Chapter 26 Tobacco and the military

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Tobacco and the military: Prevalence Data

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Smoking prevalence in US military forces decreased from 51 percent in 1980 and

1982 to 46 percent in 1985, 41 percent in 1988, 35 percent in 1992, and 32 percent

in 1995.

1992 and 1995 Worldwide Surveys of Substance Abuse Among Military Personnel

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In a 1985 DOD survey, 44% of military men and 40% of military women were

smokers. The civilian rates at that time were 32 and 27%, respectively.

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In a 1987 survey of Navy men assigned to shipboard duty, 60% of those older than

age 35 were smokers, and more than 69% of the group without a high school diploma

were smokers.

Military Medicine, April 1988, p. 175

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28% of Navy recruits smoked on entry to basic training, and 50% of shipboard men

were smokers in a 1987 survey, many not beginning to smoke until after entering the

Navy.

Military Medicine, April 1988, p. 175

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In 1990, 41% of service people smoked, including 47% of enlisted personnel and

18% of officers. By 1992, smoking rates in the military dropped to 35% overall. In the

Army (overall rate 37%), 13% of officers but 49% of E1 to E3 (junior enlisted)

personnel were smokers. Rates for the Marine Corps were 39%, Navy 37% and Air

Force 29%.

1992 Worldwide Survey

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