In A First, Smoking Rates Fell Below 10%; CDC Missed It Due To Cuts

In A First, Smoking Rates Fell Below 10%; CDC Missed It Due To Cuts Only 9.9% of U.S. adults reported smoking cigarettes in 2024 — a historic low — down from 10.8% in 2023. But federal cuts put an end to the CDC's Office of Smoking and Health last year, leaving them short on experts to analyze the data they had collected. https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/in-a-first-smoking-rates-fell-below-10-cdc-missed-it-due-to-cuts/