in england had fallen to 16.9%, a record low. the rate in england had fallen to 14.4% in 2018. overall, the numbers of smokers in the uk in 2007 was estimated at 13.7 million. in 2007 the rate of smoking amongst the most socioeconomically affluent patients was 14%, compared to 34% for the most deprived. figures from 2013 show that proportion of the british population (uk excluding northern ireland) who smoke has fallen to 19%. united states of u.s. smokers in 2005, 80.8% (or 36.5 million) smoked every day, and 19.2% (or 8.7 million) smoked some days. the prevalence of current cigarette smoking also varied substantially across population groups. for instance, current smoking was higher among men at 23.9% than women at 18.1%. this is consistent with other countries (see table). among racial and ethnic groups, native americans and alaska natives had the highest prevalence at 32.0%, followed by non-hispanic whites at 21.9%, and non-hispanic blacks at 21.5%. hispanics at 16.2%, and asians at 13.3% had the lowest rates. smoking prevalence also based on education level, with the highest among adults who had earned a general educational development (ged) diploma at 43.2% and those with 9–11 years of education at 32.6%. prevalence generally decreased with increasing education. adults aged 18–24 years were at 24.4% and 25–44 years were at 24.1% had the highest prevalences. the prevalence of current smoking was higher among adults living below the poverty line at 29.9% than among those at or above the poverty line at 20.6%. in 2005, the cdc set a 2010 target of 12% for current cigarette smoking prevalence. certain populations had already surpassed these when it was set. this included hispanic (11.1%) and asian (6.1%) women, women with undergraduate (9.6%) or graduate (7.4%) degrees, men with undergraduate (11.9%) or graduate (6.9%) degrees, men aged over 65 years (8.9%), and women aged over 65 years (8.3%). in 2013, the national smoking average in the united states was 19.6% of the adult population. the following have some of the lowest percentages of smokers with their states: utah, 10.6%, lowest percentage of smokers. california, 11.7% 2nd lowest. hawaii, 14.6%, 3rd lowest. connecticut, 16%, 4th lowest. massachusetts, 16.4%, 7th lowest. vermont, 16.5%, 9th lowest. among cigarette smokers in 2005, an estimated 42.5% had stopped smoking for at least 1 day during the preceding 12 months because they were trying to quit. among the estimated 42.5% (or 91.8 million) of people who had smoked at least 100 cigarettes during their lifetimes (the question the cdc asked to measure if they were ever smokers or not), 50.8% (or 46.5 million) did not smoke currently. in 2005, prevalence of current cigar smoking was 2.2% and current smokeless tobacco use was 2.3%. prevalence of cigar smoking and use of smokeless tobacco were higher among men (4.3% and 4.5%, respectively) than women (0.3% and 0.2%). there are large regional differences in smoking rates, with kentucky, west virginia, oklahoma and mississippi topping the list, and idaho, california and utah at significantly lower rates. persons with mental illness, making up about 20% of the population, consume about 33% of the tobacco used. persons with serious mental illness die 25 years earlier than average, often from smoking related illnesses. in november 2015, the centers for disease control (cdc) and prevention noted in their report, "the percentage of u.s. adults who smoke cigarettes declined from 20.9 percent in 2005 to 16.8 percent in 2014. cigarette smoking was significantly lower in 2014 (16.8 percent) than in 2013 (17.8 percent)." the cdc concluded this from data obtained by a survey of americans. however, researchers said that they are not sure if products like e-cigarettes are in any way helpful to reduce smokers in the country. around 4,000 minors start smoking in the us every day. as of 2018, a total of 13.7% of u.s. adults (15.6% of men and 12.0% of women) smoke. smoking prevalence among u.s. adults by state (2010)smoking percentages by group in the u.s. (2010)adult tobacco use by age (2013-2014 survey).high school student cigarette use (1991–2007)