Fact Based List:
Ten Key Facts About U.S. Smoking from the CDC
Submitted by Kevin Gemulla on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 17:52
- 443,000 Americans die of smoking or exposure to secondhand smoke each year.
- For every smoking-related death, another 20 people suffer with a smoking-related disease.
- Smoking costs the US about $96 billion each year in direct medical costs and $97 billion from productivity losses due to premature death.
- In 2010, 19.3% of adults (or 45.3 million) smoked cigarettes, compared with 20.9% of adults in 2005.
- 78.2% smoke every day, and 21.8% smoke some days.
- Prevalence is higher among men (21.5%) than women (17.3%)
- By state, smoking prevalence was lowest in Utah (9.1%) and California (12.1%) and highest in West Virginia (26.8%) and Kentucky (24.8%)
- The mean number of CPD among daily smokers was 16.7 in 2005 and 15.1 in 2010.
- During 2005--2010, the % daily smokers who smoked <10 CPD increased from 16.4% to 21.8%
- The proportion who smoked =30 CPD declined from 12.7% to 8.3%
Source: Vital Signs: Current Cigarette Smoking Among Adults Aged =18 Years --- United States, 2005--2010, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), CDC, Sept 6, 2011
Source URL: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm60e0906a1.htm?s_c...
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