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left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)
Fri Jan 7, 2022, 12:13 PM Jan 2022

Adults 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

https://triblive.com/news/pennsylvania/how-the-smoking-rate-in-pa-compares-to-the-nation/

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Adults who smoke (%) -- Avg. life expectancy at birth (years) (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Jan 2022 OP
I better move to CA! Oh wait..Hawaii's 82. Budi Jan 2022 #1
So glad I gave up smoking Historic NY Jan 2022 #2
I was born in pennsyvania but live in Florida now jimfields33 Jan 2022 #3
They are living too long. LiberalFighter Jan 2022 #4
that is mean LizBeth Jan 2022 #15
What the actual fuck radicalleft Jan 2022 #16
Back in the day ... left-of-center2012 Jan 2022 #5
My mother made it to 75 in NJ. no_hypocrisy Jan 2022 #6
My mother was an identical twin. My mother was a heavy smoker rurallib Jan 2022 #7
People who both smoke and drink don't live to be old Buckeyeblue Jan 2022 #9
My brother-in-law was an alcoholic and a smoker and he died at 49 years old liberal_mama Jan 2022 #17
Both my dad and my mother-in-law died of smoking related emphysema left-of-center2012 Jan 2022 #8
These percentages seem high. I don't see a lot of people smoking any more Buckeyeblue Jan 2022 #10
Not many smoker in public any more rurallib Jan 2022 #13
Ran into an old friend the other day. 74 years old, has emphysema, COPD, and still smokes. Midnight Writer Jan 2022 #11
What would it be if you quit at age 50? Emile Jan 2022 #12
Better than it will be if you don't. DEbluedude Jan 2022 #14

jimfields33

(15,823 posts)
3. I was born in pennsyvania but live in Florida now
Fri Jan 7, 2022, 12:22 PM
Jan 2022

I get to live two years longer living in Florida. Good decision.

left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)
5. Back in the day ...
Fri Jan 7, 2022, 12:27 PM
Jan 2022

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)
6. My mother made it to 75 in NJ.
Fri Jan 7, 2022, 12:29 PM
Jan 2022

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)
7. My mother was an identical twin. My mother was a heavy smoker
Fri Jan 7, 2022, 12:29 PM
Jan 2022

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.

liberal_mama

(1,495 posts)
17. My brother-in-law was an alcoholic and a smoker and he died at 49 years old
Fri Jan 7, 2022, 01:29 PM
Jan 2022

That combination causes really early death. I read a study about it once.

left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)
8. Both my dad and my mother-in-law died of smoking related emphysema
Fri Jan 7, 2022, 12:37 PM
Jan 2022

Hooked up to oxygen,
gasping for each breath.

Made me quit 'cold turkey' 30 years ago.

rurallib

(62,423 posts)
13. Not many smoker in public any more
Fri Jan 7, 2022, 12:52 PM
Jan 2022

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)
11. Ran into an old friend the other day. 74 years old, has emphysema, COPD, and still smokes.
Fri Jan 7, 2022, 12:49 PM
Jan 2022

Went through a list of health problems, but still smokes 2 packs a day. Sounded like a brag.

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