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Show Tobacco Use (Utah Household Survey on Substance Abuse) Although there have been fluctuations, self-reported tobacco use among Utahns 18-25 years old is higher than in 1979. For Utahns age 26 and over, the rate of tobacco use is about the same as it was in 1979. U.S. rates, although higher than Utah rates, have declined steadily during the same time period. See Drug Use Among Students, p 97, for more on tobacco use by teens. Table 77. Regular Tobacco Use* Utah U.S. Year 12-17 18-25 26 + 12-17 18-25 26 + 1979 - 19.5 15.7 12.1 42.6 36.9 1982 14.7 35.2 34.6 1983 - 26.3 21.4 1988 11.8 65.3 29.8 1989 _ 29.4 19.2 1991 10.8 32.2 28.2 1992 8.4 19.2 18.4 9.6 31.9 _ 1993 11.3 29.6 14.1 29.0 25.3 1994 24.4 15.3 *Percentage of persons reporting regular use of tobacco within the past 30 days. Smoking (Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System) Smoking has been closely linked with lung cancer incidence and mortality. Smoking also increases the risk of heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, and complications during pregnancy. Utah has consistently had the lowest percentage of adults in the United States reporting that they are current smokers. Current smokers are those who have smoked at least 100 cigarettes in their lifetime and who smoke regularly now. Table 78. Smoking People with a high school education or less appear to be at an increased risk for engaging in smoking behavior, and Utahns with less formal education are closer to the national median in percentage of smokers. The BRFSS also reports that over time more women and fewer men report that they are regular smokers; thus the gap between women and men smokers is narrowing. 18+ Years Low Education* U.S. U.S. Year Utah Low Median High Utah Low Median 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 - - - _ 1993 14.3 14.3 22.2 29.4 - - - - Percentage of persons who have ever smoked 100 cigarettes and currently smoke regularly. High school education or less. Figure 48_____________________________________________________________ Smoking, Adults 18+ Years 40 o j2 20 10-- --^--A---A---^ --O--^--o---O---O - m • - a 0 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 Utah/U.S. Low ------O--- U s. Median ------A--- U s. High 84 Risk Factors |
