Some good news: it looks like smoking isn't as appealing to young Americans as it used to be. According to Gallup survey data from 2001 to 2003, 35 percent of 18- to 29-year-olds said they smoked cigarettes β for the 2019 to 2022 period, that number has fallen to 12 percent.
While less people smoking is a positive, Gallup warns that the decline in young adults smoking cigarettes over the last two decades appears to be due in part to them instead adopting e-cigarettes β which have their own health risks. According to the survey data, as many as 19 percent of 18- to 29-year-old respondents now use vapes.
Via Statista.
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