Adult Tobacco Use Levels After Intensive Tobacco Control Measures: New York City, 20022003
Thomas R. Frieden, MD, MPH,
Farzad Mostashari, MD, MSPH,
Bonnie D. Kerker, PhD,
Nancy Miller, PhD,
Anjum Hajat, MPH and
Martin Frankel, PhD
Thomas R. Frieden, Farzad Mostashari, Bonnie D. Kerker, Nancy Miller, and Anjum Hajat are with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Martin Frankel is with the Department of Computer Information Systems, Baruch College Zicklin School of Business, City University of New York.
FIGURE 1—Smoking prevalence among New York City adults, 19932003, with key tobacco control initiatives and dates of implementation.
Note. Smoking prevalence among adults decreased by 11%. Width of bars is proportional to sample size. Space between bars is proportional to time interval between surveys.