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Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports (MMWRs)
Cigarette Smoking Among Adults—United States, 2007
November 14, 2008 / Vol. 57 / No. 45
MMWR Introduction
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analyzed self-reported data from the 2007 National Health Interview Survey which
indicates that approximately 19.8% (43.4 million) of U.S. adults were current cigarette
smokers in 2007. After 3 years during which prevalence in current cigarette smoking among adults
remained virtually unchanged (20.9% in 2004, 20.9% in 2005, and 20.8% in
2006), the prevalence in 2007 (19.8%) was significantly lower than in 2006.
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