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U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for January 22
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 PRNewswire-USNewswire — Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:
TUESDAY, JANUARY 22: IT REALLY HAPPENED
Profile America —- Tuesday, January 22nd. You may think the debate over smoking is fairly recent. But 100 years ago this week, the New York City council passed an ordinance that made it illegal for women to smoke in public. The ordinance was the result of a campaign by the National Anti-Cigarette League, the first to use the term "coffin nails" for cigarettes. At the time, a number of cities had banned smoking, along with the states of Arkansas, Iowa, Idaho, and Tennessee. All of these laws were revoked by 1917, since they were not only difficult to enforce, but added to the allure of smoking. Now, just under 21 percent of adults in the U.S. currently smoke. The highest proportion is in Kentucky, at 28 percent. The lowest is Utah at 11 percent. You can find these and more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau on the Web at www.census.gov.
Profile America is produced by the Public Information Office of the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments ready to air on a monthly CD or on Internet at http://www.census.gov (look under the "Newsroom" button). For further information, contact Rick Reed at +1-301-763-2812, fax at +1-301-457-3670, or e-mail at rreed(At)census.gov.
SOURCE U.S. Census Bureau
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