site site.xsl site

Have you seen our Economy indicators on Hotel Occupancy? Read about it.

Detailed information about unconventional wells drilled, permits and violations thanks to our partners at FracTracker.org Read about it.

Want to become involved with PittsburghTODAY? Read about it.

More than 75 percent of African Americans rate their health as good, very good or excellent. But 1-in-4 rate their health as fair or poor compared to about 1-in-5 residents of other races who give their health the lowest ratings. Read about it.

More residents overall support Marcellus Shale drilling than oppose it by a margin of 45 percent to 25 percent, with the rest in neither camp. Read about it.

1,800 residents, 32 counties, 4 states: A distillation of the findings of the Pittsburgh Regional Quality of Life Survey. Read about it.

Did you know that 45,000 jobs in SW PA are dependent upon the waterway transportation system? Read about it.

Our neighbors in Ohio and West Virginia lead the region in classical music attendance. Read about it.

Nearly 70 percent of new Pittsburgh arrivals are between the ages of 22 and 34, migrating from nearby cities such as Philadelphia, Pa.; Washington, D.C.; and New York, NY. Read about it.

Educational and Health Services is Pittsburgh’s largest job sector. Read about it.

Registered nurses pay is low in Pittsburgh by national standards. Read about it.

Local spending on schools is low by benchmark standards. Read about it.

Rush hour traffic in Pittsburgh is less congested than in most cities? Read about it.

Use our sitemap to quickly find content. Read about it.

section indicator.xsl indicator

page indicator.xsl health_smoking_Current_Smokers

health
Health / Smoking
Pittsburgh remains part of the national trend showing a small but steady decline in adults who smoke. The overall percentage of adults who smoke in Pittsburgh decreased from 18.5% in 2009 to 17.2% in 2010. The average in the US is 17.3%, and in our benchmark areas is 18.0%. Despite the decades-long decline in smoking rates from over 40% of adults to the current 19.3 % nationally, cigarette smoking remains the number one cause of preventable disease and death in our country. Unfortunately, obesity is starting to overtake smoking as the major preventable cause of bad health.
loading...
loading...

Data source(s):

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

MSA These figures are for U.S. Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA).

Percent of adult population.