Rates remain high among low-income Americans (24.4 percent), rural residents (27 percent), people with disabilities (21.5 percent), and workers in construction and extraction jobs (around 29 percent)
Of those who said they smoked, 29% started smoking when they were 15 or under, 35% started smoking when they were 16 or 17, and 35% started at 18 or older
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Smuggled cigarettes make up substantial portions of cigarette consumption in many states, and greater than 20 percent of consumption in 15 states
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"It is vital that people understand just how harmful smoking is and how much quitting can improve their health and life expectancy," said Sarah Jackson, principal research fellow in University College London's Alcohol and Tobacco Research Group, said in a statement
