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I think a lot of it depends on when it was written and the subject of the book itself. I found that books written into the early 70s always had some sort of mention about smoking, whether it was an Asimov sci-fi book or Ayn Rand political statement type book. Yet many newer books I see tend to ignore that aspect, unless it plays into the stereotypical "evil" character.
I cannot think of any book that has a passage like "as he steps out onto the sidewalk in front of the charity auction that benefits terminal children, he lights up a calming smoke, trying to clear his head from the disappointment of failing to procure enough funds to purchase the baby Jesus statuette."
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