Tobacco
The #1 Avoidable Killer
Since the first Surgeon General's report on smoking and health in 1964, 27 additional reports have concluded that tobacco use is the single most avoidable cause of disease, disability and death in the United States.
Number of Smokers in Sedgwick County, Kansas and the United States
According to the Center for Disease Control's Behavioral Risk
Factor Surveillance System, tobacco use among adults in the United States,
Kansas and Sedgwick County has remained relatively constant and similar over
recent years.
Comparing Sedgwick County to Kansas and the United States shows we have a higher percentage of current adult smokers.
- 20% of Sedgwick County adults currently smoke
- 17.9% of Kansas adults currently smoke
- 19.8% of American adults currently smoke
Who's Smoking in Kansas?
The same survey shows approximately 18% of Kansans are smokers and the most distinct differences in the proportion of smokers are within the income and education categories.
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