Data List for Current Cigarette Smoking by Race, Utah Adults Aged 18 and Older, 2020-2021
Race
Age-adjusted Percentage of Adults 18+
Lower Limit
Upper Limit
Note
Record Count: 5
American Indian/Alaska Native
14.8%
10.3%
20.8%
Asian
6.3%
3.0%
12.6%
*
Black, African American
20.2%
13.7%
28.9%
Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander
10.5%
4.9%
20.8%
White
7.3%
6.8%
7.9%
*
Data Notes
Age-adjusted to U.S. 2000 standard population based on 3 age groups: 18-34, 35-49, and 50+.
*For Asian and Pacific Islanders: Use caution in interpreting, the estimates have a relative standard error greater than 30% and do not meet UDOH standards for reliability.
Data Source
The Utah Department of Health and Human Services Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
Current smoking: Percentage of adults aged 18 years and older who smoke cigarettes every day or some days.[[br]]
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Quit attempt: Percentage of current smokers aged 18 years and older who reported that they stopped smoking for one day or longer in the past 12 months because they were trying to quit.
How We Calculated the Rates
Numerator:
Current smoking: Number of adults aged 18 years and older who have smoked at least 100 cigarettes in their life time and who now report smoking cigarettes every day or some days.[[br]]
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Quit attempt: Number of survey respondents who reported being current smokers and stopping smoking for one day or longer in the past 12 months because they were trying to quit.
Denominator:
Current smokers: Number of adults aged 18 years and older.[[br]]
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Quit attempt: Number of survey respondents who reported being current cigarette smokers.
Date Indicator Content Last Updated: 11/01/2022
Tobacco Prevention and Control Program, Office of Health Promotion and Prevention, Utah Department of Health and Human Services | Telephone: 1-888-222-2542 | Website: tobaccofree.utah.gov | Email: waytoquit@utah.gov
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