Around 90% of adult smokers report that they started smoking before the age of 18. This suggests that a high percentage of teen smokers transition to become regular smokers in adulthood.
Approximately 15-30 of smokers develop cancer.
Approximately 15 to 30 of cigarette smokers develop cancer.
Approximately 85-90 of smokers are at risk of developing cancer.
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over 5 million
40%of women smoke
10 - 15%
To some extent smokers will tend to socialize with other smokers, but the social segregation of smokers from non-smokers is not that strict; in reality, smokers can have the same range of friends that non-smokers have.
Approximately 10-15 of non-smokers are at risk of developing lung cancer.
The rate of smokers in the U.S. has leveled off for over a decade at about 23%, leaving the percentage of non-smokers at 77%. This rate varies widely by state, being as low as 10% smokers in some states and as high as over 30% in Kentucky.
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