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Smoking up nationally, down in Utah 

Utah has the lowest number of cigarette smokers in the country, according to a survey showing that smoking rates nationwide have moved up slightly for the first time in 15 years.

Only 9 percent of Utahns smoke, compared to about 21 percent of their fellow Americans. The national figure is up slightly from the 19.8 percent who reported themselves as smokers the previous year, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The results foiled CDC officials' hopes for another decline to below 20 percent -- perhaps permanently -- below 20 percent.

The increase was so small, it could be just a blip, so health officials and experts say smoking prevalence is flat, not rising.

"Clearly, we've hit a wall in reducing adult smoking,"

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