Posted at: 11/14/2009 5:47 PM | WHEC.com
Updated at: 11/14/2009 5:48 PM
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New Yorkers set a record low smoking rate
New Yorkers have set a record low smoking rate for the state.
Health Department officials say only 16.8 percent of New Yorkers say they smoked in 2008. That’s the lowest adult smoking rate on record in New York.
The Health Department credits the state cigarette tax hike, laws against indoor smoking, and a stop smoking campaign for the reduced rate.
Nationwide, the CDC reports 21percent of Americans smoke cigarettes.
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