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Residents of 12 states in the South and Midwest are more likely to smoke – and to smoke more – than people living in the rest of the United States, according to a new report.
According to Israel Central Bureau of Statistics, the smoking rate in the Israeli adult population in 2009 was 20.9%, down from 34% in 2000. [39] A Ministry of Health nationwide survey conducted in 2011 found that 20.6% of the population aged 21 and older were smokers. [ 40 ]
According to Human Rights Watch, farm work is the most hazardous occupation open to children. [21] In eastern North Carolina, a major tobacco state, children have been interviewed as young as 14 who worked harvesting tobacco, and recent news reports describe children as young as nine and ten doing such work. [22]
In Alabama, 22.1% of the adult population (ages 18+), over 783,000 individuals, are current cigarette smokers. Across all states, the prevalence of cigarette smoking among adults ranges from 9.3% to 26.5%. Alabama ranks 42nd among the states. [6] Among youth ages 12–17, 12.0% smoke in Alabama. The range across all states is 6.5% to 15.9%.
American adults smoke way less than they did a decade ago, but many of those over over 65 are starting the habit.
Population density is defined as the population divided by land area. Data are from the US Census unless otherwise specified. Population data are for the year 2023 [2] and area data are for the year 2010. [3] Some population estimates for territories are from the United Nations Commission on Population and Development. [4]
The states and territories included in the United States Census Bureau's statistics for the United States population, ethnicity, and most other categories include the 50 states and Washington, D.C. Separate statistics are maintained for the five permanently inhabited territories of the United States: Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands ...
According to 2022 Social Security Administration data, while highly populous states like Califonia, New York, and Florida have the most centenarians, Hawai'i had the highest percentage of over ...