For the first time, more American men are ex-smokers than are still
smoking, the National Cancer Institute has announced. The finding, based
on nearly 100 000 interviews conducted in 1992, shows that people are getting
the message about the dangers of smoking, says Samuel Broder, director of
the NCI.
‘We’re making progress,’ he says. ‘We now know that energetic, comprehensive
tobacco control initiatives work.’
Of those questioned, 27.4 per cent of men over 20 said they were smokers,
while 28 per cent said they had quit. Smoking women, however, still outnumber
women who have kicked the habit, though these numbers have also improved.
