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Out of all U.S. full-time employees ages 18 to 64, more than 33.6 million (28% of the total) smoked cigarettes in the past month. Almost 45% of food-service workers reported smoking cigarettes in that time.
The next highest group is construction workers at 42.9%. While those who work in education, training and library fields are 12.3%.
The research also shows that younger workers are more likely to have smoked cigarettes in the past month. Of full-time employees 18 to 24, 40.1% reported using cigarettes. The percentage of workers who smoked in the past month decreases with age: 33.9% of workers ages 26-34; 26.7% of workers ages 35-49; and 20.7% of workers ages 50-64.
The study makes you take a look at the workplace and suggests that the workplace may be a good place to address smoking. But the more interesting aspect of this study is why do people in those fields smoke more?
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