A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found Americans who are Medicaid recipients or are uninsured are two times as likely to smoke, according to The Hill.
Here are five things to know about the CDC's study.
1. The 2014 National Health Interview Survey found a correlation between those who smoke and those who are on Medicaid or are uninsured. Approximately 29.1 percent of Medicaid recipients smoke and 27.9 percent of uninsured adults smoke. This compares to 12.9 percent of privately insured adults and 12.5 percent of Medicaid-insured adults who smoke.
2. Smoking rates among adults are decreasing. The CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report found smoking rates among adults sank to 16.8 percent from 2005 to 2014. In addition, the number of cigarettes smoked per day declined from 16.7 in 2005 to 13.8 in 2014.
3. Those with lower levels of education smoke at higher rates. Around 43 percent of those with a GED smoke regularly, compared to 21.7 percent of those with a high school degree, according to The Washington Post. Only 7.9 percent of those with an undergraduate degree reportedly smoke regularly.
4. Smoking among multiracial and American Indian or Alaskan Natives were higher than other ethnic groups. Approximately 29.2 percent of those classified as AI/AN and 27.9 percent of multiracial individuals indicated they smoke regularly. The smoking rate is lower among Asians, of whom 9.5 percent smoke regularly.
5. Midwesterners smoke the most among U.S. residents. While 13.1 percent of Westerners smoke, a whopping 20.7 percent of Midwesterners do. Southerners had the second highest smoking rate of 17.2 percent. Although other regions have lowered smoking rates by nearly 20 percent since 2005, the Midwest's rate only decreased by 14.4 percent.