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Originally Posted by Pookie
"21% of adults reported smoking, the same as in 2007 and lower than the 39% in 1980."
"Impact of the smokefree legislation:
On the 1st July 2007, smokefree legislation was introduced in England, banning smoking in enclosed public places. - There was no significant difference in cigarette smoking prevalence in adults 16 and over pre and post 1st July 2007. "
However there is no correlation between the cost of tobacco and a decrease in smoking. People will carry on smoking the same quantity regardless of price (probably why governments increase tax on cigarettes safe in the knowledge that it's a guaranteed money maker).
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well, in that case I don't know which report is more bias. Where did you get that from? Perhaps I shouldn't have believed what I read.
Although there's a significant difference there, from 1980 to 2007.
I don't think banning smoking in enclosed places is a policy to make people smoke less.???
They claim that the governments increase tax on cigarettes to use that money for health care, which kind of makes sense.