Friday, July 04, 2008

A bad habit

Valencia is the community with the highest percentage of smokers according to the latest National Survey of Health and the Quitters conducted 2007 in the UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain.

Three out of 10 Valencians admitted to being habitual smokers with an additional 4% admitting to smoking on an occasional basis. The average for Spain is 24.6% habitual smokers along with a further 3.1% occasional smokers.

Many of the people surveyed admitted to smoking more than a packet a day and claimed to have started between the ages of 16 and 18.

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