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minus-squarecygnus@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up20·9 days agoHuh I’m surprised smoking has only declined by 25% in the lat 20 years. I’d have guessed at least 50%.
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 days ago20 years ago was 2005. It declined heavily from the 80s.
minus-squarecygnus@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 days ago 20 years ago was 2005 [Matt Damon ageing GIF]
minus-squareBlameThePeacock@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·9 days agoThe decline in smoking started well before 20 years ago, smoking rates used to be like 50% of the adult population, now it’s down to 10%ish. However, based on online graphs, it seems like it has been closer to 50% over the last 20 years. https://uwaterloo.ca/tobacco-use-canada/adult-tobacco-use/smoking-canada/historical-trends-smoking-prevalence https://www.macrotrends.net/global-metrics/countries/can/canada/smoking-rate-statistics
minus-squarecygnus@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up4·9 days agoLies, damn lies, and statistics, eh? Thanks for the sources!
minus-squareknexcar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 days agoWell it feels like more people are smoking weed than they used to.
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 days agoAnd the myth than weed is not addictive still rages on the internet.
Huh I’m surprised smoking has only declined by 25% in the lat 20 years. I’d have guessed at least 50%.
20 years ago was 2005. It declined heavily from the 80s.
[Matt Damon ageing GIF]
The decline in smoking started well before 20 years ago, smoking rates used to be like 50% of the adult population, now it’s down to 10%ish.
However, based on online graphs, it seems like it has been closer to 50% over the last 20 years.
https://uwaterloo.ca/tobacco-use-canada/adult-tobacco-use/smoking-canada/historical-trends-smoking-prevalence https://www.macrotrends.net/global-metrics/countries/can/canada/smoking-rate-statistics
Lies, damn lies, and statistics, eh? Thanks for the sources!
Well it feels like more people are smoking weed than they used to.
And the myth than weed is not addictive still rages on the internet.