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Nearly Half a Million New Yorkers Have Quit Smoking Since 2002

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100,000 Fewer Smokers in New York from 2009 to 2010 Alone: “Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn, Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services Linda I. Gibbs and Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas A. Farley today announced that New York City’s adult smoking rate has reached an all-time low with only 14 out of 100 New Yorkers still smoking. This marks a decrease in the number of New Yorkers who smoke by 35 percent since 2002, when the Health Department began its efforts to reduce tobacco use. This translates to approximately 450,000 fewer adult smokers in New York City, with some of the steepest declines registered among Staten Islanders and teens city-wide.”

  • “A survey released yesterday finds that 14 percent of adults said they were smokers in 2010 a drop from 15.8 percent in 2009. The new figure is an all-time low. Public high school students were found to smoke at a rate of 7 percent–a drop from a high of 18 percent earlier this decade. The study which was conducted by the city heath department and the Bloomberg administration was quick to link the decline in smokers to Bloomberg’s many anti-smoking policies. In 2002 Bloomberg banned smoking in restaurants, bars and most workplaces. Although too recent to show up in the study, in May the city initiated a ban on smoking in public parks and beaches. Also credited for the decline in smoking–increased taxes and anti-smoking ads.”
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