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2012 | Ashtabula, Ohio | Adult smoking

Summary Information

Range in Ohio
(Min-Max):
12-36%
Overall in Ohio: 22%
National Benchmark: 14% (90th percentile)

Ranking Methodology

Summary Measure: Health Factors - Health Behaviors (Tobacco Use)
Weight in Health Factors: 10%
Years of Data Used: 2004-2010
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What It Is:

Adult smoking prevalence is the estimated percent of the adult population that currently smokes every day or “most days” and has smoked at least 100 cigarettes in their lifetime.

Where It Comes From:

This measure was calculated by the National Center for Health Statistics using data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), a random-digit dial survey. BRFSS data are representative of the total non-institutionalized U.S. population over 18 years of age living in households with a land-line telephone. The estimates are based on seven years of data.

Reason for Ranking:

Each year approximately 443,000 premature deaths occur primarily due to smoking. Cigarette smoking is identified as a cause in multiple diseases including various cancers, cardiovascular disease, respiratory conditions, low birthweight, and other adverse health outcomes. Measuring the prevalence of tobacco use in the population can alert communities to potential adverse health outcomes and can be valuable for assessing the need for cessation programs or the effectiveness of existing programs.

More Information

Scroll down for details on this measure for all of the counties in this state.

Table ↓
Sample Size Number of respondents
% Smokers Percent of adults that reported currently smoking
Error Margin 95% confidence interval reported by BRFSS
Z-Score (Measure - Average of OH counties)/(Standard Deviation)
PlaceSample Size% SmokersError MarginZ-Score
Adams0.00
Allen36922%16-29-0.04
Ashland16815%9-24-1.40
Ashtabula31629%22-371.38
Athens0.00
Auglaize19913%8-20-1.76
Belmont34825%18-330.59
Brown0.00
Butler80424%19-280.29
Carroll16317%10-28-0.95
Champaign11615%9-25-1.35
Clark37828%21-351.14
Clermont45727%21-330.93
Clinton11220%12-32-0.34
Columbiana40020%15-26-0.42
Coshocton20127%19-370.95
Crawford0.00
Cuyahoga4,78420%18-21-0.50
Darke19819%12-28-0.65
Defiance16018%11-27-0.85
Delaware83512%9-16-2.00
Erie28725%18-340.63
Fairfield78220%15-26-0.40
Fayette0.00
Franklin6,17523%21-250.14
Fulton0.00
Gallia0.00
Geauga29316%10-23-1.25
Greene41319%14-25-0.67
Guernsey19025%17-350.63
Hamilton4,71021%19-23-0.28
Hancock26117%12-24-0.97
Hardin0.00
Harrison0.00
Henry0.00
Highland0.00
Hocking0.00
Holmes8413%6-25-1.80
Huron0.00
Jackson0.00
Jefferson34126%18-360.83
Knox35028%20-371.12
Lake70526%21-320.85
Lawrence28228%20-381.22
Licking98524%20-290.43
Logan0.00
Lorain2,02922%19-260.06
Lucas4,95423%21-250.14
Madison23521%14-30-0.22
Mahoning5,04422%20-24-0.08
Marion39031%22-411.72
Medina49117%13-22-1.01
Meigs0.00
Mercer0.00
Miami29419%13-28-0.59
Monroe0.00
Montgomery4,96621%20-23-0.14
Morgan0.00
Morrow0.00
Muskingum45927%21-340.99
Noble0.00
Ottawa0.00
Paulding0.00
Perry0.00
Pickaway26018%11-27-0.87
Pike0.00
Portage56828%22-341.14
Preble0.00
Putnam0.00
Richland44523%18-300.24
Ross20331%22-411.74
Sandusky25626%18-350.69
Scioto25436%28-452.80
Seneca21316%10-24-1.21
Shelby15126%18-370.81
Stark3,62623%20-260.20
Summit6,21721%19-22-0.28
Trumbull67126%21-320.77
Tuscarawas45523%18-300.22
Union28520%13-30-0.40
Van Wert0.00
Vinton0.00
Warren51017%13-23-0.91
Washington35125%18-330.53
Wayne32422%16-30-0.04
Williams14923%15-330.10
Wood51213%9-18-1.88
Wyandot0.00