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Cigarette smoking rates high among uninsured adults and adults on Medicaid
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November 12, 2015
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Description:Inforgraphic based on: Jamal A, Homa DM, O'Connor E, Babb SD, Caraballo RS, Singh T, Hu SS, King BA. Current cigarette smoking among adults - United States, 2005-2014. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 Nov 13;64(44):1233-40. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6444a2.
Cigarette smoking rates high among uninsured adults and adults on Medicaid
• 27.9% of uninsured adults currently smoke
• 29.1% of adults with Medicaid currently smoke
• 12.9% of adults with private insurance currently smoke
• 12.5% of adults with Medicare currently smoke
Other groups also have high smoking rates:
• males
• young adults
• lesbians, gays, bisexuals
• below poverty level
• have a GED, disabled
• Certain races/ethnicities
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