{"id":9529,"date":"2025-03-01T13:55:59","date_gmt":"2025-03-01T18:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/smoking05\/"},"modified":"2025-03-02T00:25:12","modified_gmt":"2025-03-02T05:25:12","slug":"smoking05","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/dpc\/smoking05\/","title":{"rendered":"dpc\/smoking05 ~  Public Health: 2005 Smoking Data  &#8211; Delaware Health and Social Services &#8211; State of Delaware"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-swiftype-index=\"true\">\n\n\n\n  <br>\n\n  \n\n\n\n  \n\n  <div class=\"container\" id=\"main_header\">\n\n    \n\n\n\n <!-- BEGIN readspeaker div -->\n\n    <div class=\"rs_skip rsbtn rs_preserve\" id=\"readspeaker_button1\">\n\n      <a accesskey=\"L\" class=\"rsbtn_play\" href=\"https:\/\/app-na.readspeaker.com\/cgi-bin\/rsent?customerid=7262&#038;lang=en_us&#038;readid=main_content&#038;url=https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/dpc\/smoking05.html\" title=\"Listen to this page using ReadSpeaker\">\n\n        <span class=\"rsbtn_left rsimg rspart\"><span class=\"rsbtn_text\"><span>Listen<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\n        <span class=\"rsbtn_right rsimg rsplay rspart\"><\/span>\n\n      <\/a>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- END readspeaker div -->\n\n\n\n\n\n    \n\n    <header class=\"pull-left\">\n\n      <h1><!--[type=EDIT name=\"Page Title\"]-->2005 Adult Smoking Prevalence Lowest on Record in Delaware<!--[END]--><\/h1>\n\n    <\/header>\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><br>\n\n \n\n  <div class=\"container\">\n\n    <div class=\"row\">\n\n      <div class=\"col-md-3\" id=\"leftCol\">\n\n        <div class=\"panel-group\" id=\"accordion\">\n\n          <div class=\"panel sectionmenu_panel\">\n\n            <div class=\"panel-heading\">\n\n              <p class=\"panel-title\"><a class=\"agency_nav\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapseOne\"><strong><i class=\"fa fa-align-justify fa-fw\"><\/i> Public Health Menu<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n\n\n            <div class=\"panel-collapse collapse in\" id=\"collapseOne\">\n\n              <div class=\"panel-body\" id=\"clf_nav\">\n\n                  <ul class=\"nav nav-stacked nav-pills-clf\" id=\"agency_sidebar\">\n    <li><a href=\"\/dph\/\"><h2>Home <i class=\"fa fa-home fa-fw\"><\/i><\/h2><\/a><\/li>\n    <li class=\"toplevel\"><a data-parent=\"#agency_sidebar\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#HomeMenu\"><h2>About <i class=\"fa fa-caret-right fa-fw\"><\/i><\/h2><\/a>\n      <ul class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"HomeMenu\">\n        <li><a href=\"\/dph\/about.html\">About DPH<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"\/dph\/sections.html\">Sections &#038; 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About 15.5% of adults are every-day smokers; and another 5.2% smoke some days. The\n\n\n  &#8220;some-day smokers&#8221; group includes new smokers who are not yet addicted, regular smokers; but also includes smokers who are\n\n\n  cutting back or trying to quit.\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"text-center\">\n\n\n  Adult Smoking Trend in Delaware<br>\n\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Image: trend graph shows decline in adult smoking from 26.6% in 1997 to 20.7% in2005.\" class=\"img-thumbnail img-responsive\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/dph\/img\/tobtrend05.gif\">\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\n\n\n  During the same period, youth smoking has been decreasing at an even greater rate. The graph below shows current smoking (defined as any\n\n\n  smoking during the past month) among Delaware public high school students.\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"text-center\">\n\n\n  High School Smoking Trend in Delaware<br>\n\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Image: graph showing decrease in current smoking among high school students from35% in 1997 to 21.2% in 2005.\" class=\"img-thumbnail img-responsive\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/dph\/img\/hssmokingtrend05.gif\">\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\n\n\n  <em>Source: Delaware Department of Education, Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), 1997-2005<\/em>\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\n\n\n  Delaware&#8217;s reduction in smoking prevalence comes after seven years of a comprehensive, coordinated tobacco prevention effort\n\n\n  involving state, private and non-profit organizations. Lisa McKenzie, coordinator of the Division&#8217;s Tobacco Prevention and Control\n\n\n  Program, said the effort involves smoking cessation programs, school-based education and youth groups, community programs, policy and\n\n\n  environmental changes such as the state&#8217;s successful Clean Indoor Air Act, and social marketing campaigns to provide information and\n\n\n  education to the public.\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\n\n\n  For more information on tobacco use in Delaware, go to our <a href=\"\/dph\/dpc\/tobacco.html\">Tobacco Prevention and Control Program<\/a>\n\n\n  pages.\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n<table class=\"table table-condensed table-hover\">\n\n\n  <caption class=\"b\">\n\n\n    Adult Smoking: 2005\n\n\n  <\/caption>\n\n\n  <tbody>\n\n\n    <tr>\n\n\n      <th scope=\"col\">\n\n\n        %\n\n\n      <\/th>\n\n\n      <th scope=\"col\">\n\n\n        Smoking-Related Behavior\n\n\n      <\/th>\n\n\n    <\/tr>\n\n\n    <tr>\n\n\n      <td>\n\n\n        20.7%\n\n\n      <\/td>\n\n\n      <td class=\"text-left\">\n\n\n        Percent of adult Delawareans (age 18 and older) who are current cigarette smokers\n\n\n      <\/td>\n\n\n    <\/tr>\n\n\n    <tr>\n\n\n      <td>\n\n\n        15.5%\n\n\n      <\/td>\n\n\n      <td class=\"text-left\">\n\n\n        Percent of adult Delawareans who smoke cigarettes daily\n\n\n      <\/td>\n\n\n    <\/tr>\n\n\n    <tr>\n\n\n      <td>\n\n\n        5.2%\n\n\n      <\/td>\n\n\n      <td class=\"text-left\">\n\n\n        Percent of adult Delawareans who smoke some days, but not every day\n\n\n      <\/td>\n\n\n    <\/tr>\n\n\n    <tr>\n\n\n      <td>\n\n\n        26.9%\n\n\n      <\/td>\n\n\n      <td class=\"text-left\">\n\n\n        Percent of adult Delawareans who are former smokers\n\n\n      <\/td>\n\n\n    <\/tr>\n\n\n    <tr>\n\n\n      <td>\n\n\n        52.4%\n\n\n      <\/td>\n\n\n      <td class=\"text-left\">\n\n\n        Percent of adult Delawareans who never smoked\n\n\n      <\/td>\n\n\n    <\/tr>\n\n\n    <tr>\n\n\n      <td>\n\n\n        22.5%\n\n\n      <\/td>\n\n\n      <td class=\"text-left\">\n\n\n        Percent of adult male smokers in Delaware\n\n\n      <\/td>\n\n\n    <\/tr>\n\n\n    <tr>\n\n\n      <td>\n\n\n        19%\n\n\n      <\/td>\n\n\n      <td class=\"text-left\">\n\n\n        Percent of adult female smokers in Delaware\n\n\n      <\/td>\n\n\n    <\/tr>\n\n\n    <tr>\n\n\n      <td>\n\n\n        20.9%\n\n\n      <\/td>\n\n\n      <td class=\"text-left\">\n\n\n        Percent of non-Hispanic white adult smokers in Delaware\n\n\n      <\/td>\n\n\n    <\/tr>\n\n\n    <tr>\n\n\n      <td>\n\n\n        20.7%\n\n\n      <\/td>\n\n\n      <td class=\"text-left\">\n\n\n        Percent of non-Hispanic African American or black adult smokers in Delaware\n\n\n      <\/td>\n\n\n    <\/tr>\n\n\n    <tr>\n\n\n      <td>\n\n\n        23.3%\n\n\n      <\/td>\n\n\n      <td class=\"text-left\">\n\n\n        Percent of Hispanic adult smokers in Delaware; of these 9.6% say they smoke only on some days\n\n\n      <\/td>\n\n\n    <\/tr>\n\n\n    <tr>\n\n\n      <td>\n\n\n        25.5%\n\n\n      <\/td>\n\n\n      <td class=\"text-left\">\n\n\n        Percent of 18-24 year-old smokers in Delaware\n\n\n      <\/td>\n\n\n    <\/tr>\n\n\n    <tr>\n\n\n      <td>\n\n\n        24.1%\n\n\n      <\/td>\n\n\n      <td class=\"text-left\">\n\n\n        Percent of Delaware adults with annual incomes under $15,000 who smoke\n\n\n      <\/td>\n\n\n    <\/tr>\n\n\n    <tr>\n\n\n      <td>\n\n\n        35.7%\n\n\n      <\/td>\n\n\n      <td class=\"text-left\">\n\n\n        Percent of Delaware adults with less than a high school education who smoke\n\n\n      <\/td>\n\n\n    <\/tr>\n\n\n    <tr>\n\n\n      <td>\n\n\n        70.2%\n\n\n      <\/td>\n\n\n      <td class=\"text-left\">\n\n\n        Percent of adult smokers who report their doctor or health care provider advised them to quit smoking within the past year\n\n\n      <\/td>\n\n\n    <\/tr>\n\n\n    <tr>\n\n\n      <td>\n\n\n        33%\n\n\n      <\/td>\n\n\n      <td class=\"text-left\">\n\n\n        Percent of adult smokers who report their doctor or health care provider discussed medications to help them quit smoking\n\n\n      <\/td>\n\n\n    <\/tr>\n\n\n    <tr>\n\n\n      <td>\n\n\n        55.5%\n\n\n      <\/td>\n\n\n      <td class=\"text-left\">\n\n\n        Percent of smokers who tried to quit smoking for at least a day or more during the past year\n\n\n      <\/td>\n\n\n    <\/tr>\n\n\n  <\/tbody>\n\n\n<\/table><br>\n\n\n<table class=\"table table-condensed table-hover\">\n\n\n  <caption class=\"b\">\n\n\n    County Breakdowns for 2005\n\n\n  <\/caption>\n\n\n  <tbody>\n\n\n    <tr>\n\n\n      <th scope=\"col\">\n\n\n        <p>\n\n\n          Behavior\n\n\n        <\/p>\n\n\n      <\/th>\n\n\n      <th scope=\"col\">\n\n\n        <p>\n\n\n          State\n\n\n        <\/p>\n\n\n      <\/th>\n\n\n      <th scope=\"col\">\n\n\n        <p>\n\n\n          Kent\n\n\n        <\/p>\n\n\n      <\/th>\n\n\n      <th scope=\"col\">\n\n\n        <p>\n\n\n          New Castle\n\n\n        <\/p>\n\n\n      <\/th>\n\n\n      <th scope=\"col\">\n\n\n        <p>\n\n\n          Sussex\n\n\n        <\/p>\n\n\n      <\/th>\n\n\n    <\/tr>\n\n\n    <tr>\n\n\n      <td>\n\n\n        Current Smokers*\n\n\n      <\/td>\n\n\n      <td class=\"text-center\">\n\n\n        20.7%\n\n\n      <\/td>\n\n\n      <td class=\"text-center\">\n\n\n        23.6%\n\n\n      <\/td>\n\n\n      <td class=\"text-center\">\n\n\n        19.2%\n\n\n      <\/td>\n\n\n      <td class=\"text-center\">\n\n\n        22.8%\n\n\n      <\/td>\n\n\n    <\/tr>\n\n\n  <\/tbody>\n\n\n<\/table>\n\n\n<p>\n\n\n  * includes both &#8220;every day&#8221; 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