NEW YORK SMOKERS
July 1st, 2004
BY MONICA DOBIE
THE NUMBER of smokers in New York City fell by 11 per cent from 2002 to 2003, according to surveys commissioned by City Hall. After holding steady for a decade, the number of regular smokers dropped more than 100,000 in a year, to 19.3% of adults, from 21.6%. Health officials attributed the decrease to tax increases and a smoking ban in bars.
THE NUMBER of smokers in New York City fell by 11 per cent from 2002 to 2003, according to surveys commissioned by City Hall. After holding steady for a decade, the number of regular smokers dropped more than 100,000 in a year, to 19.3% of adults, from 21.6%. Health officials attributed the decrease to tax increases and a smoking ban in bars.
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