[TomGuy]

The decline is sharpest among young adults

I live in a 20-unit apartment complex. About 1/3 of the residents are older retired and 2/3 are young singles and couples. The younger residents tend to stay about 6 months to 1 year.

Nearly every new young single or family who have moved in have at least one smoker.

Considering the years of anti-smoking ads and supposed education from the Big Tobacco settlement of 15 years ago, I am surprised at the number of young smokers in this apartment complex.

Apparently, the money from Big Tobacco for anti-smoking didn't work.

[Tax-chick]

My husband and I have never smoked, in our entire lives. (I’m 46, he’s 50.) Our parents were smokers (his still are) and we thought it was gross.

Our 21-year-old daughter smokes. Apparently just about every enlisted person in the Coast Guard smokes. She’s an adult ... just don’t smoke in our house. Fortunately, our 18-year-old son is a musician, and he says smoking and excessive drinking would damage his voice, and he can’t have that.

[funfan]

I was in SF last week shopping with my daughter for her wedding and I was shocked to see all the people smoking
since it is so liberal there and most of the people smoking were younger people also alot of the OWS protesters who were sitting on the street were smoking.