About 50 million Americans smoke cigarettes, but most smokers are either actively trying to quit or want to quit. Since 1965, more than 40 percent of all adults who have ever smoked have quit. ... About 23 percent of adult men and 19 percent of adult women smoke. This figure is ... African Americans Search Your Heart;
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www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4731
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1, 2006) — After years of progress in reducing adult smoking rates, a recent study issued ... "Over the past 20 years, secondhand smoke exposure has decreased dramatically; however, more than 126 million nonsmoking Americans continue to be exposed in their homes, vehicles, workplaces, and public places," said Dr. Pechacek.
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Today adult Americans smoke 10% less than average developed nation. 19.1 percent of adult Americans smoke, as opposed to 34 percent of Germans or Japanese and 27 percent of the French or English.
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After decades of decline, the percentage of adult Americans who smoke is no longer going down, according to an article in the December Journal of the American Medical Association. On top of this, smoking rates outside the United States have skyrocketed and continue to climb, according to the World Health Organization.
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The percentage of adult Americans who smoke— approximately 25%—has been fairly consistent since 1991. Alcohol abuse is the leading cause of liver-related mortality in the United States and is associated with hypertension, heart disease, and stroke.
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27% of Americans smoke (1991).... versus 29% in 1987 and 44% in 1964; The decrease is due to more people quitting, and NOT due to fewer people starting...so this means that efforts to prevent people from becoming smokers have not been successful... ... Percentage of heavy smokers: 27% in 1987 vs. ... Trends in adult smoking...
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Nov. 13, 2008 -- The percentage of Americans who smoke cigarettes has fallen below 20% for the first time since at least the mid-1960s, according to a new report. ... Almost one in five adult Americans smoke, and many former smokers are succumbing to their habit again."
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About 21 percent of adult Americans smoke, according to a report released this month by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ... McDaniel said landlords typically ban smoking for three reasons - they don't want other tenants to complain about second-hand smoke, they can seek a discount on their fire...
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The public-health benefit of reducing that number is as obvious as the nicotine stains on the pack-a-day smoker. The numbers of smokers are going down. Since 1965, the percentage of adult Americans who smoke has dropped from 42.4 to 22.5 in 2002, according to the CDC's latest data.
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