Fact Fact Fact In 2012, adults whose highest level of academic achievement was high school had the lowest rates of successfully quitting smoking in the U.S. 2 Reactions Source: "The Health Consequences of Smoking—50 Years of Progress. A Report of the Surgeon General." U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health. 2014. Report. See all +less − Legal Age, Quitting
Fact Fact Fact As of 2015, 52.8 million Americans had successfully quit smoking. 2 Reactions Source: Babb S, Malarcher A, Schauer G, Asman K, Jamal A. Quitting Smoking Among Adults — United States, 2000–2015. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 6 Jan 2017;65:1457–1464. See all +less − Quitting
Fact Fact Fact In the U.S. in 2015, 66.7% of young adult smokers made a past year quit attempt. 2 Reactions Source: Babb S, Malarcher A, Schauer G, Asman K, Jamal A. Quitting Smoking Among Adults — United States, 2000–2015. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 6 Jan 2017;65:1457–1464. See all +less − Quitting
Fact Fact Fact Nearly 70% of smokers say they want to quit, but only 6% are able to each year. Reactions Source: "Cigarette Smoking Among Adults- United States, 2000." CDC, 26 July 2002. 51(29): 642-645. Web. See all +less − Quitting
Fact Fact Fact In 2010, 52.4% of U.S. smokers quit for at least a day. Reactions Source: "Quitting Smoking Among Adults --- United States, 2001--2010." CDC. 11 Nov. 2011. 60(44): 1513-1519. Web. See all +less − Quitting
Fact Fact Fact Each year only 6.2% of smokers succeed in quitting. 3 Reactions Source: "Quitting Smoking Among Adults --- United States, 2001--2010." CDC. 11 Nov. 2011. 60(44): 1513-1519. Web. See all +less − Quitting
Fact Fact Fact Florida recorded its lowest teen smoking rate ever in 2016, 5.2%! Reactions Source: Florida Health. (2017). Celebrating 10 Successful Years [Fact sheet]. Retrieved from http://tobaccofreeflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/TFF10Years.pdf See all +less − Cigarettes, Quitting
Fact Fact Fact Smokers earn 20% less than non-smokers. 1 Reactions Source: Hotchkiss, Julie L., and Melinda Pitts. "Even One Is Too Much: The Economic Consequences of Being a Smoker." Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, July 2013. See all +less − Quitting
Fact Fact Fact African Americans are less likely to successfully quit smoking than white Americans. 1 Reactions Source: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR): Quitting Smoking Among Adults --- United States, 2001--2010 ; Center for Disease Control and Prevention ; November 11, 2011 See all +less − Cigarettes, Quitting