Since 2009, when vaping started to gain popularity, the smoking rate has dropped 31.6 percent
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The adult U.S. smoking rate dropped below 15 percent for the first time for the first three quarters of 2017. The news came in a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Among adults age 18 or over, the smoking rate was just 14.1 percent for the months January to September — a 10.8 percent drop over the previous full year. The smoking rate was 15.8 percent in 2016.
US adult #smoking rates hit an all time low: 14.1% (Jan-Sept 2017). The population impact of #vaping becoming clearer.
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The estimates are based on data from the National Health Interview Survey, which has used data collected by the U.S. Census Bureau to analyze population trends for 50 years. The data was analyzed and the estimates compiled by the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics.
The adult smoking rate in 2009 was 20.6 percent. Since that year the rate has stayed below 20 percent. The 2017 number represents a 31.6 percent decline in eight years. E-cigarette use has grown rapidly during that period, although the CDC has never acknowledged that vaping has played a part in the decline of smoking.
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The adult U.S. smoking rate dropped below 15 percent for the first time for the first three quarters of 2017. The news came in a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Among adults age 18 or over, the smoking rate was just 14.1 percent for the months January to September — a 10.8 percent drop over the previous full year. The smoking rate was 15.8 percent in 2016.
US adult #smoking rates hit an all time low: 14.1% (Jan-Sept 2017). The population impact of #vaping becoming clearer.
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The estimates are based on data from the National Health Interview Survey, which has used data collected by the U.S. Census Bureau to analyze population trends for 50 years. The data was analyzed and the estimates compiled by the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics.
The adult smoking rate in 2009 was 20.6 percent. Since that year the rate has stayed below 20 percent. The 2017 number represents a 31.6 percent decline in eight years. E-cigarette use has grown rapidly during that period, although the CDC has never acknowledged that vaping has played a part in the decline of smoking.