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Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports (MMWRs)
Cigarette Smoking Among Adults—United States, 2003
May 27, 2005 / Vol. 54 / No. 20
MMWR Introduction
For the second consecutive year, more
adults have quit smoking than are still smoking according to the article,
"Cigarette Smoking Among Adults—United States, 2003," released in the
Friday, May 27, 2005, issue of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
journal, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. The report states
that approximately 21.6% (45.4 million) of adults are current smokers,
down from 22.5% in 2002 and 22.8% in 2001. In 2003, an estimated
45.8 million adults were former smokers in the United States, representing
50.3% of those who had ever smoked.
Press Release
The Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Smoke
Continues to Decline—World No Tobacco Day is May 31
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