New York Smokers Lowest Ever Recorded

At 14 out of every 100, the proportion of people who smoke in New York City is the lowest on record, according to new figures released by the city's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene on Thursday. Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, himself a former smoker, and other city leaders said nearly half a million New Yorkers have quit smoking since 2002, with rates among teenagers city-wide showing some of the steepest decline. The new figures come from the latest Community Health Survey, which polls 10,000 New Yorkers via telephone every year...

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