US Cigarette Smoking Disparities by Race and Ethnicity - Keep Going and Going!

Introduction: Although current cigarette smoking among US adults decreased from 42.4% in 1965 to 12.5% in 2020, prevalence is higher among certain racial and ethnic groups, including non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) adults.

Menthol Cigarette Smoking Trends among United States Adults, 2003-2019.

Background: Smoking is declining, except among current menthol cigarette smokers. This study examines menthol cigarette smoking in the United States.

Methods: Cross-sectional data from 35,279 self-respondent current adult smokers who selected menthol cigarettes as their usual type, across the 2003, 2006-2007, 2010-2011, 2014-2015, and 2018-2019 waves of the nationally-representative Tobacco Use Supplement to the Current Population Survey, were analyzed in SAS/SUDAAN.