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• Quarter of Czechs steadily smoking - survey  

Jump to full article: Czech Happenings, 2008-05-28

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Prague- Some one-quarter of Czechs are smokers and the proportion has remained unchanged over the past decade, according to a survey conducted by the State Health Institute (SZU) last year and unveiled by Ladislav Csemy from the Prague Psychiatric Centre today.

In 2007, smokers accounted for 26.6 percent of the total Czech population, while the figure was 26.2 percent ten years ago, Csemy said.

Some 3.4 percent of Czechs smoke occasionally, he added.

The figures are to highlight the World No Tobacco Day 2008 to be held on May 31.

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