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Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports (MMWRs)
Cigarette Smoking Among Adults—United States, 2000
July 26, 2002 / Vol. 51 / No. 29
The Friday, July 26, 2002, issue of the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention’s (CDC)
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
contains a study titled “Cigarette Smoking Among Adults—United
States, 2000.” According to the study, approximately 23.3% of adults were current
smokers in 2000; this was a decline from 25% in 1993. Preliminary data for 2001
indicate a continuing decline in current smoking among adults to 22.8%.
Cigarette Smoking Among Adults –
United States, 2000—Press Release
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