"Among the 41.1 million current cigarette smokers aged 12 or older in 2022 (see the section on Cigarette Use), 24.1 million people (or 58.7 percent) were daily cigarette smokers (Figure 6). The percentage of people who were daily cigarette smokers among current cigarette smokers was highest among adults aged 26 or older (62.4 percent or 23.1 million people), followed by young adults aged 18 to 25 (26.7 percent or 996,000 people), then by adolescents aged 12 to 17 (3.1 percent or 10,000 people) (Table A.1B).
"Among the 24.1 million daily cigarette smokers aged 12 or older in 2022, 9.6 million people (or 39.8 percent) smoked one or more packs of cigarettes per day (Figure 6 and Table A.1B). Among daily cigarette smokers, adults aged 26 or older were more likely than young adults aged 18 to 25 to smoke one or more packs of cigarettes per day (40.8 vs. 17.5 percent). Estimates for smoking one or more packs of cigarettes per day could not be calculated with sufficient precision for adolescent daily smokers aged 12 to 17.13"
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (2023). Key substance use and mental health indicators in the United States: Results from the 2022 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (HHS Publication No. PEP23-07-01-006, NSDUH Series H-58). Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
