State-Specific Prevalence of Cigarette Smoking and Quitting Among Adults—United States, 2004.

Autor: Kuiper, N., Malarcher, A., Bombard, J., Maurice, E., Jackson, K.
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Zdroj: JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association; 12/21/2005, Vol. 294 Issue 23, p2963-2966, 4p
Abstrakt: The article offers a look at the prevalence of cigarette smoking and quitting among adults in various U.S. states in 2004. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analyzed state/area data from the 2004 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System to assess the prevalence of current and never cigarette smoking and the proportion of ever smokers who had quit. The analysis indicated substantial variation among states. In 34 states, more than 50 percent of ever smokers had quit smoking.
Databáze: Complementary Index