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Prevalence of smoking among adults in the United States 2016, by sexual orientation

Percentage of adults in the U.S. who were current cigarette smokers as of 2016, by sexual orientation

The data displays the percentage of adults in the United States who were current cigarette smokers as of 2016, by sexual orientation. In 2016, according to the survey, approx. 13.5% of straight females were smokers, compared to 17.9% of females that identified as gay, lesbian or bisexual.

Straight	17.3	13.5	15.3
Gay/lesbian/bisexual	23.8	17.9	20.5

Prevalence of smoking among adults in the United States 2016, by sexual orientation

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