Tobacco use remains a leading cause of preventable disease and death in the United States, and nicotine use carries serious health risks. This report uses nationally representative data from the Current Population Survey Tobacco Use Supplement to provide a demographic profile of adults who report current use of combustible tobacco, smokeless tobacco, or noncombustible nicotine products. We highlight variation across age, sex, race and ethnicity, and educational attainment to show which groups bear the greatest burden of tobacco and nicotine use. Findings point to persistent disparities, with daily smoking and nicotine use disproportionately concentrated among people with lower levels of education and certain racial and ethnic groups. About 9.9 percent of adults reported daily use, and 4.8 percent reported nondaily use of any tobacco or nicotine product. In adjusted models, daily use was 2.2 times more likely among adults using menthol-flavored products, 1.6 times more likely among those using noncombustible nicotine products, 1.3 times more likely among women, and 1.5 times more likely among nonmetropolitan residents. These descriptive patterns offer an up-to-date baseline that can inform policymakers, researchers, and public health officials as they design strategies to address inequities in tobacco and nicotine use.
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