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Do you smoke? B. Do you smoke cigarettes?
Whether respondent smokes cigarettes · Asked in 5 waves, 1977–1984 · 3,001 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
Shares of people who gave an answer. A group’s column is left blank in waves where its effective sample is under 50; hover for exact shares.
| Group | Yes | No | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 94% | 6% | 549 | ±5 | |
| Less than high school | 97% | 3% | 176 | ±10 | |
| High school |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 1984 | 1984-02-06 to 1984-04-20 | face to face | 1,473 | 549 |
| General Social Survey 1983 | 1983-02-23 to 1983-04-27 | face to face | 1,599 | 593 |
| General Social Survey 1980 | 1980-01-18 to 1980-05-16 | face to face | 1,468 | 602 |
| General Social Survey 1978 | 1978-02-13 to 1978-04-29 | face to face | 1,532 | 605 |
| General Social Survey 1977 | 1977-02-09 to 1977-04-24 | face to face | 1,530 | 652 |
| 94% |
| 6% |
| 201 |
| ±9 |
| Some college | 94% | 6% | 103 | ±11 |
| Bachelor's † | 93% | 7% | 48 | ±15 |
| Postgraduate † | Too few respondents | – | – | 19 | ±24 |
General Social Survey 1984 · US adults 18+ living in households (English, and Spanish since 2006). Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.