Smoking Rates Dropped To 16.8% In 2014, CDC Report Says.

reports that according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report, the prevalence of smoking in the country dropped from almost 21 percent in 2005 to 16.8 percent in 2014. This includes a full percentage point drop since 2013. However, these figures “mask deep trouble spots” among the poor and less-educated. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/13/health/us-smoking-rate-cdc-report.html?_r=0