Regularly having feelings of depression was assessed by the questions, 鈥淗ow often do you feel depressed? Would you say daily, weekly, monthly, a few times a year, or never?鈥 and
鈥淭hinking about the last time you felt depressed, how would you describe the level of these feelings? Would you say a little, a lot, or somewhere in between?鈥 Respondents indicating
1) feeling depressed daily and describing the level of those feelings as 鈥渟omewhere in between a little and a lot鈥 or 鈥渁 lot鈥 or 2) feeling depressed weekly and describing the level of
those feelings as 鈥渁 lot鈥 were considered as regularly having feelings of depression. Those who answered 1) 鈥渘ever鈥 feeling depressed and who did not answer the question on the
level of the feelings, 2) feeling depressed daily and described the level of those feelings as 鈥渁 little,鈥 3) feeling depressed weekly and described the level of those feelings as 鈥渁 little鈥 or
鈥渟omewhere in between a little and a lot,鈥 or 4) feeling depressed 鈥渕onthly鈥 or 鈥渁 few times a year鈥 and described the level of those feelings as 鈥渁 little,鈥 鈥渁 lot鈥 or 鈥渟omewhere in between
a little and a lot鈥 were considered as not having feelings of depression. Others not falling within those combinations were excluded.
* Any tobacco use was defined as use either 鈥渆very day鈥 or 鈥渟ome days鈥 of at least one tobacco product among individuals (for cigarettes, users were defined as
persons who reported use either 鈥渆very day鈥 or 鈥渟ome days鈥 and had smoked 鈮100 cigarettes during their lifetime).
** Any combustible tobacco use was defined as use either 鈥渆very day鈥 or 鈥渟ome days鈥 of at least one combustible tobacco product: cigarettes; cigars, cigarillos,
filtered little cigars; pipes, water pipes, or hookah (for cigarettes, users were defined as persons who reported use either 鈥渆very day鈥 or 鈥渟ome days鈥 and had
smoked 鈮100 cigarette during their lifetime).
*** Current cigarette smokers were defined as persons who reported smoking 鈮100 cigarettes during their lifetime and now smoked cigarettes 鈥渆very day鈥 or 鈥渟ome days.鈥
**** Reported smoking cigars, cigarillos, or little filtered cigars at least once during their lifetime and now smoked at least one of these products 鈥渆very day鈥 or 鈥渟ome days.鈥
^ Reported smoking tobacco in a regular pipe, water pipe, or hookah at least once during their lifetime and now smoked at least one of these products 鈥渆very day鈥
or 鈥渟ome days.鈥
^^ Reported using electronic cigarettes at least once during their lifetime and now used e-cigarettes 鈥渆very day鈥 or 鈥渟ome days.鈥
^^^ Reported using chewing tobacco, snuff, dip, snus, or dissolvable tobacco at least once during their lifetime and now used at least one of these products 鈥渆very
day鈥 or 鈥渟ome days.
^^^^Current multiple tobacco product users were defined as adults who reported use 鈥渆very day鈥 or 鈥渟ome days鈥 for at least two or more of the following tobacco products: cigarettes (鈮100 cigarettes during lifetime); cigars, cigarillos, filtered little cigars; pipes, water pipes, or hookah; e-cigarettes; or smokeless tobacco products.
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U.S. adult tobacco product use in 2020, by feelings of depression
According to a survey of U.S. adults, among participants who stated that they had regular feelings of depression, around 36 percent used some tobacco product in 2020. In comparison, among those who did not have regular feelings of depression, around 18 percent reported using tobacco products. This statistic displays the percentage of U.S. adults that used various tobacco products in 2020, by regular feelings of depression.
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