Cancer Society Issues Statement on Smoking Rate Among U.S. Adults
June 19, 2018
June 19, 2018
WASHINGTON, June 19 -- The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network issued the following statement:
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The smoking rate among U.S. adults has reached a recorded all-time low of 13.9 percent, according to data from the 2017 National Health Interview Survey released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today. This rate represents an almost 2 percentage points decrease since 2016, when the adult smoking rate was recorded at 15.8 percent.
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The smoking rate among U.S. adults has reached a recorded all-time low of 13.9 percent, according to data from the 2017 National Health Interview Survey released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today. This rate represents an almost 2 percentage points decrease since 2016, when the adult smoking rate was recorded at 15.8 percent.