Cigarette smoking hits all-time low in the US - but rates have barely budged in poor, non-white communities 14 percent of Americans consumed a tobacco product in 2017, CDC data show But poor, non-white areas have seen little change, a Stanford study shows The biggest divides are seen in Washington, DC, Atlanta, Miami, and Fort Lauderdale Areas with higher smoking have higher rates of asthma and heart disease
By Mia De Graaf Health Editor For Dailymail.com
Published: 21:13 GMT, 8 January 2019 | Updated: 21:13 GMT, 8 January 2019
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Cigarette smoking has hit an all-time low in the United States - but progress is lopsided, according to a new report.
Just 14 percent of Americans consumed a tobacco product in 2017, federal data show.
But figures have barely budged in poorer communities, where smoking-related cancers are far more common than in rich areas.
It has taken decades to drive down the smoking rate, and the new milestone, published today in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine, is groundbreaking.
However, lead author Eric Leas said he was astonished by how different the situation is for non-white,
