CDC: Smoking Rates Continue to Drop

Good news!!!!

Smoking rates continue to drop!!!

"Smoking continues to drop among U.S. adults, says the CDC. Still, the government wants to see a lot more people kick the cigarette habit -- and the sooner, the better.

A little more than one in five adults smoke, says the CDC. That's 21.6% of American adults, or 45.4 million people. Those numbers are down from 22.5% in 2002 and 22.8% in 2001. "

Interestingly, smoking is still most prevalent among the poor and less educated.

CDC: Smoking Rates Continue to Drop: "Current smoking was most common among adults aged 25-44 years (26%), those living below the poverty level (30%), and those whose highest educational level was a General Educational Development (GED) diploma (44%)."