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Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports (MMWRs)
Cigarette Smoking Among Adults—United States, 2001
October 10, 2003 / Vol. 52 / No. 40
The Friday, October 10, 2003, 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, 2001.” According
to the study, 46.2 million adults (22.8 percent) in the United States were current
smokers in 2001—down from 25 percent in 1993. During 1965–2001, smoking declined
faster for non-Hispanic blacks ages 18 years and older than non-Hispanic whites
the same age. Smoking among black women is now lower than for white women, and
in 2000–2001, for the first time, smoking prevalence among black men was similar
to that among white men. Overall, the decline in cigarette smoking prevalence
in the adult U.S. population is not occurring at a rate that will meet the 2010
national health objective of 12 percent. Sustaining or increasing implementation
of comprehensive tobacco-control programs to meet the CDC-recommended funding
levels are necessary to attain the 2010 national objective.
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