U.S.A.'s investigation reveals : Smoking relates to level of education

U.S.A.'s investigation reveals : Smoking relates to level of education
Www.xinhuanet.com Los Angeles 8 Special despatch of the 30th of moon (reporter's plateau) A newest investigation of Gallup reveals, in U.S.A., the proportions of people of smoking and level of education are concerned certainly: People have high level of education, smoker's rate is relatively low, also right on the contrary.
The investigation involve the whole America every state, have 35 more than employment adults Wan poll together. The result reveals, in recent years, the whole America smoked the proportions of people have been keeping more steady level all the time, namely during adult population, smoker's proportion accounts for 2,100. But the proportion of smoker of every state has greater differences . In states such as Utah, Massachusetts, Connecticut and California,etc., the proportion that the adult smokes is lowest, among between 13 and 16; In states such as Kentucky and West Virginia,etc., the proportion is the highest that the adult smokes, it is 3,100.
The investigator finds after analyzing various reasons to cause the proportion difference of the smoker of every state, the level of level of education is one of the most important reasons for smoker's proportion difference. For example, exceed states such as Kentucky, West Virginia, Arkansas, Indiana and Tian NaXi of the average national level,etc. in smoker's proportion, it is accepted that the proportions of people of higher education are less than 2,500; Lower than states such as Massachusetts, Connecticut and Maryland of the national level,etc. in smoker's proportion, accept over 3,000 of population of higher education.
The investigation still finds, another relevant factor of the proportions of people is tax revenues with smoking. Higher than the state of the average national level in smoker's proportion, the tax rate of each pack of cigarettes is 0.66 dollars; In the state of the average national level in smoker's proportion, the tax rate of each pack of cigarettes is 1.59 dollars; Less than the state of the national level in smoker's proportion, the tax rate of each pack of cigarettes is 2.02 dollars.
In addition ban on opium-smoking and the opium trade measure and smoke proportions of population concern certainly. The state that bans on opium-smoking and the opium trade in the public place, the proportions of people of smoking are often relatively low; Not taking the state of this kind of measure, the proportions of people of smoking are often relatively high.
Researchers say, the investigation result will be offered in order to ban on opium-smoking and the opium trade more effectively in the future what can be drawn lessons from is accorded with.
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