| The Tobacco Reference Guide
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| by David Moyer, MD. |
| 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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