CDC: People with disabilities smoke more
A new study provides evidence that people with disabilities smoke more than people in the general population. Researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention conducted a random-digit-dialed telephone survey of 294,000 U.S. adults in 2004. They found that approximately 25% of people with disabilities smoke compared to approximately 20% of the general population. Interestingly, the study also revealed that people with disabilities were more likely to have seen a doctor and been advised to quit smoking. Finally, the researchers found that among people with lower incomes, 37% of people with disabilities smoke in comparison to 23% of people without disabilities. Click here to read more or click here to access the original report.

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