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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAdults who smoke (%) -- Avg. life expectancy at birth (years)
1. West Virginia 26.9 74.8
2. Kentucky 24.1 75.6
3. Arkansas 23.7 76.1
4. Indiana 21.7 77.1
5. Ohio 21.4 77.0
6. Louisiana 21.1 76.1
7. Mississippi 21.0 74.9
8. Tennessee 20.8 76.0
9. South Dakota 20.2 78.9
10. Missouri 20.1 77.3
11. Michigan 20.1 78.1
12. Alabama 20.0 75.6
13. Oklahoma 19.9 76.1
14. North Dakota 19.7 79.7
15. Maine 19.4 78.7
16. Wyoming 19.2 78.9
17. Montana 18.9 78.9
18. South Carolina 18.7 77.1
19. Alaska 18.5 79.0
20. Pennsylvania 17.9 78.5
21. North Carolina 17.9 78.1
22. Kansas 17.9 78.5
23. Iowa 17.4 79.4
24. Delaware 17.4 78.5
25. Wisconsin 17.2 79.5
26. Nebraska 16.6 79.6
27. New Hampshire 16.6 79.7
28. Georgia 16.3 77.9
29. New Mexico 15.9 78.0
30. Illinois 15.9 79.4
31. Nevada 15.7 78.7
32. Oregon 15.7 79.9
33. Minnesota 15.5 80.9
34. Rhode Island 15.2 79.8
35. Virginia 15.1 79.6
36. Idaho 15.0 79.4
37. Florida 14.9 80.2
38. Colorado 14.7 80.6
39. Vermont 14.7 79.8
40. Arizona 14.5 80.0
41. Hawaii 14.4 82.3
42. Texas 14.2 79.2
43. Massachusetts 13.7 80.6
44. New Jersey 13.2 80.5
45. New York 13.0 81.4
46. Maryland 12.6 79.2
47. Connecticut 12.5 80.9
48. Washington 12.1 80.4
49. California 11.5 81.7
50. Utah 9.1 80.1
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Budi
(15,325 posts)Historic NY
(37,451 posts)I live in Ny its nice to go into a place that's smokeless
jimfields33
(15,823 posts)I get to live two years longer living in Florida. Good decision.
LiberalFighter
(50,950 posts)LizBeth
(9,952 posts)radicalleft
(478 posts)are you implying?
left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)Around 1995 we drove through AZ and stopped for lunch.
The place had a 'smoking section' and a 'non-smoking section'.
We requested 'non-smoking'.
There was no separation between the two, only an aisle between the two.
(Tables on the left are 'smoking'; on the right 'non-smoking')
So smoke drifted all over the place.
no_hypocrisy
(46,122 posts)She died of lung cancer.
One of the saddest moments was at the end, Mom admitted that she was wrong to yell at me for throwing away her packs of Marlboros when I was 9.
rurallib
(62,423 posts)3 packs of Pall Malls a day. Her twin sister never smoked, although her husband (my uncle) was a heavy smoker so she lived with it.
My dad also smoked 3+ packs a day.
My mom died at 57 of lung cancer. My dad at 62 of liver failure (both were heavy drinkers also). My aunt lived until 81. She was also a drinker.
The smoking sure made a difference.
Buckeyeblue
(5,499 posts)liberal_mama
(1,495 posts)That combination causes really early death. I read a study about it once.
left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)Hooked up to oxygen,
gasping for each breath.
Made me quit 'cold turkey' 30 years ago.
Buckeyeblue
(5,499 posts)rurallib
(62,423 posts)and there aren't many public places where they can smoke. Used to be every place you went - grocery stores, restaurants, university classes even airplanes (IIRC) allowed smoking. I can't even think of a public place that allows smoking these days, unless it would be bars.
Midnight Writer
(21,768 posts)Went through a list of health problems, but still smokes 2 packs a day. Sounded like a brag.
Emile
(22,789 posts)DEbluedude
(816 posts)I quit 21 years ago at age 43. Best thing I have ever done.