"After all, Leichtman said, most people don't smoke."
Yep, tyranny of the majority was a vision of the future America the Founding Fathers hoped for!
With 25-30% of the people that do smoke, that does put us in the minority. But THIS minority spends a LOT of money!
Men smoked on average 19.7 cigarettes per day, compared with 18.1 smoked by women.
Men smoked cigarettes with an average tar content of 8.2mg. Women smoked cigarettes with an average tar content of 7.2mg.
Generally, people with tertiary qualifications are less likely to smoke than people with lower levels of education. For males, 17 per cent of university graduates smoked compared to 32.8 per cent of those who had finished schooling at Years 10 or 11. For females, 14.2 per cent of university graduates smoked compared to 27.6 per cent of those who had finished schooling at Years 10 or 11. People with high occupational status were less likely to smoke than people with low occupational status. For males, 18.7 per cent of those identified as upper level white collar workers smoked, compared to 40.9 per cent of lower level blue collar workers. For women, 16.7 per cent of those identified as upper level white collar workers smoked, compared to 31.8 per cent of lower level blue collar workers.
