In Comparison to Statistics from the 1970s, Today in the United

question 169

Multiple Choice

In comparison to statistics from the 1970s, today in the United States surveys find that cigarette smoking by adolescents has:

• A) increased substantially
• B) increased slightly
• C) remained about the same
• D) declined substantially

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