This statistic shows the results of a 2015 survey among adult non-smokers on whether they had ever smoked cigarettes on a regular basis. 26 percent of respondents stated they had been smoking cigarettes on a regular basis before.
Non-smokers: Did you, yourself, ever smoke cigarettes on a regular basis?
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Gallup. (October 2, 2015). Non-smokers: Did you, yourself, ever smoke cigarettes on a regular basis? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/261207/survey-among-non-smokers-on-smoking/
Gallup. "Non-smokers: Did you, yourself, ever smoke cigarettes on a regular basis? ." Chart. October 2, 2015. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/261207/survey-among-non-smokers-on-smoking/
Gallup. (2015). Non-smokers: Did you, yourself, ever smoke cigarettes on a regular basis? . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/261207/survey-among-non-smokers-on-smoking/
Gallup. "Non-smokers: Did You, Yourself, Ever Smoke Cigarettes on a Regular Basis? ." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Oct 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/261207/survey-among-non-smokers-on-smoking/
Gallup, Non-smokers: Did you, yourself, ever smoke cigarettes on a regular basis? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/261207/survey-among-non-smokers-on-smoking/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Non-smokers: Did you, yourself, ever smoke cigarettes on a regular basis? [Graph], Gallup, October 2, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/261207/survey-among-non-smokers-on-smoking/