> "it's also just really damn hard to smoke in NYC."
Yes, it is :-)
Also banned in the parks. The age increase to 21 is a relatively recent change, the adult rate had been 14% and the teen rate 7% prior to that change.
Taxes, banning smoking in public places, hard-hitting anti-smoking ads spending $1 to $2 per capita are the main reasons for decline, all policy. Clinical intervention is also important, but have less effect than the policy.
Yes, it is :-)
Also banned in the parks. The age increase to 21 is a relatively recent change, the adult rate had been 14% and the teen rate 7% prior to that change.
Taxes, banning smoking in public places, hard-hitting anti-smoking ads spending $1 to $2 per capita are the main reasons for decline, all policy. Clinical intervention is also important, but have less effect than the policy.