This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from US statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from US statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other US-specific metadata information.
| Actual indicator available | Daily smoking prevalence among the US population aged 18 years and older |
|---|---|
| Actual indicator available - description | Percentage of US population aged 18 and over who are daily smokers |
| Date of national source publication | June 2018 |
| Method of computation | Number of current tobacco users aged 18+ years. "Current users" include both daily and non_daily users of smoked or smokeless tobacco / All respondents of the survey aged 18+ years Method of estimation Number of respondents aged 18+ years currently using any tobacco product (smoked or smokeless)/(number of survey respondents aged 18+ years) x 100. |
| Periodicity | Annual |
| Scheduled update by national source | |
| U.S. method of computation | Percentage of persons who are daily smokers is based on responses to two questions from the National Health Interview Survey: “Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire life?” and “Do you now smoke cigarettes every day, some days, or not at all?” Daily smokers are adults who have smoked 100 cigarettes in their lifetime and currently smoke every day. Percentages are generated using sampling survey weights to make nationally representative population estimates. |
| Comments and limitations | Rates are crude and not age-adjusted |
| Date metadata updated | June, 2019 |
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| Time period | through 2017 |
| Scheduled update by SDG team |