Prevalence

Smoking is more prevalent among Maryland men than women.
- 13.7% of women reported being current smokers compared to 19.4% of men.3.7% of women reported being current smokers compared to 19.4% of men.
- 66.8% of women reported never smoking compared to 55.2% of men.
Cigarettes are the most common tobacco product used by Maryland women.
2% of Maryland women report cigar use in the past 30 days.
0.9% of Maryland women report current use of chewing tobacco, snuff, or snus.
1.7% of Maryland women report current use of tobacco products other than cigarettes, cigars, or chewing tobacco, such as pipes, hookah, bidis, kreteks, or dissolvable tobacco products..7% of Maryland women report current use of tobacco products other than cigarettes, cigars, or chewing tobacco, such as pipes, hookah, bidis, kreteks, or dissolvable tobacco products.

In 2013, 13.7% of women reported being current smokers.
Smoking was highest among women ages 50-64 years old (16.4%) and white, non-Hispanic women (15.9%).

The percentage of Maryland youth who are current users of tobacco has declined from 2005 to 2013 by 3.5%.he percentage of Maryland youth who are current users of tobacco has declined from 2005 to 2013 by 3.5%. However, the percentage of youth who smoke cigars/cigarillos or use smokeless tobacco products has increased.
In 2013, 10% of female youth reported cigarette use in the last 30 days, 8.7% reported cigar/cigarillo use, and 3.3% reported use of smokeless tobacco products.
Use of all types of tobacco products is highest among female youth ages 18 or older and among Hispanics females.
Although adding flavoring other than menthol to cigarettes is illegal in the United States, other types of flavored tobacco products (e.g. cigars) are popular among youth. 10.7% of female youth reported using a flavored tobacco product in the past 30 days.

Resources

Maryland Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Retrieved October 14, 2014 from Maryland BRFSS Website: http://www.marylandbrfss.org/cgi-bin/broker.exe.
Maryland Youth Risk Behavior Survey Report (Biennial Report 2020) .
Maryland Behavioral Risk Surveillance System and Youth Risk Behavior/ Tobacco Survey(BRFSS, YRBS/YTS).

Updated November, 2022