Table 2

Proportion of 18–34 year old recruits (R) and military personnel on active duty (AD) who smoke, by age, sex, and race

Age (years)WhitesBlacksOthers
RADRADRAD
(%)95% CI(%)95% CI(%)95% CI(%)95% CI(%)95% CI(%)95% CI
Men
18–1920.317.3–23.342.034.3–49.7 4.51.6–7.425.911.4–40.4 9.3  4.1–14.528.6 7.7–49.5
 20–2421.418.0–24.836.834.8–38.8 7.03.4–10.615.9 7.9–23.914.8  8.3–21.324.519.5–29.5
 25–2925.814.4–37.232.328.0–36.6 0015.0 8.8–21.2 9.8−5.2–24.825.015.1–34.9
 30–34 3-150 3-150 43.532–55.0 3-150 3-150 23.0 6.9–39.1 3-150 3-150 21.4  4.3–38.5
 Total21.118.9–23.342.841.0–44.6 5.43.2–7.620.417.4–23.411.5 7.6–15.426.422.1–30.7
Women
 18–1928.722.7–34.715.631.3–30.1 3.3−1.2–7.8 3-150 3-150 28.816.0–41.6 3-150 3-150
 20–2424.618.9–30.330.825.7–35.913.25.1–21.3 6.82.6–11.013.4 2.0–24.815.4 5.0–25.8
 25–2926.812.3–41.338.528.3–48.7 3-150 3-150 17.96.3–29.5 3-150 3-150 41.816.8–66.8
 30–34 3-150 3-150 12.2−4.4–28.8 3-150 3-150 3-150 3-150 3-150 3-150 3-150 3-150
 Total26.322.4–30.224.020.0–28.0 9.95.1–14.7 6.83.3–10.326.217.0–35.436.024.4–47.6
  • 3-150 Insufficient sample size for stable estimate.

  • CI = confidence intervals.