Gallup Update Shows Cigarette Smoking Near Historical Lows

Gallup's annual update on Americans' smoking habits finds the rate of cigarette smoking among the adult population near the low point in the more than 60-year history of this question. Additionally, the poll shows a continuing decline in the amount of cigarettes U.S. smokers smoke each day. Only one in four smokers say they began smoking prior to age 16, the lowest percentage Gallup has measured. The vast majority of smokers continue to express a desire to quit, but also consider themselves addicted to cigarettes.