Table 2

2000 National Health Interview Survey results: smoking prevalence by birth cohort

Birth cohort	Weighted n	Year age 18	Year age 21	Ever smoked 100 cigs	Current smoker	Former smoker	Never smoker
1960	850022	1978	1981	44.0	31.4	12.6	55.5
1961	915703	1979	1982	46.1	30.2	15.8	52.8
1962	763499	1980	1983	41.1	26.4	14.5	58.4
1963	843462	1981	1984	44.2	30.7	13.5	55.5
1964	726386	1982	1985	37.7	24.2	13.5	61.9
1965	709540	1983	1986	39.7	25.9	13.8	59.2
1966	653197	1984	1987	38.3	26.8	11.5	61.2
1967	735985	1985	1988	42.0	27.8	14.2	57.4
1968	620519	1986	1989	37.5	25.4	12.1	61.5
1969	667763	1987	1990	39.7	25.6	14.1	59.9
1970	713280	1988	1991	37.0	26.8	10.2	62.5
1971	660994	1989	1992	38.2	25.9	12.0	61.4
1972	492612	1990	1993	32.1	24.6	7.5	66.8
1973	547021	1991	1994	36.4	24.8	11.6	62.3
1974	532144	1992	1995	37.3	25.6	11.7	62.4
1975	636497	1993	1996	42.1	32.8	9.3	56.9
1976	626827	1994	1997	38.9	28.3	10.6	60.7
1977	698967	1995	1998	41.9	31.8	9.7	57.6