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Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports (MMWRs)
State-Specific Prevalence and Trends in Adult Cigarette Smoking—United States, 1998–2007
March 13, 2009 / Vol. 58 / No. 9
MMWR Introduction
According to the CDC's
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), in 2007,
cigarette smoking prevalence among the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto
Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands ranged from 8.7% to 31.1%. States varied substantially in
both levels of smoking and trends in smoking during the past 10 years, and these variations
can be attributed to factors such as differences in population demographics, differing levels
of tobacco control programs and policies, and variations in tobacco industry marketing and
promotion. The present rate of decline will very likely be too slow in almost all states other
than Utah to achieve the Healthy People 2010 objective unless comprehensive, evidence-based tobacco
control programs are fully implemented in all states.
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