Cigarette Smoking Drops to Lowest US Level Since 1965 (Correct)

Cigarette smoking rates sank to their lowest US level in more than half a century, according to the latest government figures, although tobacco use remained high as consumers pivot to alternative products.

Just 11.5% of Americans regularly lit up cigarettes last year, better than the 12% goal set by the US government’s Healthy People 2020 plan and the lowest level since 1965, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Still, about one in five adults reported using a tobacco product in 2021, nearly unchanged from the previous year, with e-cigarette use rising to 4.5%.

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