Cigarette smoking in the U.S. is at its lowest point in 80 years, according to a recent Gallup poll.
In Gallup's annual Consumption Habits poll, conducted during July 1-21, 11 percent of U.S. adults said they have smoked cigarettes in the past week, matching the historical low measured in 2022.
Gallup says that when it first asked about cigarette smoking in 1944, 41 percent of respondents said they smoked. The current smoking rate is about half as large as it was a decade ago and one-third as large as it was in the late 1980s.
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June 05, 2026 16:18 ET A busy week for economic news flow saw a slew of reports being released that reflected the trends in the U.S. labor market. In Europe, economic growth and inflation data gained attention as the European Central Bank and Bank of England head for policy session later in the month. In Asia, the monetary policy session of the Indian central bank was in focus as the country, a major oil importer, reels under the pressures of a weaker rupee and rising inflation.