Smoking rates in the USA range from 28.4% for adults with no high school education, 28.6% among individuals with no health insurance, to 9.1% for employees with at least a bachelor's degree, according to a report "Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, Sept. 30, 2011" issued by the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). The overall adult smoking rate in America today - this figure includes both sexes, all age groups over 18 years covering the whole spectrum of society - is 19.6%.
The current smoking rate among adults is far higher than the maximum 12% goal of the Healthy People 2010. The authors added that 27.7% of working adults who earn less than the federal poverty level are regular smokers.
23.8% of Americans aged between 18 and 24 years are smokers.
Higher percentage of manual workers smoke
The authors wrote that a significantly higher percentage of blue collar workers smoke than white collar workers. A blue collar worker usually refers to a worker who does manual work and gets paid by the hour, while a white collar worker's job description is not considered as manual labor. Being paid by the hour for blue collar workers is less common today than it used to be.
Smoking rates vary enormously, from approximately 30% among miners to 9.7% among educated service white collar employees (teachers, librarians, etc.).
Smoking rates have dropped considerably in all socioeconomic levels in America compared to a decade or several decades ago. However, health authorities say much more needs to be done, especially by employers, to encourage their workers not to light up.
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