A 1985 survey of a random sample of faculty at the Yale University School of Medicine investigated smoking prevalence and attitudes. The overall prevalence of cigarette smoking was estimated to be 9.8 percent, much lower than the prevalence in the general population. A higher proportion of women than men were current cigarette smokers. With regard to department affiliation, surgeons were most frequently current cigarette smokers, with psychiatrists having the lowest prevalence of current cigarette smoking and the highest percentage of people who had never smoked. In general, attitudes toward smoking were negative.