LINE CHART: Persons Aged 12 and Older Reporting Past Month Cigarette Use, by Sex, 1985-2004

( Percent of Population)

1985: Female 34.5, Total 38.7, Male 43.4; 1992: Female 30.0, Total 31.9, Male 34.1; 1994: Female 26.0, Total 28.6, Male 31.5; 1996: Female 26.7, Total 28.9, Male 31.1; 1998: Female 25.7, Total 27.7, Male 29.7; 2000: Female 23.1, Total 24.9, Male 26.9; 2002: Female 23.4, Total 26.0, Male 28.7; 2004: Female 22.3, Total 24.9, Male 27.7

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey. Analysis conducted by the Maternal and Child Health Information Resource Center.