . . . . . .
American Indian or Alaska Native, white . . . . . . . .

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30.4
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25.2
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(0.84)
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(6.53)
(2.29)
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64.7
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Hispanic or Latino origin and race:

Hispanic or Latino . . . . . . . . . . .
Mexican or Mexican American . .
Not Hispanic or Latino . . . . . . . .
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24.3
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27.0
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67.1
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Education:
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20.2
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(0.74)
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32.4
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(0.78)
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62.1
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Poverty status:8
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Marital status:
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Geographic region:
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(0.93)
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Ages 18 years and over (crude)5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

64.4 (0.33)
64.0 (0.33)

28.9 (0.35)
28.7 (0.35)

44.2 (0.34)
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63.4 (0.31)
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2544 years . . . .
4564 years . . . .
6574 years . . . .
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White, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Black or African American, single race . . . . . . . . . .
American Indian or Alaska Native, single race . . . . .
Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, single race.
Two or more races . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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American Indian or Alaska Native, white . . . . . . . .

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Table 8.2. Age-adjusted percentages (with standard errors) of adults 18 years of age and over who engaged in selected healthy behaviors,
by selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007Con.
Selected healthy behaviors
Never
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cigarettes1

Selected characteristic

Any regular
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Hispanic or Latino origin and race:

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Mexican or Mexican American . .
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least 20 minutes each time or both.

Healthy weight is a BMI of greater than or equal to 18.5 and less than 25.

Usual number of hours of sleep in a 24-hour period.

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Persons of other races and unknown race and ethnicity, unknown education, unknown poverty status, and unknown marital status are included in total.

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Estimates for age groups are not age adjusted.

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NOTES: Unless otherwise specified, estimates are age adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S. population as the standard population and using three age groups: 1844 years, 4564 years, and 65

years and over. For crude percentages, refer to Appendix Table XXI. Denominator for each percentage excludes persons with unknown health behavior characteristics. See Appendix II for definitions of

terms. See Appendix III for health behavior questions.

DATA SOURCE: National Health Interview Survey, 20052007. Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population.

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Appendix I
Technical Notes on
Methods

Sample Design
The National Health Interview
Survey (NHIS) is a cross-sectional
household interview survey of the U.S.
civilian noninstitutionalized population.
Data are collected continuously
throughout the year in all 50 states and
the District of Columbia. NHIS uses a
multistage, clustered sample design to
produce national estimates for a variety
of health indicators. Information on
basic health topics is collected for all
household members, by proxy from one
family member for children and adults
not present at the time of interview.
Additional information is collected from
one randomly sampled adult and for one
randomly sampled child in each family.
Self-response is required for the Sample
Adult questionnaire except in the rare
case of sample adults who are
physically or mentally incapable of
responding for themselves. An adult
family member who is knowledgeable
about the sample childs health provides
information for the child component.
Interviews are conducted in the home
using a computer-assisted personal
interview (CAPI) questionnaire.
Telephone follow-up is permitted if
subsequent in-home interviews cannot
be conducted.

Response Rates
The response rates for each of the
survey years included in this report are
shown in Table I. The household
response rate for the NHIS data years
20052007 combined was 86.9%. Of the
adults identified as eligible for the
Sample Adult interview, the conditional
response rate was 80%. The final
(unconditional) response rate for the
Sample Adult questionnaire for
20052007 (that is, taking into both
account household and family
nonresponse), was 69.2%. Procedures
used in calculating response rates for
combined data years are described in

Table I. Completed interviews and response rates by year: National Health Interview Survey,
20052007
Interviews and response rates

2005

Completed interviews
Household . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sample adult . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

29,204
29,868
24,275

29,266
29,915
23,393

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Final response rates2

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Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2007

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2006

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86.6
67.8

Conditional response rates are calculated by dividing the number of interviews by the number identified as eligible for the
interview.

Final response rates are calculated by multiplying the final household response rate by the conditional response rate for each
survey component.

detail in Appendix I of the Survey

Description of the NHIS data files
(3537).

Item Nonresponse
Item nonresponse for each of the
sociodemographic indicators shown in
this report was less than 1%, with the
exception of the poverty threshold,
which is based on detailed family
income questions asked in the family
component of the questionnaire. Item
nonresponse for the poverty indicator
was 15.8%. (Imputation procedures used
for the poverty variable are described
below.) Item nonresponse for the health
behavior items was less than 6%. The
denominators for statistics shown in the
tables exclude persons with unknown
health behavior characteristics for a
given table. Estimates for persons with
unknown sociodemographic
characteristics are not shown separately,
but these persons are included in the
totals.

Imputed Income
The poverty status variable shown
in each table is based on detailed family
income for which item nonresponse is
relatively high. To reduce biases
associated with missing data,
information on family income and
personal earnings has been imputed by

NCHS analysts using multipleimputation methodology. Five ASCII

data sets containing imputed values for
the survey year and additional
information about the imputed income
files can be found at http://
www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis.htm. The
imputed income files for 20052007
were used to calculate estimates by
poverty status shown in this report.
Additional information on the NHIS
income variables and imputation
procedures are available (40).

Age Adjustment
Data shown in this report were age
adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S.
population as the standard population
(54,55). Age adjustment was used to
allow comparison among various
population subgroups that have different
age structures and to allow comparison
of changes over time. Age adjustment is
particularly important when comparing
groups with different demographic
characteristics such as race and
ethnicity, education, and marital status.
The following age groups were used for
age adjustment: 1844 years, 4564
years, and 65 years and over (Table II).
Estimates were calculated using
software for statistical analysis of
correlated data (SUDAAN) (53). The
SUDAAN procedure PROC DESCRIPT
was used to produce age-adjusted
percents and their standard errors.

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Table II. Age distribution used in ageadjusting data shown in Chapters 38
2000 U.S.
standard
population
(Thousands)

Age
18 years and over . .
1844 years . . . .
4564 years . . . .
65 years and over

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Tests of Significance
Statistical tests performed to assess
significance of differences between the
estimates were two-tailed with no
adjustments for multiple comparisons.
The test statistic used to determine the
statistical significance of differences
between two percents was:
Z=

|Xa Xb|
2
2
Sa + Sb

Here Xa and Xb are the two percents

being compared, and Sa and Sb are the
standard errors of the percents. The
critical value used for two-sided tests at
the 0.05 level was 1.96.

Relative Standard Error

Estimates with a relative standard
error of greater than 30% and less than
or equal to 50% are indicated in the
tables with an asterisk (*) and should be
used with caution as they do not meet
the standard of reliability or precision.
Estimates with a relative standard error
of greater than 50% are indicated with a
dagger () and are not shown. The
relative standard errors are calculated as
follows:
Relative standard error = (SE/Est) 100,
where SE is the standard error of the
estimate, and Est is the estimate
(percent, rate, mean, or frequency).

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Appendix II
Definitions of
Selected Terms
Definitions of
Sociodemographic Terms
AgeThe age recorded for each
person is the age at the last birthday.
Hispanic or Latino origin and
raceHispanic or Latino origin and
race are two separate and distinct
concepts. Persons of Hispanic or Latino
origin may be of any race. Hispanic or
Latino origin includes persons of
Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central
and South American, or Spanish origins.
All tables show Mexican or Mexican
American persons as a subset of
Hispanic or Latino. Other groups are not
shown for reasons of confidentiality or
statistical reliability. (See definition of
race for additional detail.)
RaceThe categories for race are
consistent with the 1997 Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
federal guidelines (56), which
distinguish persons of one race from
persons of two or more races. The
classification includes subcategories for
single race persons: white; black or
African American; American Indian or
Alaska Native; Asian; and Native
Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander. The
category two or more races refers to
persons who indicated more than one
race group. Data for multiple race
combinations can only be reported to
the extent that the estimates meet the
requirements for confidentiality and
statistical reliability. In this report, three
categories are shown for multiple race
individuals (a summary category and
two multiple race categories: black or
African American and white; American
Indian and Alaska Native and white).
Other combinations are not shown
separately due to statistical unreliability
as measured by the relative standard
errors of the estimates (but they are
included in the total for two or more
races). The text in this report uses
shorter versions of the new OMB race
and Hispanic origin terms for
conciseness and the tables use the

complete terms. For example, the

category not Hispanic or Latino, black
or African American, single race in the
tables is referred to as non-Hispanic
black in the text.
EducationThe categories of
education are based on the years of
school completed or highest degree
obtained for persons aged 18 years and
over. Respondents were shown a flash
card to choose an appropriate category.
Only years completed in a school that
advances a person toward an elementary
or high school diploma, General
Educational Development high school
equivalency diploma (GED), or a
college, university, or professional
degree are included. Education in other
schools or home schooling is counted
only if the credits are accepted in a
regular school system.
Poverty statusPoverty status is
based on family income and family size
using the U.S. Census Bureaus poverty
thresholds (5759). Each adults poverty
status is expressed in terms of a ratio of
family income to the appropriate
poverty threshold. The lowest family
income group consists of persons living
below the poverty level (ratio less than
1.00). The highest group consists of
persons living in families with incomes
that were at least four times the poverty
level (ratio of 4.00 or more).
Marital statusRespondents were
asked to choose a marital status
category most appropriate for their
marital situation. Persons reporting their
marital status as married may, in
some cases, have been living in
common law marital unions.
Alternatively, these individuals could
have identified their marital status as
living with partner. Adults who were
living with a partner were considered to
be members of the same family (as if
married) and are categorized as
cohabiting in this report. The
distinction between married and
living with partner was made by the
respondent.
Geographic regionIn the
geographic classification of the U.S.
population, states are grouped into the
four regions used by the U.S. Census
Bureau:

Region

States included

Northeast Maine, Vermont, New

Hampshire, Massachusetts,
Connecticut, Rhode Island,
New York, New Jersey, and
Pennsylvania;
Midwest

Ohio, Illinois, Indiana,

Michigan, Wisconsin,
Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri,
North Dakota, South Dakota,
Kansas, and Nebraska;

South

Delaware, Maryland, District

of Columbia, West Virginia,
Virginia, Kentucky,
Tennessee, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia,
Florida, Alabama,
Mississippi, Louisiana,
Oklahoma, Arkansas, and
Texas;

West

Washington, Oregon,
California, Nevada, New
Mexico, Arizona, Idaho,
Utah, Colorado, Montana,
Wyoming, Alaska, and
Hawaii.

Definitions of Health
Behavior Terms
Alcohol use terms
Lifetime abstainerHad fewer than
12 drinks in entire lifetime.
Former infrequent drinkerHad 12
drinks or more in lifetime, but never as
many as 12 drinks in a single year, and
has had no drinks in the past year.
Former regular drinkerHad 12
drinks or more in 1 year, but no drinks
in the past year.
Current drinkerHad at least 12
drinks in lifetime and at least 1 drink in
the past year.
Current drinking levelsWere
based on self-reports of the average
frequency of alcohol consumption
during the past year (could be reported
in terms of days per week, per month,
or per year), and the number of drinks
the respondent drank on the days he or
she drank. Neither size nor type of
beverage consumed was specified. In
calculating current drinking levels, the
number of days the respondent drank

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was converted from the time unit

initially reported (days per week, per
month, or per year) to number of days
per year. Then, average number of
drinks per week was calculated as
follows:

(# days per year) (# drinks per day)

7
365 days

Current drinker levels were classified as:

Infrequent: 1 to 11 drinks in the past
year.
Light:

Three drinks or less per

week, on average.

Moderate: MenMore than 3 drinks

and up to and including 14
drinks per week, on average.
WomenMore than 3 drinks
and up to and including 7
drinks per week, on average.
Heavier:

MenMore than 14 drinks

per week, on average (more
than 2 per day).
WomenMore than 7 drinks
per week, on average (more
than one per day.)

NondrinkerPerson who has not

had any drinks in the past year,
including former drinkers and lifetime
abstainers.
Five or more drinks in 1 day in the
past yearCurrent drinkers were asked
how many times in the past year they
had five or more alcoholic beverages in
1 day.

Cigarette smoking terms

Lifetime smoking statusIncludes
both past smoking history and current
smoking practice.
Never smokersAre adults who
never smoked a cigarette or who
smoked fewer than 100 cigarettes in
their entire lifetime.
Former smokersAre adults who
had smoked at least 100 cigarettes in
their lifetime, but said they currently did
not smoke.
Current smokersAre adults who
had smoked 100 cigarettes in their
lifetime and currently smoked cigarettes
every day (daily) or some days
(nondaily).

Current smoking statusIs based

on the same criteria as lifetime smoking
status, but displayed somewhat
differently. Current smokers are
separated into two categories (daily and
nondaily), and never smokers and
former smokers are combined into a
single category (nonsmoker).
Daily smokersAre adults who
currently smoked every day.
Nondaily smokersAre adults who
currently smoked some days,
regardless of the number of days
smoked in the past 30 days.
NonsmokersAre adults who
currently did not smoke cigarettes,
including both former smokers and
never smokers.
Amount smokedAdults who
smoked daily and those who smoked
less than daily were asked separate
questions about the usual number of
cigarettes smoked in a day. Daily
smokers were asked how many
cigarettes, on average, they usually
smoked a day. Nondaily smokers were
asked to report the usual number
smoked on days that they smoked
during the past 30 days. Smokers who
said they smoked some days
(nondaily smokers), but who then said
they had not smoked in the past 30
days, were excluded from the analysis
of amount smoked.
Two indicators for amount smoked
are shown in this report. One measure is
the mean number of cigarettes smoked
on the days the respondent smoked. The
second is a percent distribution of usual
number of cigarettes smoked on those
days the respondent smoked. This
distribution is shown for the following
four categories: less than 15 cigarettes,
1524 cigarettes, 2534 cigarettes, and
35 cigarettes or more.
Quit attemptAll current smokers
were asked if they had stopped smoking
for more than 1 day in the past 12
months because they were trying to quit.
All current smokers (including nondaily
smokers) who said they had stopped for
more than 1 day because they were
trying to quit were classified as having
attempted to quit.

Leisure-time physical activity

terms
All questions related to leisure-time
physical activity were phrased in terms
of current behavior and lack a specific
reference period. An introductory phrase
explained to respondents that they were
being asked about leisure-time physical
activities only. In this report, persons
who volunteered a response indicating
that they were unable to do the
activity were combined with those
saying they never engaged in the
activity.
InactiveIncludes persons who
engaged in no light, moderate, or
vigorous leisure-time physical activity
lasting 10 minutes or longer. Persons
classified as physically inactive include
persons who volunteered that they were
unable to engage in the activity.
Inactive may include individuals who
engaged in only strengthening activities.
At least some activityIs any
light-moderate, or vigorous leisure-time
physical activity lasting 10 minutes or
longer, regardless of frequency or
duration.
Some, less than regular activityIs
any light, moderate, or vigorous
leisure-time physical activity lasting at
least 10 minutes that did not meet the
criteria for Regular.
RegularSee definition Any
regular in the following text.
Light or moderate activityIs
activity lasting at least 10 minutes that
caused light sweating or slight to
moderate increase in breathing or heart
rate.
Vigorous activityIs activity lasting
at least 10 minutes that caused heavy
sweating or large increases in breathing
or heart rate.
Regular activityIs leisure-time
activity engaged in for a minimum
specified duration and a minimum
specified frequency:
Regular light or moderate
activityIs light or moderate
activity that occurred, on average,
five or more times per week for at
least 30 minutes each time.
Regular vigorous activityIs
vigorous activity that occurred, on
average, three or more times per

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week for at least 20 minutes each

time.
Any regular activityIs either
regular light or moderate or regular
vigorous, or both. It does not
include other combinations of
activity levels (e.g., vigorous
activity twice a week combined
with light or moderate activity three
times a week). The number of
individuals with such combinations
of activity is small.
Strengthening activityIs any
leisure-time physical activity designed
specifically to strengthen muscles,
including, but not limited to, weight
lifting or calisthenics (e.g., push-ups,
sit-ups, etc). The reference period was
unspecified, and no information on
duration was collected. Strengthening
activities may overlap with light,
moderate, or vigorous activities, as
respondents were told to report such
activities, even if they had included
them in their previous responses to
light-moderate or vigorous activities.

Body weight terms

Body mass index (BMI)Body
mass index was calculated from
self-reported height and weight. Height
reported in U.S. customary units (feet
and inches) was first converted to height
in inches and then to height in meters
(m) (1 meter = 39.37 inches). Weight
reported in U.S. customary units
(pounds) was converted to weight in
kilograms (kg) (1 kilogram = 2.205
pounds). Thus,
BMI = kg/ (m2), where:
kg = weight in pounds/2.205,
and m = height in inches/39.37.
Body weight statusBody weight
status refers to the entire spectrum of
body weight, including underweight,
healthy weight, overweight but not
obese, and obese. It is based on a BMI
calculated from self-reported height and
weight, without shoes.

Not overweightThis category

includes persons with a BMI of less
than 25 and includes both healthy
weight and underweight.
UnderweightPersons with a
BMI of less than 18.5 were
classified as underweight.
Healthy weightPersons with a
BMI of at least 18.5 and less
than 25 were classified as in
the healthy weight range.
OverweightPersons with a BMI
of 25 or more were classified as
overweight. This category includes
the following two subgroups:
Overweight (but not obese)
Persons with a BMI of at least
25 and less than 30 were
classified as overweight but not
obese.
ObesePersons with a BMI of
30 or more were classified as
obese.

Sleep term
SleepAdults were asked how
many hours of sleep they averaged in a
24-hour period. Responses were limited
to whole hours.

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Appendix III
Health Behavior
Questions

Cigarette Smoking

LEISURE time.

AHB.010 Have you smoked at least

100 cigarettes in your
ENTIRE LIFE? {Asked of
all adults.}

The 20052007 National Health

Interview Surveys Sample Adult
questionnaires contained the selected
questions on health behaviors shown
below. Each question is preceded by its
question number, beginning with the
acronym AHB. AHB represents the
Adult Health Behavior section of the
Sample Adult questionnaire. The complete
NHIS Sample Adult questionnaire, as well
as information about other components of
the NHIS, is available from: http://
www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis.htm. Many of the
references cited in this report are also
available via the NCHS website at:
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs.

AHB.020 How old were you when you

FIRST started to smoke fairly
regularly? (Asked of adults
who had smoked at least 100
cigarettes in lifetime.)

AHB.090 How often do you do

VIGOROUS leisure-time
physical activities for AT
LEAST 10 MINUTES that
cause HEAVY sweating or
LARGE increases in
breathing or heart rate?
{Asked of all adults.}

Alcohol Use
AHB.140 In any ONE year, have you
had at least 12 drinks of any
type of alcoholic beverage?
{Asked of all adults.}
AHB.150 In your ENTIRE LIFE, have
you had at least 12 drinks of
any type of alcoholic
beverage? {Asked of adults
who never had at least 12
drinks in any one year.}
AHB.160 In the PAST YEAR, how
often did you drink any type
of alcoholic beverage?
{Days per week/month/year}
{Asked of adults who ever
had 12 drinks of alcohol in
their lifetime.}
AHB.170 In the PAST YEAR, on
those days that you drank
alcoholic beverages, on the
average, how many drinks
did you have? {Asked of
current drinkers.}
AHB.180 In the PAST YEAR, on how
many days did you have 5
or more drinks of any
alcoholic beverage? {Asked
of current drinkers.}

AHB.030 Do you NOW smoke every

day, some days, or not at
all? (Asked of adults who
had smoked at least 100
cigarettes in lifetime.)
AHB.040 How long has it been since
you quit smoking cigarettes?
(Asked of former smokers.)
AHB.050 On the average, how many
cigarettes do you now smoke
a day? {Asked of adults who
smoked ever day (daily
smokers).}
AHB.060 On how many of the past 30
days did you smoke a
cigarette? {Asked of adults
who smoked only some days
(nondaily smokers).}
AHB.070 On the average, when you
smoked during the PAST 30
DAYS, about how many
cigarettes did you smoke a
day? {Asked of nondaily
smokers who smoked at least
one day in the past 30 days.}
AHB.080 During the PAST 12
MONTHS, have you stopped
smoking for more than one
day BECAUSE YOU WERE
TRYING TO QUIT
SMOKING? {Asked of all
current smokers.}

Leisure-time Physical
Activity
The following introductory phrase
was read to the respondent by the
interviewer immediately before asking the
physical activity questions:
The next questions are about physical
activities (exercise, sports, physically
active hobbies...) that you may do in your

AHB.100 About how long do you do

these vigorous leisure-time
physical activities each time?
{Asked of adults who
reported any vigorous
activity.}
AHB.110 How often do you do
LIGHT OR MODERATE
leisure-time physical
activities for AT LEAST 10
MINUTES that cause ONLY
LIGHT sweating or a
SLIGHT TO MODERATE
increase in breathing or heart
rate? {Asked of all adults.}
AHB.120 About how long do you do
these light or moderate
leisure-time physical activities
each time? {Asked of adults
who reported any lightmoderate activity.}
AHB.130 How often do you do
LEISURE-TIME physical
activities specifically designed
to STRENGTHEN your
muscles such as lifting
weights or doing calisthenics?
(Include all such activities
even if you mentioned them
before.) {Asked of all adults.}

Body Weight and Height

AHB.190 How tall are you without
shoes? {Asked of all adults.}
AHB.200 How much do you weigh
without shoes? {Asked of all
adults.}

Sleep
AHB.210 On average, how many
hours of sleep do you get in
a 24-hour period? {Asked of
all adults.}

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Appendix IV
Tables of Unadjusted
Estimates
Table III. Crude percent distributions (with standard errors) of lifetime alcohol drinking status for adults 18 years of age and over, by
selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007
Lifetime alcohol drinking status1

Total

Lifetime
abstainer

Ages 18 years and over (crude)2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ages 18 years and over (age-adjusted)2,3 . . . . . . . . . . . .

100.0
100.0

24.4 (0.32)
24.6 (0.32)

Age:
1824 years . . . .
2544 years . . . .
4564 years . . . .
6574 years . . . .
75 years and over .

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Race:
White, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Black or African American, single race . . . . . . . . . .
American Indian or Alaska Native, single race . . . . .
Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, single race.
Two or more races . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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American Indian or Alaska Native, white . . . . . . . .

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(1.78)

64.0
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(2.73)

Hispanic or Latino origin and race:

Hispanic or Latino . . . . . . . . . . .
Mexican or Mexican American . .
Not Hispanic or Latino . . . . . . . .
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Education:
Less than high school graduate . .
GED diploma4 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
High school graduate . . . . . . . . .
Some collegeno degree . . . . . .
Associate of arts degree . . . . . . .
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Table III. Crude percent distributions (with standard errors) of lifetime alcohol drinking status for adults 18 years of age and over, by
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Lifetime alcohol drinking status1

Selected characteristic

Total

Lifetime
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2544 years . . . .
4564 years . . . .
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White, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Black or African American, single race . . . . . . . . . .
American Indian or Alaska Native, single race . . . . .
Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, single race.
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19.2 (3.25)
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Hispanic or Latino . . . . . . . . . . .
Mexican or Mexican American . .
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Table III. Crude percent distributions (with standard errors) of lifetime alcohol drinking status for adults 18 years of age and over, by
selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007Con.
Lifetime alcohol drinking status1

Selected characteristic

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American Indian or Alaska Native, single race . . . . .
Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, single race.
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*7.5 (3.24)
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Hispanic or Latino origin and race:

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Mexican or Mexican American . .
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(0.77)
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7.6
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4.2
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Education:
Less than high school graduate . .
GED diploma4 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
High school graduate . . . . . . . . .
Some collegeno degree . . . . . .
Associate of arts degree . . . . . . .
Bachelor of arts, science degree . .
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12.4
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Poverty status:5
Below poverty level . . . . . . .
1 and <2 times poverty level
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10.8
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Marital status:
Never married . . . . .
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36.5
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(0.80)
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Geographic region:
Northeast . . . . .
Midwest . . . . . .
South . . . . . . .
West . . . . . . . .

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58.3
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32.7
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49.7

(0.43)
(0.77)
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39.7
36.7
57.1
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7.1
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3.7
3.3

(0.37)
(0.97)
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(0.27)
(0.44)
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29.8
50.4
48.9
61.8
62.4
69.2
72.6

(0.64)
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(0.63)
(0.72)
(0.94)
(0.71)
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(0.47)
(0.45)
(0.38)
(0.28)

6.2
6.5
5.2
3.6

(0.38)
(0.36)
(0.28)
(0.22)

39.8
41.9
53.6
69.1

(0.91)
(0.71)
(0.67)
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4.6
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7.2
11.2
15.2

(0.26)
(0.27)
(0.64)
(0.46)
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2.7
4.7
4.9
7.0
8.3

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(0.58)
(0.37)
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56.4
56.3
71.2
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32.9

(0.83)
(0.49)
(1.20)
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9.8
9.7
8.7

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(0.42)
(0.31)
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(0.29)
(0.49)
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(0.73)
(0.80)
(0.67)
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* Estimates preceded by an asterisk have a relative standard error of greater than 30% and less than or equal to 50%. These should be interpreted with caution as they do not meet the standard of

reliability or precision.

Estimates with a relative standard error greater than 50% are indicated with a dagger, but are not shown.

Lifetime alcohol drinking status: Lifetime abstainerhad fewer than 12 drinks in entire lifetime; Former infrequenthad 12 drinks or more in lifetime, but never as many as 12 drinks in a single year,

and had no drinks in the past year; former regularhad 12 drinks or more in 1 year, but no drinks in the past year; current drinkerhad at least 12 drinks in lifetime and at least 1 drink in the past

year.

Persons of other races and unknown race and ethnicity, unknown education, unknown poverty status, and unknown marital status are included in total.

Estimates are age adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S. population as the standard population and using three age groups: 1844 years, 4564 years, and 65 years and over.

GED is General Educational Development high school equivalency diploma.

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Poverty status is based on family income and family size using the U.S. Census Bureau poverty thresholds for 2004, 2005, and 2006.

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NOTES: For age adjusted percent distributions, refer to Table 3.1. Denominator for each percent distribution excludes persons with unknown lifetime drinking status. See Appendix II for definitions of
terms. See Appendix III for health behavior questions.
DATA SOURCE: National Health Interview Survey, 20052007. Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population.

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Table IV. Crude percent distributions (with standard errors) of current alcohol drinking status for adults 18 years of age and over, by
selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007
Current alcohol drinking status1
Selected characteristic

Total

Nondrinker

Ages 18 years and over (crude)2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ages 18 years and over (age-adjusted)2,3 . . . . . . . . . . . .

100.0
100.0

38.8 (0.31)
38.8 (0.31)

12.4 (0.16)
12.3 (0.16)

Age:
1824 years . . . .
2544 years . . . .
4564 years . . . .
6574 years . . . .
75 years and over .

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29.2 (0.23)
29.3 (0.23)

14.5 (0.18)
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5.0 (0.12)
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(0.42)
(0.74)
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9.1
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11.2
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(0.41)
(0.26)
(0.28)
(0.43)
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30.4
34.8
28.2
19.7
14.6

(0.68)
(0.37)
(0.36)
(0.54)
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13.4
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10.3

(0.52)
(0.29)
(0.29)
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6.8
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(0.18)
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(0.32)
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Race:
White, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Black or African American, single race . . . . . . . . . .
American Indian or Alaska Native, single race . . . . .
Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, single race.
Two or more races . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Black or African American, white . . . . . . . . . . . .
American Indian or Alaska Native, white . . . . . . . .

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36.0
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55.5
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(0.34)
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(5.96)
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12.4
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(0.18)
(0.40)
(1.76)
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(3.93)
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30.4
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25.7
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15.7
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(0.21)
(0.35)
(1.96)
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5.4
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1.6
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7.0

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(0.26)
(3.44)
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(1.41)

Hispanic or Latino origin and race:

Hispanic or Latino . . . . . . . . . . .
Mexican or Mexican American . .
Not Hispanic or Latino . . . . . . . .
White, single race . . . . . . . . .
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(0.60)
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12.1
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(0.38)
(0.47)
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26.5
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(0.50)
(0.62)
(0.25)
(0.28)
(0.53)

11.5
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14.9
16.4
9.3

(0.37)
(0.47)
(0.20)
(0.23)
(0.36)

2.7
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5.4
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3.4

(0.17)
(0.22)
(0.13)
(0.16)
(0.23)

Education:
Less than high school graduate . .
GED diploma4 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
High school graduate . . . . . . . . .
Some collegeno degree . . . . . .
Associate of arts degree . . . . . . .
Bachelor of arts, science degree . .
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(0.55)
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(0.72)
(0.53)
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10.0
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15.1
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(0.31)
(0.95)
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(0.37)
(0.50)
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(0.46)

18.4
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31.4
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(0.42)
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(0.51)
(0.67)
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9.4
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20.4

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(0.30)
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(0.19)
(0.28)
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Poverty status:5
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1 and <2 times poverty level
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10.9
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(0.38)
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21.2
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(0.54)
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(0.43)
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(0.33)
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Marital status:
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(0.83)
(0.56)
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9.3
13.5
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13.0
11.3

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(0.87)
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15.7
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14.2
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(0.24)
(0.90)
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6.8
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(0.55)
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Midwest . . . . . .
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Table IV. Crude percent distributions (with standard errors) of current alcohol drinking status for adults 18 years of age and over, by
selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007Con.
Current alcohol drinking status1
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Nondrinker

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Infrequent

Light

Moderate

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Percent distribution (standard error)

Race:
White, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Black or African American, single race . . . . . . . . . .
American Indian or Alaska Native, single race . . . . .
Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, single race.
Two or more races . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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White, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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American Indian or Alaska Native, single race . . . . .
Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Less than high school graduate . .
GED diploma4 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
High school graduate . . . . . . . . .
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70.2
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(0.64)
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(0.72)
(0.94)
(0.71)
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11.7
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(0.45)
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(0.45)
(0.51)
(0.71)
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12.9
22.9
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31.9
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(0.45)
(1.60)
(0.54)
(0.67)
(0.91)
(0.72)
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2.6
4.8
5.7
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(0.22)
(0.78)
(0.28)
(0.40)
(0.47)
(0.45)
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2.5
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(0.21)
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(0.31)
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Poverty status:5
Below poverty level . . . . . . .
1 and <2 times poverty level
2 and <4 times poverty level
4 times poverty level or more .

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60.2
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(0.91)
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13.0
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(0.51)
(0.46)
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19.1
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(0.70)
(0.53)
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3.9
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(0.32)
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3.6
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(0.30)
(0.24)
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Marital status:
Never married . . . . .
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43.6
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28.8
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(0.83)
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(1.20)
(0.74)
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11.9
16.5
15.9
16.9
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(0.45)
(0.32)
(0.98)
(0.59)
(0.53)

31.4
28.4
35.2
28.6
13.9

(0.72)
(0.41)
(1.26)
(0.64)
(0.56)

7.8
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4.5

(0.42)
(0.23)
(0.94)
(0.37)
(0.32)

5.2
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4.6
2.3

(0.32)
(0.17)
(0.79)
(0.28)
(0.25)

Geographic region:
Northeast . . . . .
Midwest . . . . . .
South . . . . . . .
West . . . . . . . .

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36.5
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(0.73)
(0.80)
(0.67)
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16.2
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(0.54)
(0.53)
(0.37)
(0.46)

33.2
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23.9
27.0

(0.69)
(0.63)
(0.49)
(0.59)

9.6
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6.1
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(0.50)
(0.34)
(0.26)
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4.4
4.8
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Percent distribution (standard error)

* Estimates preceded by an asterisk have a relative standard error of greater than 30% and less than or equal to 50%. These should be interpreted with caution as they do not meet the standard of

reliability or precision.

Estimates with a relative standard error greater than 50% are indicated with a dagger, but are not shown.

1
Current alcohol drinking status: Nondrinkerno drinks in the past year (includes former drinkers and lifetime abstainers); infrequentat least 12 drinks in lifetime and 111 drinks in past year; light3

drinks or less per week, on average, in the past year; moderatemore than 3 and up to and including 14 drinks per week for men, and more than 3 and up to and including 7 drinks per week for

women, on average, in the past year; heaviermore than 14 drinks per week for men, and more than 7 drinks per week for women, on average, in the past year.

Persons of other races and unknown race and ethnicity, unknown education, unknown poverty status, and unknown marital status are included in the total.

Estimates are age adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S. population as the standard population and using three age groups: 1844 years, 4564 years, and 65 years and over.

GED is General Educational Development high school equivalency diploma.

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Poverty status is based on family income and family size using the U.S. Census Bureau poverty thresholds for 2004, 2005, and 2006.

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NOTES: For age-adjusted percent distributions, refer to Table 3.2. Denominator for each percent distribution excludes persons with unknown lifetime and unknown current drinking status. See Appendix

II for definitions of terms. See Appendix III for health behavior questions.

DATA SOURCE: National Health Interview Survey, 20052007. Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population.

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Table V. Crude percentages (with standard errors) of adults 18 years of age and over who had five or more drinks in 1 day at least once in
the past year, and crude percentages (with standard errors) of adults 18 years of age and over who had five or more drinks in 1 day on at
least 12 days in the past year, by selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007
Five or more drinks in 1 day at least once1
Selected characteristic

Both sexes

Men

Women

Five or more drinks in 1 day on at least 12 days1

Both sexes

Men

Women

14.7 (0.28)
14.6 (0.27)

4.0 (0.13)
4.2 (0.14)

Percent of adults (standard error)

2

Ages 18 years and over (crude) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ages 18 years and over (age-adjusted)2,3 . . . . . . . . . . . .

1824 years . . . .
2544 years . . . .
4564 years . . . .
6574 years . . . .
75 years and over

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20.2 (0.25)
20.5 (0.24)

28.9 (0.39)
28.8 (0.37)

12.3 (0.22)
12.8 (0.22)

9.1 (0.16)
9.2 (0.16)

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31.9
27.4
15.6
6.1
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(0.84)
(0.40)
(0.29)
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40.7
37.9
23.3
10.3
4.3

(1.25)
(0.61)
(0.50)
(0.62)
(0.47)

23.4
17.2
8.5
2.5
0.8

(0.89)
(0.39)
(0.29)
(0.28)
(0.18)

16.2
11.8
6.8
2.8
0.9

(0.62)
(0.27)
(0.20)
(0.21)
(0.14)

22.9
18.8
11.5
4.9
2.0

(1.00)
(0.46)
(0.37)
(0.42)
(0.32)

9.7
5.1
2.4
0.9
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Race
White, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Black or African American, single race . . . . . . . . . .
American Indian or Alaska Native, single race . . . . .
Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, single race
Two or more races . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Black or African American, white . . . . . . . . . . . .
American Indian or Alaska Native, white . . . . . . .

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21.8
12.5
26.3
9.8
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23.7
17.5
26.8

(0.29)
(0.41)
(3.15)
(0.64)
(4.70)
(1.75)
(3.65)
(2.66)

30.7
20.3
36.4
15.1
28.1
31.2
22.8
33.2

(0.45)
(0.81)
(4.74)
(1.15)
(7.90)
(2.91)
(6.61)
(4.21)

13.5
6.2
15.9
4.7
*11.3
16.7
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(0.26)
(0.35)
(2.38)
(0.59)
(4.15)
(1.87)
(4.30)
(3.01)

9.7
6.2
12.7
4.0
*11.7
11.1
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(0.18)
(0.32)
(2.00)
(0.45)
(3.76)
(1.45)
(1.44)
(2.10)

15.5
11.3
18.4
6.6
*20.9
16.3

(0.31)
(0.68)
(3.10)
(0.82)
(7.38)
(2.39)

15.2 (3.30)

4.3
2.1
6.9
1.6

(0.62)
(0.23)
(0.15)
(0.18)
(0.12)

(0.15)
(0.20)
(1.75)
(0.37)

6.2 (1.25)
*2.8 (1.19)
9.2 (2.26)

Hispanic or Latino origin and race

Hispanic or Latino . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mexican or Mexican American . . . . .
Not Hispanic or Latino. . . . . . . . . . . .
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19.4
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(0.47)
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30.5
34.2
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(0.78)
(1.01)
(0.43)
(0.49)
(0.83)

7.9
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12.9
14.4
6.1

(0.41)
(0.51)
(0.24)
(0.29)
(0.35)

9.6
11.4
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9.7
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(0.35)
(0.47)
(0.18)
(0.20)
(0.33)

16.2
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14.4
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(0.61)
(0.80)
(0.31)
(0.35)
(0.70)

2.9
2.9
4.1
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(0.24)
(0.29)
(0.14)
(0.17)
(0.21)

Education
Less than high school graduate . . .
GED diploma4. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
High school graduate . . . . . . . . .
Some collegeno degree . . . . . .
Associate of arts degree . . . . . . .
Bachelor of arts, science degree . .
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(0.45)
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(0.39)
(0.57)
(0.64)
(0.55)
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25.8
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(0.78)
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(0.67)
(0.89)
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(0.90)
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7.1
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(0.38)
(1.28)
(0.36)
(0.58)
(0.66)
(0.54)
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8.9
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9.1
4.8

(0.34)
(0.99)
(0.26)
(0.39)
(0.43)
(0.36)
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15.2
21.4
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15.8
13.5
7.1

(0.62)
(1.64)
(0.50)
(0.67)
(0.84)
(0.63)
(0.61)

2.8
6.3
3.3
5.7
3.7
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(0.22)
(0.87)
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(0.70)
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29.1
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31.1

(1.18)
(0.76)
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11.6
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14.4

(0.61)
(0.40)
(0.38)
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10.1
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8.9
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(0.43)
(0.30)
(0.26)
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17.5
14.7
14.4
14.2

(0.87)
(0.58)
(0.45)
(0.42)

4.9
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(0.34)
(0.26)
(0.24)
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Marital status
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(0.62)
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38.6
24.2
42.1
32.1
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(0.84)
(0.44)
(1.39)
(0.86)
(1.04)

20.7
9.9
26.8
12.3
2.2

(0.68)
(0.26)
(1.25)
(0.49)
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15.8
6.6
16.9
9.7
1.8

(0.46)
(0.16)
(0.86)
(0.35)
(0.20)

22.2
10.7
22.6
18.4
6.6

(0.69)
(0.29)
(1.23)
(0.73)
(0.87)

8.3
2.5
10.9
3.8
0.7

(0.45)
(0.13)
(0.97)
(0.27)
(0.14)

Geographic region
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(0.58)
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29.2
34.5
25.7
27.9

(0.90)
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12.9
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(0.53)
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Poverty status5
Below poverty level . . . . . . .
1 and <2 times poverty level
2 and <4 times poverty level
4 times poverty level or more .

Never married. . . . . .
Married . . . . . . . . . .
Cohabiting . . . . . . . .
Divorced or separated.
Widowed . . . . . . . . .

Northeast
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reliability or precision.

Estimates with a relative standard error greater than 50% are indicated with a dagger, but are not shown.

1
Adults who had had at least one drink in the past year (current drinkers) were asked on how many days in the past year they had had five or more drinks of any alcoholic beverage. Estimates in this

table are the percentage of all adults who had five or more drinks (with nondrinkers assigned a value of zero drinks.)

Persons of other races and unknown race and ethnicity, unknown education, unknown poverty status, and unknown marital status are included in total.

Estimates are age adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S. population as the standard population and using three age groups: 1844 years, 4564 years, and 65 years and over.

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GED is General Educational Development high school equivalency diploma.

Poverty status is based on family income and family size using the U.S. Census Bureau poverty thresholds for 2004, 2005, and 2006.

NOTES: For age-adjusted percentages, refer to Table 3.3. Denominator for each percentage excludes persons with unknown lifetime drinking status and/or unknown five or more drinks in 1 day. See
Appendix II for definitions of terms. See Appendix III for health behavior questions.
DATA SOURCE: National Health Interview Survey, 20052007. Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population.

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Table VI. Crude percentages (with standard errors) of current drinkers 18 years of age and over who had five or more drinks in 1 day at
least once in the past year, and crude percentages (with standard errors) who had five or more drinks in 1 day on at least 12 days in the
past year, by selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007
Five or more drinks in 1 day at least once1
Selected characteristic

Both sexes

Men

Women

Five or more drinks in 1 day on at least 12 days1

Both sexes

Men

Women

Percent of current drinkers (standard error)

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Ages 18 years and over (crude) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ages 18 years and over (age-adjusted)2,3 . . . . . . . . . . . .

33.3 (0.35)
32.2 (0.32)

42.9
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(0.50)
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21.7 (0.33)

14.9 (0.25)
14.5 (0.23)

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(0.38)
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7.3 (0.23)
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Age
1824 years . . . .
2544 years . . . .
4564 years . . . .
6574 years . . . .
75 years and over

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American Indian or Alaska Native, single race . . . . .
Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, single race
Two or more races . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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19.4 (1.11)
30.7 (4.37)
11.8 (1.41)
48.1 (12.71)
28.1 (3.76)

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Race
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11.6 (2.37)
*5.1 (2.18)
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Hispanic or Latino origin and race

Hispanic or Latino . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mexican or Mexican American . . . . .
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46.9
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Education
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GED diploma4. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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(0.73)
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(0.77)
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(1.30)
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(0.80)
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(0.97)
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36.9
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(0.99)
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(1.62)
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25.7
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(0.65)
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33.6
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(0.92)
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(1.48)
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(0.76)
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(1.34)
(0.47)
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Geographic region
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20.4
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(0.78)
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12.3
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(0.52)
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(0.85)
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Poverty status5
Below poverty level . . . . . . .
1 and <2 times poverty level
2 and <4 times poverty level
4 times poverty level or more .

Never married. . . . . .
Married . . . . . . . . . .
Cohabiting . . . . . . . .
Divorced or separated.
Widowed . . . . . . . . .

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reliability or precision.

Estimates with a relative standard error greater than 50% are indicated with a dagger, but are not shown.

Adults who had had at least one drink in the past year were asked on how many days in the past year they had had five or more drinks.

Persons of other races and unknown race and ethnicity, unknown education, unknown poverty status, and unknown marital status are included in total.

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Estimates are age adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S. population as the standard population and using three age groups: 1844 years, 4564 years, and 65 years and over.

4
GED is General Educational Development high school equivalency diploma.

5
Poverty status is based on family income and family size using the U.S. Census Bureau poverty thresholds for 2004, 2005, and 2006.

NOTES: For age-adjusted percentages, refer to Table 3.4. Denominator for each percentage excludes persons with unknown lifetime drinking status, nondrinkers, and current drinkers with unknown

information for five or more drinks in 1 day. See Appendix II for definitions of terms. See Appendix III for health behavior questions.

DATA SOURCE: National Health Interview Survey, 20052007. Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population.

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Table VII. Crude percent distributions (with standard errors) of lifetime cigarette smoking status for adults 18 years of age and over, by
selected characteristics: United States, average annual 20052007
Lifetime cigarette smoking status1

Total

Never
smoker

Ages 18 years and over (crude)2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ages 18 years and over (age-adjusted)2,3 . . . . . . . . . . . .

100.0
100.0

58.1 (0.27)
58.5 (0.26)

21.4 (0.21)
21.1 (0.19)

20.5 (0.21)
20.4 (0.21)

Age:
1824 years . . . .
2544 years . . . .
4564 years . . . .
6574 years . . . .
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Selected characteristic
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(0.74)
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(0.69)
(0.75)

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26.7
39.2
38.6

(0.34)
(0.26)
(0.36)
(0.67)
(0.74)

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(0.67)
(0.32)
(0.34)
(0.44)
(0.31)

Race:
White, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Black or African American, single race . . . . . . . . . .
American Indian or Alaska Native, single race . . . . .
Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, single race.
Two or more races . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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(0.23)
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Hispanic or Latino origin and race:

Hispanic or Latino . . . . . . . . . . .
Mexican or Mexican American . .
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13.4
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(0.40)
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14.9
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(0.52)
(0.23)
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Education:
Less than high school graduate . .
GED diploma4 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
High school graduate . . . . . . . . .
Some collegeno degree . . . . . .
Associate of arts degree . . . . . . .
Bachelor of arts, science degree . .
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2544 years . . . .
4564 years . . . .
6574 years . . . .
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Table VII. Crude percent distributions (with standard errors) of lifetime cigarette smoking status for adults 18 years of age and over, by
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Lifetime cigarette smoking status1

Selected characteristic

Total

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MenCon.

Former
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Current
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Percent distribution (standard error)

Race:
White, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Black or African American, single race . . . . . . . . . .
American Indian or Alaska Native, single race . . . . .
Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, single race.
Two or more races . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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50.4
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Mexican or Mexican American . .
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43.8
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Marital status:
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Ages 18 years and over (crude)2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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2544 years . . . .
4564 years . . . .
6574 years . . . .
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White, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Black or African American, single race . . . . . . . . . .
American Indian or Alaska Native, single race . . . . .
Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, single race.
Two or more races . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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American Indian or Alaska Native, white . . . . . . . .

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Table VII. Crude percent distributions (with standard errors) of lifetime cigarette smoking status for adults 18 years of age and over, by
selected characteristics: United States, average annual 20052007Con.
Lifetime cigarette smoking status1

Selected characteristic

Total

Never
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WomenCon.

Former
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Current
smoker

Percent distribution (standard error)

Hispanic or Latino origin and race:

Hispanic or Latino . . . . . . . . . . .
Mexican or Mexican American . .
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81.1
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(0.55)
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9.1
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(0.38)
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(0.42)
(0.52)
(0.27)
(0.31)
(0.57)

Education:
Less than high school graduate . .
GED diploma4 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
High school graduate . . . . . . . . .
Some collegeno degree . . . . . .
Associate of arts degree . . . . . . .
Bachelor of arts, science degree . .
Masters, doctorate, medical degree

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100.0
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100.0
100.0
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63.0
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60.8
60.7
61.4
73.9
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(0.71)
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(0.63)
(0.71)
(0.91)
(0.65)
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14.7
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(0.53)
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(0.46)
(0.57)
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22.3
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(0.63)
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(0.55)
(0.68)
(0.41)
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Poverty status:5
Below poverty level . . . . . . .
1 and <2 times poverty level
2 and <4 times poverty level
4 times poverty level or more .

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62.5
63.4
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(0.84)
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12.0
16.2
18.5
21.2

(0.47)
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25.6
20.3
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13.0

(0.75)
(0.53)
(0.44)
(0.35)

Marital status:
Never married . . . . .
Married . . . . . . . . .
Cohabiting . . . . . . .
Divorced or separated
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100.0
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100.0
100.0

71.2
66.3
46.8
52.2
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(0.70)
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(1.37)
(0.71)
(0.81)

9.0
19.2
17.2
21.2
25.9

(0.41)
(0.34)
(1.01)
(0.59)
(0.76)

19.7
14.5
36.0
26.6
11.8

(0.61)
(0.29)
(1.30)
(0.65)
(0.51)

Geographic region:
Northeast . . . . .
Midwest . . . . . .
South . . . . . . .
West . . . . . . . .

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61.1
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65.3
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(0.71)
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(0.51)
(0.68)

21.7
19.1
16.2
17.6

(0.59)
(0.54)
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17.2
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* Estimates preceded by an asterisk have a relative standard error of greater than 30% and less than or equal to 50%. These should be interpreted with caution as they do not meet the standard of
reliability or precision.
Estimates with a relative standard error greater than 50% are indicated with a dagger, but are not shown.
1
Lifetime cigarette smoking status: Never smokernever smoked at all or smoked less than 100 cigarettes in lifetime; former smokersmoked at least 100 cigarettes in lifetime but not currently

smoking; current smokersmoked at least 100 cigarettes in lifetime and currently smoked.

Persons of other races and unknown race and ethnicity, unknown education, unknown poverty status, and unknown marital status are included in the total.

Estimates are age adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S. population as the standard population and using three age groups: 1844 years, 4564 years, and 65 years and over.

4
GED is General Educational Development high school equivalency diploma.

5
Poverty status is based on family income and family size using the U.S. Census Bureau poverty thresholds for 2004, 2005, and 2006.

NOTES: For age-adjusted percent distributions, refer to Table 4.1. Denominator for each percent distribution excludes persons with unknown smoking status. See Appendix II for definitions of terms.

See Apprendix III for health behavior questions.

DATA SOURCE: National Health Interview Survey, 20052007. Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population.

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Table VIII. Crude percent distributions (with standard errors) of current cigarette smoking status for adults 18 years of age and over, and
crude mean number (with standard errors) of cigarettes on days smoked among current smokers 18 years of age and over, by selected
characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007
Current cigarette smoking status1

Selected characteristic

Total

Both sexes

Nonsmoker

Nondaily
smoker

Daily
smoker

Number of cigarettes on days smoked2

All current
smokers

Percent distribution (standard error)

Nondaily
smokers

Daily
smokers

Mean (standard error)

Ages 18 years and over (crude)3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ages 18 years and over (age-adjusted)3,4 . . . . . . . . . . . .

100.0
100.0

79.5 (0.21)
79.6 (0.21)

4.2 (0.09)
4.2 (0.09)

16.3 (0.20)
16.2 (0.20)

14.2 (0.12)
14.3 (0.13)

4.4 (0.09)
4.5 (0.11)

16.6 (0.12)
16.6 (0.14)

Age:
1824 years . . . .
2544 years . . . .
4564 years . . . .
6574 years . . . .
75 years and over .

(0.37)
(0.15)
(0.13)
(0.19)
(0.13)

16.6
18.4
18.1
10.4
4.2

(0.60)
(0.30)
(0.32)
(0.41)
(0.28)

10.4
13.6
16.2
16.4
13.6

(0.32)
(0.15)
(0.18)
(0.52)
(0.63)

3.6
4.4
5.1
4.7
4.6

(0.19)
(0.13)
(0.19)
(0.47)
(0.92)

13.2
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18.2
18.7
15.3

(0.36)
(0.16)
(0.18)
(0.55)
(0.68)

(0.10)
(0.27)
(1.59)
(0.32)

4.6 (0.81)
*4.4 (1.80)
5.1 (1.30)

16.7
15.9
19.6
8.4
11.0
21.4
15.5
25.4

(0.23)
(0.44)
(2.57)
(0.57)
(3.22)
(1.75)
(3.13)
(2.78)

15.0
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10.0
9.3
12.2
9.4
14.3

(0.13)
(0.21)
(1.00)
(0.42)
(1.66)
(0.63)
(1.14)
(0.89)

4.5
4.5
3.0
3.7
2.6
4.4
5.5
4.0

(0.11)
(0.23)
(0.41)
(0.36)
(0.41)
(0.51)
(1.37)
(0.59)

17.4
12.3
14.2
12.2
11.5
13.9
10.5
16.4

(0.14)
(0.23)
(1.13)
(0.51)
(1.61)
(0.67)
(1.35)
(0.88)

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76.5
76.6
78.4
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94.9

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(0.32)
(0.34)
(0.44)
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6.9
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3.5
2.1
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Race:
White, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Black or African American, single race . . . . . . . . . .
American Indian or Alaska Native, single race . . . . .
Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, single race.
Two or more races . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Black or African American, white . . . . . . . . . . . .
American Indian or Alaska Native, white . . . . . . . .

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100.0
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100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

79.3
78.8
71.9
88.5
85.5
74.0
80.1
69.5

(0.24)
(0.50)
(3.07)
(0.66)
(3.87)
(1.90)
(3.43)
(2.97)

4.0
5.3
8.6
3.0

Hispanic or Latino origin and race:

Hispanic or Latino . . . . . . . . . . .
Mexican or Mexican American . .
Not Hispanic or Latino . . . . . . . .
White, single race . . . . . . . . .
Black or African American, single

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100.0
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85.1
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78.7
78.2
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(0.44)
(0.52)
(0.23)
(0.27)
(0.51)

5.9
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3.9
3.7
5.3

(0.27)
(0.34)
(0.10)
(0.10)
(0.28)

9.0
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18.0
16.1

(0.33)
(0.40)
(0.22)
(0.26)
(0.45)

7.8
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14.9
15.8
10.4

(0.20)
(0.25)
(0.13)
(0.14)
(0.21)

3.5
3.4
4.6
4.8
4.5

(0.16)
(0.18)
(0.11)
(0.13)
(0.23)

10.6
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17.1
18.0
12.3

(0.25)
(0.34)
(0.13)
(0.15)
(0.23)

Education:
Less than high school graduate . .
GED diploma5 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
High school graduate . . . . . . . . .
Some collegeno degree . . . . . .
Associate of arts degree . . . . . . .
Bachelor of arts, science degree . .
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100.0
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100.0
100.0
100.0
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73.6
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77.9
79.4
89.3
93.3

(0.52)
(1.39)
(0.39)
(0.45)
(0.58)
(0.36)
(0.35)

4.5
4.2
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5.1
4.3
3.8
2.3

(0.23)
(0.48)
(0.17)
(0.24)
(0.28)
(0.21)
(0.20)

21.8
40.8
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16.3
6.9
4.4

(0.51)
(1.40)
(0.37)
(0.40)
(0.53)
(0.31)
(0.28)

15.2
18.1
14.8
13.2
13.5
11.0
11.6

(0.32)
(0.47)
(0.18)
(0.21)
(0.28)
(0.28)
(0.55)

4.5
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4.7
4.4
4.6
3.9
3.8

(0.24)
(0.61)
(0.20)
(0.19)
(0.25)
(0.17)
(0.28)

17.3
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16.8
15.8
15.7
14.8
15.6

(0.33)
(0.48)
(0.19)
(0.23)
(0.30)
(0.32)
(0.65)

Poverty status:6
Below poverty level . . . . . . .
1 and <2 times poverty level
2 and <4 times poverty level
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76.0
78.5
84.6

(0.67)
(0.48)
(0.37)
(0.28)

5.5
4.4
4.2
3.7

(0.25)
(0.21)
(0.18)
(0.16)

22.9
19.6
17.4
11.8

(0.64)
(0.46)
(0.36)
(0.26)

13.8
14.8
14.5
13.8

(0.31)
(0.26)
(0.19)
(0.22)

4.1
4.3
4.7
4.4

(0.21)
(0.20)
(0.20)
(0.16)

16.0
17.0
16.7
16.5

(0.33)
(0.28)
(0.20)
(0.22)

Marital status:
Never married . . . . .
Married . . . . . . . . .
Cohabiting . . . . . . .
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100.0
100.0
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75.9
83.7
61.8
69.5
87.2

(0.51)
(0.23)
(0.96)
(0.51)
(0.47)

6.6
3.1
6.8
5.2
1.9

(0.27)
(0.10)
(0.45)
(0.24)
(0.19)

17.4
13.2
31.3
25.3
10.8

(0.46)
(0.22)
(0.93)
(0.51)
(0.43)

11.8
14.8
14.1
15.8
15.2

(0.24)
(0.17)
(0.29)
(0.23)
(0.37)

4.3
4.4
3.9
5.1
5.4

(0.17)
(0.14)
(0.25)
(0.22)
(0.62)

14.6
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18.0
16.6

(0.27)
(0.17)
(0.31)
(0.24)
(0.38)

Geographic region:
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Midwest . . . . . .
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100.0
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81.1
76.6
78.6
83.1

(0.47)
(0.45)
(0.34)
(0.43)

4.1
4.7
3.8
4.4

(0.23)
(0.19)
(0.13)
(0.20)

14.8
18.7
17.6
12.6

(0.44)
(0.45)
(0.33)
(0.37)

13.9
14.7
15.0
12.0

(0.27)
(0.19)
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Ages 18 years and over (age-adjusted)3,4 . . . . . . . . . . . .

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15.1 (0.18)
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2544 years . . . .
4564 years . . . .
6574 years . . . .
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Table VIII. Crude percent distributions (with standard errors) of current cigarette smoking status for adults 18 years of age and over, and
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Current cigarette smoking status1

Selected characteristic

Total

Men

Nonsmoker

Nondaily
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Daily
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Number of cigarettes on days smoked2

All current
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Percent distribution (standard error)

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White, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Black or African American, single race . . . . . . . . . .
American Indian or Alaska Native, single race . . . . .
Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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16.0
10.9
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16.0

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3.9
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3.9
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(0.15)
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18.8
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15.6
12.2
12.1
15.7
12.3
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(0.20)
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11.5
10.8
19.5
19.8
19.2

(0.54)
(0.66)
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(0.38)
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8.1
7.4
16.1
17.3
10.9

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(0.31)
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3.6
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4.7
5.0
4.3

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11.1
10.4
18.5
19.6
13.4

(0.33)
(0.44)
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6.1
4.4
5.2
6.0
4.7
4.2
2.3

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45.7
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18.6
19.5
8.0
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15.6
14.1
15.3
11.8
12.0

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3.6
3.4

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17.7
15.9
16.0

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15.1

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12.7

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3.9

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Ages 18 years and over (age-adjusted)3,4 . . . . . . . . . . . .

100.0
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3.5 (0.10)
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14.4 (0.23)
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13.1 (0.13)
13.1 (0.15)

4.3 (0.12)
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15.1 (0.14)
15.1 (0.15)

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1824 years . . . .
2544 years . . . .
4564 years . . . .
6574 years . . . .
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9.5
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5.0
3.8

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12.0
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16.3
16.1
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4.0 (0.97)
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*5.1 (1.83)

15.0
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13.8
3.8

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22.3 (2.21)
16.1 (3.86)
26.0 (3.43)

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7.9
10.0
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11.1
8.9
12.4

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3.2

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12.0
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Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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73.8
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Table VIII. Crude percent distributions (with standard errors) of current cigarette smoking status for adults 18 years of age and over, and
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Current cigarette smoking status1

Selected characteristic

Total

WomenCon.

Nonsmoker

Nondaily
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Daily
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Number of cigarettes on days smoked2

All current
smokers

Percent distribution (standard error)

Nondaily
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Daily
smokers

Mean (standard error)

Hispanic or Latino origin and race:

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Mexican or Mexican American . .
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90.2
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(0.42)
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(0.27)
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3.5
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(0.28)
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6.3
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16.4
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(0.32)
(0.38)
(0.26)
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7.4
6.5
13.5
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(0.29)
(0.39)
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3.1
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4.5
4.5
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(0.22)
(0.25)
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9.6
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(0.37)
(0.56)
(0.14)
(0.16)
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Education:
Less than high school graduate . .
GED diploma5 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
High school graduate . . . . . . . . .
Some collegeno degree . . . . . .
Associate of arts degree . . . . . . .
Bachelor of arts, science degree . .
Masters, doctorate, medical degree

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77.7
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(0.63)
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3.0
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(0.24)
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(0.28)
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19.2
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(0.61)
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(0.51)
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(0.33)
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14.2
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(0.30)
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(0.22)
(0.27)
(0.35)
(0.34)
(0.76)

4.6
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(0.39)
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(0.34)
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15.6
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15.0

(0.31)
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(0.29)
(0.39)
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(0.94)

Poverty status:6
Below poverty level . . . . . . .
1 and <2 times poverty level
2 and <4 times poverty level
4 times poverty level or more .

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74.4
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4.4
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(0.28)
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21.2
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(0.71)
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12.8
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12.0

(0.27)
(0.31)
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4.1
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(0.25)
(0.28)
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14.5
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15.4
14.3

(0.28)
(0.32)
(0.26)
(0.28)

Marital status:
Never married . . . . .
Married . . . . . . . . .
Cohabiting . . . . . . .
Divorced or separated
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80.3
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(0.61)
(0.29)
(1.30)
(0.65)
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5.3
2.6
6.0
4.5
1.9

(0.32)
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(0.63)
(0.28)
(0.21)

14.4
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(0.55)
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(1.26)
(0.64)
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10.6
13.7
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(0.24)
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(0.39)
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4.1
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3.5
4.7
4.9

(0.21)
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(0.31)
(0.27)
(0.55)

12.9
15.7
14.9
15.5
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(0.26)
(0.23)
(0.40)
(0.24)
(0.43)

Geographic region:
Northeast . . . . .
Midwest . . . . . .
South . . . . . . .
West . . . . . . . .

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82.8
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(0.53)
(0.56)
(0.39)
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3.4
4.1
3.0
3.5

(0.24)
(0.23)
(0.16)
(0.24)

13.8
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15.5
10.1

(0.51)
(0.54)
(0.37)
(0.42)

13.2
13.4
13.7
10.9

(0.33)
(0.25)
(0.23)
(0.28)

4.7
4.6
4.1
3.9

(0.32)
(0.25)
(0.18)
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15.2
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Estimates with a relative standard error greater than 50% are indicated with a dagger, but are not shown.

* Estimates preceded by an asterisk have a relative standard error of greater than 30% and less than or equal to 50%. These should be interpreted with caution as they do not meet the standard of

reliability or precision.

Quantity zero.

Current cigarette smoking status: Nonsmokernever smokers and former smokers; daily smokerscurrently smoked everyday; nondaily smokerscurrently smoked some days, regardless of number

of days they smoked.

Estimates reflect usual cigarette consumption on days smoked and do not reflect average consumption over a period of time such as a week or a month.

Persons of other races and unknown race and ethnicity, unknown education, unknown poverty status, and unknown marital status are included in the total.

Estimates are age adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S. population as the standard population and using three age groups: 1844 years, 4564 years, and 65 years and over.

3
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GED is General Educational Development high school equivalency diploma.

Poverty status is based on family income and family size using the U.S. Census Bureau poverty thresholds for 2004, 2005, and 2006.

NOTES: For age-adjusted percent distributions, refer to Table 4.2. Denominator for each percent distribution excludes persons with unknown current smoking status. Denominators for mean number of
cigarettes on days smoked exclude smokers (daily and nondaily) with unknown number of cigarettes on days smoked and nondaily smokers who did not smoke in the past 30 days. See Appendix II for
definitions of terms. See Appendix III for health behavior questions.
DATA SOURCE: National Health Interview Survey, 20052007. Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population.

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Table IX. Crude percent distributions (with standard errors) of usual number of cigarettes on days smoked among all current cigarette
smokers 18 years of age and over, by selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007
Usual number of cigarettes on days smoked among all current smokers1

Selected characteristic

Total

Less
than 15

Both sexes

1524

2534

35 or
more

4.8 (0.24)
5.1 (0.27)

Percent distribution (standard error)

Ages 18 years and over (crude)2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ages 18 years and over (age-adjusted)2,3 . . . . . . . . . . . .

100.0
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53.1
52.9

(0.56)
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35.3
35.3

(0.49)
(0.51)

6.7 (0.27)
6.8 (0.28)

Age:
1824 years . . . .
2544 years . . . .
4564 years . . . .
6574 years . . . .
75 years and over .

(1.46)
(0.77)
(0.80)
(1.97)
(3.13)

23.8
35.8
39.6
36.1
34.6

(1.33)
(0.74)
(0.75)
(1.85)
(2.98)

3.5
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37.7 (0.56)
22.9 (0.99)
23.4 (4.61)
25.0 (2.51)
*29.5 (12.49)
32.1 (3.75)
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39.8 (5.39)

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71.2
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Race:
White, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Black or African American, single race . . . . . . . . . .
American Indian or Alaska Native, single race . . . . .
Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, single race.
Two or more races . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Black or African American, white . . . . . . . . . . . .
American Indian or Alaska Native, white . . . . . . . .

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49.2 (0.62)
73.3 (1.13)
67.6 (4.72)
72.6 (2.57)
70.5 (12.49)
62.7 (3.79)
76.3 (7.49)
52.4 (5.40)

Hispanic or Latino origin and race:

Hispanic or Latino . . . . . . . . . . .
Mexican or Mexican American . .
Not Hispanic or Latino . . . . . . . .
White, single race . . . . . . . . .
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81.7
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15.5
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(0.99)
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(0.52)
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1.8
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(0.36)
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(0.29)
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1.0
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(0.27)
(0.26)
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Education:
Less than high school graduate . .
GED diploma4 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
High school graduate . . . . . . . . .
Some collegeno degree . . . . . .
Associate of arts degree . . . . . . .
Bachelor of arts, science degree . .
Masters, doctorate, medical degree

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51.0
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(1.19)
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34.5
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(1.08)
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(0.86)
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(1.54)
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7.6
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(0.67)
(1.56)
(0.48)
(0.51)
(0.67)
(0.64)
(1.33)

6.9
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3.3
4.1
1.8
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(0.76)
(1.19)
(0.38)
(0.36)
(0.60)
(0.41)
(1.07)

Poverty status:5
Below poverty level . . . . . . .
1 and <2 times poverty level
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(1.26)
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32.4
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(1.06)
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(0.94)
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5.7
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(0.60)
(0.56)
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5.1
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(0.72)
(0.64)
(0.34)
(0.40)

Marital status:
Never married . . . . .
Married . . . . . . . . .
Cohabiting . . . . . . .
Divorced or separated
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64.5
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(1.14)
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(1.93)

28.4
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(1.01)
(0.76)
(1.42)
(1.02)
(1.94)

4.1
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(0.45)
(0.43)
(0.89)
(0.54)
(0.94)

3.0
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(0.50)
(0.36)
(0.53)
(0.58)
(0.85)

Geographic region:
Northeast . . . . .
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(1.33)
(1.06)
(0.93)
(1.28)

35.8
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(1.25)
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6.1
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(0.54)
(0.59)
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(0.51)

4.4
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(0.51)
(0.34)
(0.49)
(0.39)

Ages 18 years and over (crude)2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ages 18 years and over (age-adjusted)2,3 . . . . . . . . . . . .

100.0
100.0

49.2
48.6

(0.76)
(0.80)

36.1
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(0.67)
(0.71)

8.3 (0.41)
8.3 (0.41)

Age:
1824 years . . . .
2544 years . . . .
4564 years . . . .
6574 years . . . .
75 years and over .

100.0
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Table IX. Crude percent distributions (with standard errors) of usual number of cigarettes on days smoked among all current cigarette
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Usual number of cigarettes on days smoked among all current smokers1

Selected characteristic

Total

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White, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Black or African American, single race . . . . . . . . . .
American Indian or Alaska Native, single race . . . . .
Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Table IX. Crude percent distributions (with standard errors) of usual number of cigarettes on days smoked among all current cigarette
smokers 18 years of age and over, by selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007Con.
Usual number of cigarettes on days smoked among all current smokers1

Selected characteristic

Total

Less
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Quantity zero.
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Usual number of cigarettes on days smoked includes the usual cigarette consumption of daily and nondaily smokers combined. Estimates for nondaily smokers reflect number of cigarettes smoked

only on the days that they smoked and are limited to those who smoked at least once in the past 30 days.

Persons of other races and unknown race and ethnicity, unknown education, unknown poverty status, and unknown marital status are included in the total.

Estimates are age adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S. population as the standard population and using three age groups: 1844 years, 4564 years, and 65 years and over.

GED is General Educational Development high school equivalency diploma.

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definitions of terms. See Appendix III for health behavior questions.

DATA SOURCE: National Health Interview Survey, 20052007. Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population.

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Table X. Crude percent distributions (with standard errors) of age of smoking initiation among current cigarette smokers 18 years of age
and over: United States, average annual, 20052007
Age first smoked fairly regularly1

Total

Less than
16 years

Ages 18 years and over (crude)2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ages 18 years and over (age-adjusted)2,3 . . . . . . . . . . . .

100.0
100.0

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25.3
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(0.43)
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(0.45)
(0.46)

16.5 (0.36)
17.1 (0.39)

Age:
1824 years . . . .
2544 years . . . .
4564 years . . . .
6574 years . . . .
75 years and over .

34.0
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(1.52)
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(1.55)
(2.68)

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(1.36)
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29.9 (1.24)
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American Indian or Alaska Native, single race . . . . .
Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, single race.
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Ages 18 years and over (age-adjusted)2,3 . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Table X. Crude percent distributions (with standard errors) of age of smoking initiation among current cigarette smokers 18 years of age
and over: United States, average annual, 20052007Con.
Age first smoked fairly regularly1

Selected characteristic

Total

Less than
16 years

MenCon.

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years

1820
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21 years
and over

25.1 (0.68)
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21.6 (1.46)

27.7 (3.28)

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*13.6 (5.20)

Percent distribution (standard error)

Race:
White, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Black or African American, single race . . . . . . . . . .
American Indian or Alaska Native, single race . . . . .
Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, single race.
Two or more races . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Education:
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18.5 (0.52)
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American Indian or Alaska Native, single race . . . . .
Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, single race.
Two or more races . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Table X. Crude percent distributions (with standard errors) of age of smoking initiation among current cigarette smokers 18 years of age
and over: United States, average annual, 20052007Con.
Age first smoked fairly regularly1

Selected characteristic

Total

Less than
16 years

WomenCon.

1617
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1820
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21 years
and over

Percent distribution (standard error)

Hispanic or Latino origin and race:

Hispanic or Latino . . . . . . . . . . .
Mexican or Mexican American . .
Not Hispanic or Latino . . . . . . . .
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Education:
Less than high school graduate . .
GED diploma4 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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20.7
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Poverty status:5
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Marital status:
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* Estimates preceded by an asterisk have a relative standard error of greater than 30% and less than or equal to 50%. These should be interpreted with caution as they do not meet the standard of

reliability or precision.

Quantity zero.

Current smokers were asked at what age they first starting smoking fairly regularly. Answers were recorded in single years and combined for this table.

Persons of other races and unknown race and ethnicity, unknown education, unknown poverty status, and unknown marital status are included in the total.

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Estimates are age adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S. population as the standard population and using three age groups: 1844 years, 4564 years, and 65 years and over.

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Poverty status is based on family income and family size using the U.S. Census Bureau poverty thresholds for 2004, 2005, and 2006.

NOTES: For age-adjusted percent distributions, refer to Table 4.4. Denominator for each percent distribution excludes current smokers with unknown age of smoking initiation. See Appendix II for
definitions of terms. See Appendix III for health behavior questions.
DATA SOURCE: National Health Interview Survey, 20052007. Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population.

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Table XI. Crude percentages (with standard errors) of current cigarette smokers 18 years of age and over who tried to quit smoking in the
past year, by current smoking status and selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007
All current
smokers

Selected characteristic

Nondaily
smokers

Daily
smokers

Percent who tried to quit1 (standard error)

Both sexes
2

Ages 18 years and over (crude) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ages 18 years and over (age-adjusted)2,3 . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Age:
1824 years . . . .
2544 years . . . .
4564 years . . . .
6574 years . . . .
75 years and over .

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White, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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American Indian or Alaska Native, single race . . . . .
Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, single race.
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Table XI. Crude percentages (with standard errors) of current cigarette smokers 18 years of age and over who tried to quit smoking in the
past year, by current smoking status and selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007Con.
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Table XI. Crude percentages (with standard errors) of current cigarette smokers 18 years of age and over who tried to quit smoking in the
past year, by current smoking status and selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007Con.
All current
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Selected characteristic

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Percent who tried to quit1 (standard error)

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Hispanic or Latino origin and race:
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Mexican or Mexican American . .
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Marital status:
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* Estimates preceded by an asterisk have a relative standard error of greater than 30% and less than or equal to 50%. These should be interpreted with caution as they do not meet the standard of

reliability or precision.

Quantity zero.

Percentage of cigarette smokers who had stopped smoking for more than one day in the past year because they were trying to quit.

Persons of other races and unknown race and ethnicity, unknown education, unknown poverty status, and unknown marital status are included in the total.

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Estimates are age adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S. population as the standard population and using three age groups: 1844 years, 4564 years, and 65 years and over.

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Poverty status is based on family income and family size using the U.S. Census Bureau poverty thresholds for 2004, 2005, and 2006.

NOTES: For age-adjusted percentages, refer to Table 4.5. Denominator for each percentage excludes current smokers for whom information on quit attempts was unknown. See Appendix II for

definitions of terms. See Appendix III for health behavior questions.

DATA SOURCE: National Health Interview Survey, 20052007. Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population.

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Table XII. Crude percent distributions (with standard errors) of leisure-time physical activity status for adults 18 years of age and over and
crude percentages (with standard errors) of adults 18 years of age and over who engaged in some but less than regular and regular
leisure-time physical activity, by selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007
Leisure-time physical activity status1

Selected characteristic

Total

Both sexes

Inactive

At least some2
(some+regular)

Some, less
than regular

Percent distribution (standard error)

Regular

Percent (standard error)

Ages 18 years and over (crude)3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ages 18 years and over (age-adjusted)3,4 . . . . . . . . . . . .

100.00
100.00

39.7 (0.40)
39.7 (0.40)

60.3 (0.40)
60.3 (0.40)

29.7 (0.27)
29.6 (0.27)

30.6 (0.29)
30.7 (0.29)

Age:
1824 years . . . .
2544 years . . . .
4564 years . . . .
6574 years . . . .
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66.3
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Race:
White, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Black or African American, single race . . . . . . . . . .
American Indian or Alaska Native, single race . . . . .
Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, single race.
Two or more races . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Education:
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Poverty status:6
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Ages 18 years and over (crude)3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Table XII. Crude percent distributions (with standard errors) of leisure-time physical activity status for adults 18 years of age and over and
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Leisure-time physical activity status1

Selected characteristic

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Inactive

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Percent distribution (standard error)

Regular

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White, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Black or African American, single race . . . . . . . . . .
American Indian or Alaska Native, single race . . . . .
Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, single race.
Two or more races . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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American Indian or Alaska Native, white . . . . . . . .

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45.3 (1.06)
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35.1 (1.42)
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34.1 (2.97)
38.9 (8.04)
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54.7 (1.06)
61.4 (3.69)
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Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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100.00
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* Estimates preceded by an asterisk have a relative standard error of greater than 30% and less than or equal to 50%. These should be interpreted with caution as they do not meet the standard of
reliability or precision.

1
Questions related to leisure-time physical activity were phrased in terms of current behavior and lack a specific reference period. Inactive is no light-moderate or vigorous leisure-time physical

activity lasting at least 10 minutes; At least some is some light-moderate or vigorous leisure-time physical activity lasting at least 10 minutes, regardless of the frequency or duration of the activity;

Some, less than regular is some light-moderate or vigorous leisure-time physical activity lasting at least 10 minutes but the activity did not meet the definition for regular leisure-time physical activity;

Regular is vigorous leisure-time physical activity at least three times per week lasting at least 20 minutes each time OR light-moderate leisure-time physical activity at least five times per week lasting

at least 30 minutes each time OR both.

2
Any vigorous or light-moderate leisure-time physical activity, regardless of frequency or duration. This category, which is the sum of the categories Some activity and Regular actvity, corresponds

to the category of the same name shown in earlier editions of this report (19971998, 19992001, and 20022004) with one small difference. In the earlier reports, adults for whom duration information

was missing were classified as having engaged in activity. Beginning with the current report, these adults were excluded from the denominator when calculating percentages in order to be consistent

with other published estimates.

Persons of other races and unknown race and ethnicity, unknown education, unknown poverty status, and unknown marital status are included in the total.

Estimates are age adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S. population as the standard population and using three age groups: 1844 years, 4564 years, and 65 years and over.

5
GED is General Educational Development high school equivalency diploma.

6
Poverty status is based on family income and family size using the U.S. Census Bureau poverty thresholds for 2004, 2005, and 2006.

NOTES: For age-adjusted percentages, refer to Table 5.1. Denominator for each percentage excludes persons with unknown leisure-time physical activity status. See Appendix II for definitions of

terms. See Appendix III for health behavior questions.

DATA SOURCE: National Health Interview Survey, 20052007. Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population.

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Table XIII. Crude percent distributions (with standard errors) of times per week engaged in light-moderate leisure-time physical activity for
adults 18 years of age and over, by selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007
Times per week engaged in light-moderate activity1
Total

None2

Ages 18 years and over (crude)4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ages 18 years and over (age-adjusted)4,5 . . . . . . . . . . . .

100.0
100.0

48.4 (0.40)
48.4 (0.40)

1.8 (0.06)
1.8 (0.06)

Age:
1824 years . . . .
2544 years . . . .
4564 years . . . .
6574 years . . . .
75 years and over .

Selected characteristic
Both sexes

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14.6 (0.20)

13.3 (0.18)
13.3 (0.18)

21.9 (0.26)
21.9 (0.26)

(0.20)
(0.10)
(0.12)
(0.16)
(0.14)

14.6
16.6
15.2
10.4
7.5

(0.50)
(0.30)
(0.32)
(0.45)
(0.40)

12.7
14.7
13.5
12.1
7.6

(0.50)
(0.28)
(0.28)
(0.44)
(0.37)

23.3
21.1
22.1
23.4
20.3

(0.67)
(0.35)
(0.37)
(0.68)
(0.61)

(0.07)
(0.19)
(0.95)
(0.34)

2.0 (0.51)

*1.7 (0.72)

15.2
11.2
13.3
14.7
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14.4
16.5
15.6

(0.24)
(0.39)
(1.76)
(0.70)
(4.30)
(1.36)
(3.58)
(2.13)

13.7
10.9
12.9
11.7
14.7
15.3
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15.2

(0.20)
(0.36)
(1.60)
(0.80)
(4.10)
(1.64)
(3.53)
(2.28)

22.6
16.4
23.4
21.8
15.6
23.7
20.1
21.0

(0.29)
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Percent distribution (standard error)

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1.7
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Race:
White, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Black or African American, single race . . . . . . . . . .
American Indian or Alaska Native, single race . . . . .
Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, single race.
Two or more races . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Black or African American, white . . . . . . . . . . . .
American Indian or Alaska Native, white . . . . . . . .

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1.8
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Hispanic or Latino origin and race:

Hispanic or Latino . . . . . . . . . . .
Mexican or Mexican American . .
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1.7
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11.4
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(0.20)
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15.4
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(0.42)
(0.51)
(0.28)
(0.32)
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Education:
Less than high school graduate . .
GED diploma6 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
High school graduate . . . . . . . . .
Some collegeno degree . . . . . .
Associate of arts degree . . . . . . .
Bachelor of arts, science degree . .
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Below poverty level . . . . . . .
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Marital status:
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1.8
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12.5
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Ages 18 years and over (crude)4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ages 18 years and over (age-adjusted)4,5 . . . . . . . . . . . .

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2.1 (0.10)
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15.3 (0.29)
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12.3 (0.25)
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Table XIII. Crude percent distributions (with standard errors) of times per week engaged in light-moderate leisure-time physical activity for
adults 18 years of age and over, by selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007Con.
Times per week engaged in light-moderate activity1
Selected characteristic

Total

None2

MenCon.

Less than 13

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Percent distribution (standard error)

Race:
White, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Black or African American, single race . . . . . . . . . .
American Indian or Alaska Native, single race . . . . .
Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, single race.
Two or more races . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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58.3 (1.02)
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50.1 (1.51)
51.0 (10.08)
46.7 (3.02)
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Hispanic or Latino origin and race:

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9.3
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Less than high school graduate . .
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Some collegeno degree . . . . . .
Associate of arts degree . . . . . . .
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(0.88)
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Poverty status:7
Below poverty level . . . . . . .
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9.6
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Geographic region:
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14.1 (0.23)
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22.2 (0.31)
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14.3
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(0.37)
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22.4
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(0.84)
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(0.17)
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14.5
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12.9
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(0.26)
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(0.27)
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17.0 (3.52)

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(0.37)
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15.0
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(0.61)
(0.70)
(0.37)
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6.2
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(0.38)
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(0.46)
(0.59)
(0.73)
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15.6
20.0
18.5
23.1
24.8
26.1
27.6

(0.66)
(1.78)
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(0.71)
(0.96)
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(0.58)
(0.59)
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7.8
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(0.54)
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(0.45)
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18.2
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20.9
23.9

(0.94)
(0.67)
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14.3
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(0.54)
(0.38)
(0.89)
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11.9
12.7
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12.2
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(0.50)
(0.32)
(0.96)
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22.8
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23.6
20.7
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(0.64)
(0.43)
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16.2
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(0.68)
(0.74)
(0.42)
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11.9
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(0.57)
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1.8
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Race:
White, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Black or African American, single race . . . . . . . . . .
American Indian or Alaska Native, single race . . . . .
Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, single race.
Two or more races . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Table XIII. Crude percent distributions (with standard errors) of times per week engaged in light-moderate leisure-time physical activity for
adults 18 years of age and over, by selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007Con.
Times per week engaged in light-moderate activity1
Selected characteristic

Total

None2

WomenCon.

Less than 13

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Percent distribution (standard error)

Hispanic or Latino origin and race:

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Mexican or Mexican American . .
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(0.76)
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1.4
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(0.20)
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11.2
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(0.46)
(0.62)
(0.25)
(0.29)
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10.5
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(0.43)
(0.55)
(0.26)
(0.30)
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15.8
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Education:
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(0.71)
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1.1
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16.2
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(0.41)
(0.99)
(0.40)
(0.53)
(0.68)
(0.59)
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17.1
19.6
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(0.37)
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(0.52)
(0.71)
(0.59)
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24.0
24.6
26.8
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(0.59)
(0.82)
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(0.82)
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1.1
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(0.13)
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9.6
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8.5
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(0.44)
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(0.61)
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Marital status:
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reliability or precision.

Quantity zero.

Light-moderate activity includes leisure-time physical activities that cause only light sweating or a light to moderate increase in breathing or heart rate and are done for at least 10 minutes per episode.

None may include individuals who engaged in only vigorous activity.

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Less than 1 refers to frequencies of light-moderate activities lasting 10 minutes per episode that occurred less than one time per week (for example, three times per month.)

4
Persons of other races and unknown race and ethnicity, unknown education, unknown poverty status, and unknown marital status are included in the total.

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Estimates are age adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S. population as the standard population and using three age groups: 1844 years, 4564 years, and 65 years and over.

6
GED is General Educational Development high school equivalency diploma.

7
Poverty status is based on family income and family size using the U.S. Census Bureau poverty thresholds for 2004, 2005, and 2006.

NOTES: For age-adjusted percent distributions, refer to Table 5.2. Denominator for each percent distribution excludes persons with unknown light-moderate leisure-time physical activity status. See
Appendix II for definitions of terms. See Appendix III for health behavior questions.
DATA SOURCE: National Health Interview Survey, 20052007. Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population.

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Table XIV. Crude percent distributions (with standard errors) of times per week engaged in vigorous leisure-time physical activity for adults
18 years of age and over, by selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007
Times per week engaged in vigorous activity1
Total

None2

Ages 18 years and over (crude)4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ages 18 years and over (age-adjusted)4,5 . . . . . . . . . . . .

100.0
100.0

61.7 (0.36)
61.5 (0.35)

2.6 (0.08)
2.6 (0.08)

Age:
1824 years . . . .
2544 years . . . .
4564 years . . . .
6574 years . . . .
75 years and over .

Selected characteristic
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11.7 (0.18)

13.0 (0.18)
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11.0 (0.18)
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15.8
14.8
10.3
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(0.25)
(0.32)
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16.7
16.1
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3.3

(0.58)
(0.29)
(0.27)
(0.37)
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15.5
11.6
10.8
8.3
4.8

(0.56)
(0.25)
(0.27)
(0.39)
(0.31)

(0.09)
(0.21)
(0.74)
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3.4 (0.79)

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12.3
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(0.38)
(1.25)
(0.70)
(2.75)
(1.39)
(2.95)
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13.3
11.0
7.7
12.1
18.6
15.1
15.6
12.1

(0.20)
(0.42)
(1.22)
(0.76)
(4.52)
(1.60)
(3.57)
(1.89)

11.4
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11.5
10.8
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11.3
13.4

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White, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Black or African American, single race . . . . . . . . . .
American Indian or Alaska Native, single race . . . . .
Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, single race.
Two or more races . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Hispanic or Latino origin and race:

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Mexican or Mexican American . .
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8.5
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Education:
Less than high school graduate . .
GED diploma6 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
High school graduate . . . . . . . . .
Some collegeno degree . . . . . .
Associate of arts degree . . . . . . .
Bachelor of arts, science degree . .
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4.8
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14.9
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6.8
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1 and <2 times poverty level
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(0.89)
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1.7
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2.6
3.3

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Marital status:
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Married . . . . . . . . .
Cohabiting . . . . . . .
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3.0
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14.0
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(0.45)
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Ages 18 years and over (crude)4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ages 18 years and over (age-adjusted)4,5 . . . . . . . . . . . .

100.0
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56.3 (0.45)
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3.1 (0.13)
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13.8 (0.27)
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13.8 (0.25)
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12.9 (0.26)
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1824 years . . . .
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Table XIV. Crude percent distributions (with standard errors) of times per week engaged in vigorous leisure-time physical activity for adults
18 years of age and over, by selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007Con.
Times per week engaged in vigorous activity1
Selected characteristic

Total

None2

Less than 13

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Race:
White, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Black or African American, single race . . . . . . . . . .
American Indian or Alaska Native, single race . . . . .
Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, single race.
Two or more races . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Hispanic or Latino origin and race:

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Less than high school graduate . .
GED diploma6 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, single race.
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Table XIV. Crude percent distributions (with standard errors) of times per week engaged in vigorous leisure-time physical activity for adults
18 years of age and over, by selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007Con.
Times per week engaged in vigorous activity1
Selected characteristic

Total

None2

WomenCon.

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Percent distribution (standard error)

Hispanic or Latino origin and race:

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Mexican or Mexican American . .
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GED diploma6 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
High school graduate . . . . . . . . .
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Associate of arts degree . . . . . . .
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* Estimates preceded by an asterisk have a relative standard error of greater than 30% and less than or equal to 50%. These should be interpreted with caution as they do not meet the standard of

reliability or precision.

Estimates with a relative standard error greater than 50% are indicated with a dagger, but are not shown.

Vigorous activity refers to leisure-time physical activities that cause heavy sweating or large increases in breathing or heart rate and are done for at least 10 minutes per episode.

None may include individuals who engaged in only light-moderate activity.

3
Less than 1 refers to frequencies of vigorous activities lasting 10 minutes per episode that occurred less than one time per week (for example, three times per month).

4
Persons of other races and unknown race and ethnicity, unknown education, unknown poverty status, and unknown marital status are included in the total.

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Estimates are age adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S. population as the standard population and using three age groups: 1844 years, 4564 years, and 65 years and over.

6
GED is General Educational Development high school equivalency diploma.

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Poverty status is based on family income and family size using the U.S. Census Bureau poverty thresholds for 2004, 2005, and 2006.

NOTES: For age-adjusted percent distributions, refer to Table 5.3. Denominator for each percent distribution excludes persons with unknown vigorous leisure-time physical activity status. See Appendix
II for definitions of terms. See Appendix III for health behavior questions.
DATA SOURCE: National Health Interview Survey, 20052007. Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population.

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Table XV. Crude percentages (with standard errors) of adults 18 years of age and over who engaged in regular leisure-time physical activity,
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Regular activity1
Selected characteristic

Light-moderate

Both sexes

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Ages 18 years and over (crude)2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ages 18 years and over (age-adjusted)2,3 . . . . . . . . . . . .

14.1 (0.20)
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22.3 (0.25)
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30.6 (0.29)
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Age:
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2544 years . . . .
4564 years . . . .
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Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Poverty status:5
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Marital status:
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Ages 18 years and over (crude)2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ages 18 years and over (age-adjusted)2,3 . . . . . . . . . . . .

14.4 (0.27)
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6574 years . . . .
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Table XV. Crude percentages (with standard errors) of adults 18 years of age and over who engaged in regular leisure-time physical activity,
by type of activity and selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007Con.
Regular activity1
Selected characteristic

Light-moderate

Vigorous

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White, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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American Indian or Alaska Native, single race . . . . .
Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Table XV. Crude percentages (with standard errors) of adults 18 years of age and over who engaged in regular leisure-time physical activity,
by type of activity and selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007Con.
Regular activity1
Selected characteristic

Light-moderate

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Regular leisure-time physical activity: Regular light-moderate engaged in light-moderate activity at least 5 times per week for at least 30 minutes each time; Regular vigorous engaged in

vigorous activity at least 3 times per week for at least 20 minutes each time; Any regular engaged in activity that met either criterion or both criteria. Estimates for any regular are identical to

those shown in table XII.

Persons of other races and unknown race and ethnicity, unknown education, unknown poverty status, and unknown marital status are included in the total.

Estimates are age adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S. population as the standard population and using three age groups: 1844 years, 4564 years, and 65 years and over.

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Poverty status is based on family income and family size using the U.S. Census Bureau poverty thresholds for 2004, 2005, and 2006.

NOTES: For age-adjusted percentages, refer to Table 5.4. Denominator for each percentage excludes persons with unknown leisure-time physical activity status. See Appendix II definitions of terms.

See Appendix III for health behavior questions.

DATA SOURCE: National Health Interview Survey, 20052007. Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population.

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Table XVI. Crude percentages (with standard errors) of adults 18 years of age and over who engaged in any leisure-time strengthening
activities, by selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007
Engaged in any strengthening activities1
Selected characteristic

Both sexes

Men

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Ages 18 years and over (age-adjusted)2,3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

24.0 (0.28)
24.2 (0.27)

27.5 (0.37)
27.4 (0.35)

20.8 (0.30)
21.1 (0.30)

Percent (standard error)

Age
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Education
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GED diploma4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
High school graduate. . . . . . . . . .
Some collegeno degree. . . . . . .
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Bachelor of arts, science degree. . .
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* Estimates preceded by an asterisk have a relative standard error of greater than 30% and less than or equal to 50%. These should be interpreted with caution as they do not meet the standard of

reliability or precision.

Strengthening activities include leisure-time physical activities specifically designed to strengthen muscles such as weight lifting or calisthenics. No minimum duration imposed when asking frequency

and no duration question was asked.

Persons of other races and unknown race and ethnicity, unknown education, unknown poverty status, and unknown marital status are included in the total.

Estimates are age adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S. population as the standard population and using three age groups: 1844 years, 4564 years, and 65 years and over.

GED is General Educational Development high school equivalency diploma.

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Poverty status is based on family income and family size using the U.S. Census Bureau poverty thresholds for 2004, 2005, and 2006.

NOTES: For age-adjusted percentages, refer to Table 5.5. Denominator for each percentage excludes persons with unknown leisure-time strengthening activity status. See Appendix II for definitions of
terms. See Appendix III for health behavior questions.
DATA SOURCE: National Health Interview Survey, 20052007. Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population.

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Table XVII. Crude percentages (with standard errors) of adults 18 years of age and over who were overweight, by selected characteristics:
United States, average annual, 20052007
Overweight (BMI of 25 or more)1
Selected characteristic

Both sexes

Men

Women

Ages 18 years and over (crude)2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ages 18 years and over (age-adjusted)2,3 . . . . . . . . . . . .

60.8 (0.25)
60.4 (0.25)

68.3 (0.33)
67.9 (0.33)

53.5 (0.34)
53.0 (0.34)

Percent (standard error)

Age
1824 years . . . .
2544 years . . . .
4564 years . . . .
6574 years . . . .
75 years and over

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60.9
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46.6
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(1.05)
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37.0
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(0.97)
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White, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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American Indian or Alaska Native, single race . . . . .
Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, single race
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(0.28)
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(0.37)
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Race

Hispanic or Latino origin and race

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71.3
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(0.77)
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(0.36)
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61.1
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(0.73)
(0.94)
(0.36)
(0.42)
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Education
Less than high school graduate . . .
GED diploma4. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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64.2
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(0.53)
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(0.58)
(0.68)
(0.55)
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65.6
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(0.78)
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62.7
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57.5
52.9
56.7
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(0.73)
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Poverty status5
Below poverty level . . . . . . . . . . . .
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54.3
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(0.74)
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(0.83)
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(0.80)
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Marital status
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Married . . . . . . . . . .
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Body Mass Index (BMI) is calculated as kilograms/meters2, using self-reported height and weight. Overweight is a BMI greater than or equal to 25, which includes obese.

Persons of other races and unknown race and ethnicity, unknown education, unknown poverty status, and unknown marital status are included in the total.

Estimates are age adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S. population as the standard population and using three age groups: 1844 years, 4564 years, and 65 years and over.

4
GED is General Educational Development high school equivalency diploma.

5
Poverty status is based on family income and family size using the U.S. Census Bureau poverty thresholds for 2004, 2005, and 2006.

NOTES: For age-adjusted percentages, refer to Table 6.1. Denominator for each percentage excludes persons with unknown body mass index. See Appendix II for definitions of terms. See Appendix

III for health behavior questions.

DATA SOURCE: National Health Interview Survey, 20052007. Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population.

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Table XVIII. Crude percent distributions (with standard errors) of body weight status for adults 18 years of age and over, by selected
characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007
Body weight status1
Not overweight

Selected characteristic

Total

Underweight

Both sexes

Overweight
Healthy
weight

Overweight
(but not obese)

Obese

Percent distribution (standard error)

Ages 18 years and over (crude) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ages 18 years and over (age-adjusted)2,3 . . . . . . . . . . . .

100.0
100.0

1.9 (0.07)
1.9 (0.07)

37.3 (0.25)
37.7 (0.25)

35.2 (0.22)
35.0 (0.22)

25.6 (0.22)
25.4 (0.22)

Age:
1824 years . . . .
2544 years . . . .
4564 years . . . .
6574 years . . . .
75 years and over .

(0.31)
(0.09)
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54.3
37.5
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(0.36)
(0.65)
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25.8
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(0.39)
(0.66)
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(0.52)
(0.34)
(0.39)
(0.62)
(0.52)

(0.08)
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(0.39)
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1.3 (0.36)

*1.2 (0.50)

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57.9
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(0.27)
(0.55)
(2.37)
(1.04)
(5.20)
(1.92)
(4.79)
(2.50)

35.6
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36.3
28.4
36.3
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40.6
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(0.25)
(0.53)
(2.13)
(0.95)
(6.43)
(1.91)
(4.80)
(2.63)

25.1
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Race:
White, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Black or African American, single race . . . . . . . . . .
American Indian or Alaska Native, single race . . . . .
Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, single race.
Two or more races . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Hispanic or Latino origin and race:

Hispanic or Latino . . . . . . . . . . .
Mexican or Mexican American . .
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(0.68)
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27.2
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24.7
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Education:
Less than high school graduate . .
GED diploma4 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Poverty status:5
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1 and <2 times poverty level
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46.1
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29.2
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(0.48)
(0.30)
(0.84)
(0.51)
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21.5
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(0.46)
(0.29)
(0.78)
(0.52)
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Ages 18 years and over (age-adjusted)2,3 . . . . . . . . . . . .

100.0
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1.0 (0.08)
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30.7 (0.33)
31.1 (0.33)

42.4 (0.34)
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26.0 (0.31)
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Age:
1824 years . . . .
2544 years . . . .
4564 years . . . .
6574 years . . . .
75 years and over .

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2.9
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50.5
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Table XVIII. Crude percent distributions (with standard errors) of body weight status for adults 18 years of age and over, by selected
characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007Con.
Body weight status1
Not overweight

Selected characteristic

Total

Underweight

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Race:
White, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Black or African American, single race . . . . . . . . . .
American Indian or Alaska Native, single race . . . . .
Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, single race.
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Hispanic or Latino origin and race:

Hispanic or Latino . . . . . . . . . . .
Mexican or Mexican American . .
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Poverty status:5
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Healthy
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Percent distribution (standard error)

29.8
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(0.36)
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(0.38)
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26.2
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(0.33)
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27.9
27.9
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30.1
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(0.76)
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(0.82)
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(0.78)
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38.9
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(0.77)
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100.0
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100.0
100.0

2.3
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0.9
0.5

(0.46)
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36.6
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(0.74)
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34.9
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(0.72)
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(0.82)
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43.8 (0.34)
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28.2 (0.27)
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6574 years . . . .
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(0.31)
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Table XVIII. Crude percent distributions (with standard errors) of body weight status for adults 18 years of age and over, by selected
characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007Con.
Body weight status1
Not overweight

Selected characteristic

Total

Underweight

WomenCon.

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Percent distribution (standard error)

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reliability or precision.
Estimates with a relative standard error greater than 50% are indicated with a dagger, but are not shown.
Quanity zero.
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Body weight status was based on Body Mass Index (BMI) calculated as kilograms/meters2, using self-reported height and weight. Underweight is a BMI of less than 18.5; Healthy weight is a BMI of

greater than or equal to 18.5 and less than 25; Overweight, but not obese, is a BMI of greater than or equal to 25 and less than 30; Obese is a BMI of greater than or equal to 30.

Persons of other races and unknown race and ethnicity, unknown education, unknown poverty status, and unknown marital status are included in the total.

Estimates are age adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S. population as the standard population and using three age groups: 1844 years, 4564 years, and 65 years and over.

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GED is General Educational Development high school equivalency diploma.

Poverty status is based on family income and family size using the U.S. Census Bureau poverty thresholds for 2004, 2005, and 2006.

NOTES: For age-adjusted percent distributions, refer to Table 6.2. Denominator for each percent distribution excludes persons with unknown body mass index. See Appendix II for definitions of terms.

See Appendix III for health behavior questions.

DATA SOURCE: National Health Interview Survey, 20052007. Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population.

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Table XIX. Crude percent distributions (with standard errors) of usual hours of sleep for adults 18 years of age and over, by selected
characteristics: United States, 20052007
Hours of sleep1
Selected characteristic

Total

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Ages 18 years and over (age-adjusted)2,3 . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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63.6 (0.34)
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2544 years . . . .
4564 years . . . .
6574 years . . . .
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Table XIX. Crude percent distributions (with standard errors) of usual hours of sleep for adults 18 years of age and over, by selected
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6 or less

MenCon.

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9 or more

Percent distribution (standard error)

Race:
White, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Black or African American, single race . . . . . . . . . .
American Indian or Alaska Native, single race . . . . .
Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, single race.
Two or more races . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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61.8
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4.7
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Poverty status:5
Below poverty level . . . . . . .
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(0.26)

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60.9
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100.0
100.0

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27.5 (0.28)

63.3 (0.30)
63.4 (0.31)

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1824 years . . . .
2544 years . . . .
4564 years . . . .
6574 years . . . .
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Black or African American, single race . . . . . . . . . .
American Indian or Alaska Native, single race . . . . .
Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, single race.
Two or more races . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Table XIX. Crude percent distributions (with standard errors) of usual hours of sleep for adults 18 years of age and over, by selected
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Selected characteristic

Total

6 or less

WomenCon.

78

9 or more

Percent distribution (standard error)

Hispanic or Latino origin and race:

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reliability or precision.

Based on the question, How many hours of sleep do you usually get in a 24-hour period? Response options were 124 hours.

Persons of other races and unknown race and ethnicity, unknown education, unknown poverty status, and unknown marital status are included in the total.

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Estimates are age adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S. population as the standard population and using three age groups: 1844 years, 4564 years, and 65 years and over.

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Poverty status is based on family income and family size using the U.S. Census Bureau poverty thresholds for 2004, 2005, and 2006.

NOTES: For age-adjusted percent distributions, refer to Table 7.1. Denominator for each percent distribution excludes persons with unknown number of hours of sleep. See Appendix II for definitions of

terms. See Appendix III for health behavior questions.

DATA SOURCE: National Health Interview Survey, 20052007. Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population.

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Table XX. Crude percentages (with standard errors) of adults 18 years of age and over who engaged in selected unhealthy behaviors, by
selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007
Selected unhealthy behaviors
Five or more
drinks in 1 day
at least once
(past year)1

Current
cigarette
smoker2

Ages 18 years and over (crude)6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ages 18 years and over (age-adjusted)6,7 . . . . . . . . . . . .

20.2 (0.25)
20.5 (0.24)

20.5 (0.21)
20.4 (0.21)

39.7 (0.40)
39.7 (0.40)

25.6 (0.22)
25.4 (0.22)

28.1 (0.22)
28.0 (0.22)

Age:
1824 years . . . .
2544 years . . . .
4564 years . . . .
6574 years . . . .
75 years and over .

Selected characteristic
Both sexes

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30.4
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(0.38)
(0.60)
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Race:
White, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Black or African American, single race . . . . . . . . . .
American Indian or Alaska Native, single race . . . . .
Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, single race.
Two or more races . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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American Indian or Alaska Native, white . . . . . . . .

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Hispanic or Latino origin and race:

Hispanic or Latino . . . . . . . . . . .
Mexican or Mexican American . .
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27.2
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Education:
Less than high school graduate . .
GED diploma8 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Marital status:
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Ages 18 years and over (age-adjusted)6,7 . . . . . . . . . . . .

28.9 (0.39)
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Table XX. Crude percentages (with standard errors) of adults 18 years of age and over who engaged in selected unhealthy behaviors, by
selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007Con.
Selected unhealthy behaviors
Five or more
drinks in 1 day
at least once
(past year)1

Selected characteristic

Current
cigarette
smoker2

Physically
inactive
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Race:
White, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Black or African American, single race . . . . . . . . . .
American Indian or Alaska Native, single race . . . . .
Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, single race.
Two or more races . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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45.3 (1.06)
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Hispanic or Latino origin and race:

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Poverty status:9
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Geographic region:
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Ages 18 years and over (crude)6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ages 18 years and over (age-adjusted)6,7 . . . . . . . . . . . .

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1824 years . . . .
2544 years . . . .
4564 years . . . .
6574 years . . . .
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Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, single race.
Two or more races . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Table XX. Crude percentages (with standard errors) of adults 18 years of age and over who engaged in selected unhealthy behaviors, by
selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007Con.
Selected unhealthy behaviors
Five or more
drinks in 1 day
at least once
(past year)1

Selected characteristic

Current
cigarette
smoker2

WomenCon.

Physically
inactive
(leisure time)3

Obese

Slept
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or less5

Percent (standard error)

Hispanic or Latino origin and race:

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Mexican or Mexican American . .
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Education:
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GED diploma8 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Marital status:
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reliability or precision.

Estimates with a relative standard error greater than 50% are indicated with a dagger, but are not shown.

Five or more drinks in 1 day at least once in the past year was asked of only current drinkers but estimates reflect percent of all adults who engaged in this behavior (as shown in Table V).

Smoked at least 100 cigarettes in lifetime and currently smoked.

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Never engaged in any light, moderate, or vigorous leisure-time physical activity.

4
Obese is defined as a body mass index (BMI) of greater than or equal to 30.

5
Usual number of hours of sleep in a 24-hour period.

Persons of other races and unknown race and ethnicity, unknown education, unknown poverty status, and unknown marital status are included in total.

Estimates are age adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S. population as the standard population and using three age groups: 1844 years, 4564 years, and 65 years and over.

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GED is General Educational Development high school equivalency diploma.

9
Poverty status is based on family income and family size using the U.S. Census Bureau poverty thresholds for 2004, 2005, and 2006.

NOTES: For age-adjusted percentages, refer to Table 8.1. Denominator for each percentage excludes persons with unknown health behavior characteristic. See Appendix II for definitions of terms. See

Appendix III for health behavior questions.

DATA SOURCE: National Health Interview Survey, 20052007. Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population.

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Table XXI. Crude percentages (with standard errors) of adults 18 years of age and over who engaged in selected healthy behaviors, by
selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007
Selected healthy behaviors
Never
smoked
cigarettes1

Any regular
leisure-time
physical activity2

Ages 18 years and over (crude)5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ages 18 years and over (age-adjusted)5,6 . . . . . . . . . . . .

58.1 (0.27)
58.5 (0.26)

30.6 (0.29)
30.7 (0.29)

37.3 (0.25)
37.7 (0.25)

63.5 (0.24)
63.5 (0.24)

Age:
1824 years . . . .
2544 years . . . .
4564 years . . . .
6574 years . . . .
75 years and over .

Selected characteristic
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American Indian or Alaska Native, single race . . . . .
Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, single race.
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Hispanic or Latino origin and race:

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Mexican or Mexican American . .
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Education:
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High school graduate . . . . . . . . .
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Bachelor of arts, science degree . .
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Poverty status:8
Below poverty level . . . . . . .
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56.4
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Marital status:
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36.1
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31.3
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46.1
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(0.55)
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(0.91)
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63.3
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(0.53)
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Geographic region:
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Midwest . . . . . .
South . . . . . . .
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31.9
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(0.61)
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(0.61)
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Ages 18 years and over (crude)5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ages 18 years and over (age-adjusted)5,6 . . . . . . . . . . . .

51.8 (0.38)
51.8 (0.37)

32.7 (0.38)
32.6 (0.38)

30.7 (0.33)
31.1 (0.33)

63.6 (0.34)
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Age:
1824 years . . . .
2544 years . . . .
4564 years . . . .
6574 years . . . .
75 years and over .

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Table XXI. Crude percentages (with standard errors) of adults 18 years of age and over who engaged in selected healthy behaviors, by
selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007Con.
Selected healthy behaviors
Never
smoked
cigarettes1

Selected characteristic

Any regular
leisure-time
physical activity2

MenCon.

Healthy
weight3

Slept
78 hours4

Percent (standard error)

Race:
White, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Black or African American, single race . . . . . . . . . .
American Indian or Alaska Native, single race . . . . .
Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, single race.
Two or more races . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Black or African American, white . . . . . . . . . . . .
American Indian or Alaska Native, white . . . . . . . .

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50.4
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47.8
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(0.42)
(0.91)
(5.30)
(1.40)
(8.42)
(3.02)
(7.63)
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33.2
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28.8
32.9
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(0.42)
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(3.80)
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(6.68)
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29.8
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(0.36)
(0.87)
(3.65)
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(7.58)
(2.39)
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64.8
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(0.39)
(0.92)
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(7.87)
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Hispanic or Latino origin and race:

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Mexican or Mexican American . .
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25.2
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27.9
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68.0
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Education:
Less than high school graduate . .
GED diploma7 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
High school graduate . . . . . . . . .
Some collegeno degree . . . . . .
Associate of arts degree . . . . . . .
Bachelor of arts, science degree . .
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19.9
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32.5
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(0.78)
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61.8
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Poverty status:8
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59.0
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Marital status:
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Asian, single race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Table XXI. Crude percentages (with standard errors) of adults 18 years of age and over who engaged in selected healthy behaviors, by
selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007Con.
Selected healthy behaviors
Never
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cigarettes1

Selected characteristic

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Marital status:
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31.5
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Never smoked cigarettes or smoked fewer than 100 cigarettes in lifetime.

Engaged in light-moderate leisure-time physical activity at least 5 times per week for at least 30 minutes each time or engaged in vigorous leisure-time physical activity at least 3 times per week for at

least 20 minutes each time or both.

Healthy weight is a BMI of greater than or equal to 18.5 and less than 25.

Usual number of hours of sleep in a 24-hour period.

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Persons of other races and unknown race and ethnicity, unknown education, unknown poverty status, and unknown marital status are included in total.

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Estimates are age adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S. population as the standard population and using three age groups: 1844 years, 4564 years, and 65 years and over.

GED is General Educational Development high school equivalency diploma.

Poverty status is based on family income and family size using the U.S. Census Bureau poverty thresholds for 2004, 2005, and 2006.

NOTES: For age-adjusted percentages, refer to Table 8.2. Denominator for each percentage excludes persons with unknown health behavior characteristics. See Appendix II for definitions of terms.

See Appendix III for health behavior questions.

DATA SOURCE: National Health Interview Survey, 20052007. Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population.

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Table XXII. Number of adults 18 years of age and over, by selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 20052007
Selected characteristic

Both sexes

Men

Women

Total1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

220,407

106,307

114,100

Number (in thousands)

Age
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2544 years . . . .
4564 years . . . .
6574 years . . . .
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Education
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Persons of other races and unknown race and ethnicity, unknown education, unknown poverty status, and unknown marital status are included in total.

GED is General Educational Development high school equivalency diploma.

Poverty status is based on family income and family size using the U.S. Census Bureau poverty thresholds for 2004, 2005, and 2006.

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NOTES: Population estimates can be used in conjuction with the unadjusted statistics to calculate the numbers of persons in each category shown in the Appendix IV tables of the report. See

Appendix II for definitions of terms.

DATA SOURCE: National Health Interview Survey, 20052007. Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population.

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