Fewer New Yorkers are smoking.
This according to a new study that came out pointing to numbers of adults smoking in New York.
At this point just 12% of adults in the state smoke cigarettes, according to the data. The national average is a little over 15%.
The study shows that less than 6% of young adults between 18 and 24 admit to smoking.
Even with that progress though, more than 22,000 people die each year because of smoking.
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