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Originally Posted by DimondAngels
I am sure that the number is much lower in TV. A much more educated population.
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But also a population brought up in an era where smoking was widely acceptable, even considered somewhat cultured, educated, chic, or whatever you want to call it, young and old were shown on TV, magazines, in films, as a more sophisticated group, and many seniors here probably remember the encouragement given to young men who entered the military to smoke, they were made to feel somewhat different, apart from the 'team" if they resisted the smoke breaks. So, I'd guess smoking to be just a tad higher in this kind of community than the general population which has grown up with a distinct prejudice against smokers, but that's only one opinion. Last week I did hear the surgeon general of Florida say that over all the state, 20% of the residents smoke, as opposed to only 25 years ago when 45% of Floridians smoked. He said within the medical and scientific communities, that is considered an amazing percentage of reduction.