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Show SMOKING (Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey) Utah has consistently had the lowest percentage of persons 18 years and older who report having ever smoked 100 cigarettes and who currently smoke regularly. Both the U.S. and Utah appear to show a slowly decreasing percentage, although there was a modest increase in percentage of smokers in Utah in 1992. People with a high school education or less appear to be at an increased risk for engaging in smoking behavior, and less-educated Utahns are closer to the national median in percentage of smokers (Table 79, Figure 52). Smoking Percentage of persons who have ever smoked 100 cigarettes and currendy smoke regularly. Table 79 18+ Years Low Education* U.S. U.S. Year Utah U.S. Low Median U.S. High Utah U.S. Low Median U.S. High 1986 18.2 18.2 26.5 34.7 29.3 27.6 30.2 38.1 1987 15.0 15.0 25.2 32.3 22.3 22.3 29.1 37.3 1988 14.7 14.7 24.3 34.2 23.2 22.2 28.6 38.2 1989 16.4 16.4 24.2 30.4 24.1 24.1 29.4 34.0 1990 16.8 16.8 22.7 29.1 25.6 21.4 28.7 34.3 1991 14.3 14.3 23.0 30.2 25.4 21.4 28.1 34.3 1992 15.6 15.6 22.2 30.5 - -- - - High school education or less. Figure 52 Smoking 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 -----?--- - Adults 18+yrs Utah yrs U.S. Median A T . - - _A Low Education U.S. Median Low ------«*----- Education Utah Utah's Health: An Annual Review 1994 55 |
