Do You Look Down on People Who Smoke?

Did you ever cross the street to avoid a smoker? We have. So it shouldn't come as a huge shock that many Americans hold people who smoke in a lower regard.

One in four people say they respect a person less when he or she smokes, according to a recent Gallup poll, vs. 14 percent in the 1990s, USA Today reports.

Former smokers aren't any kinder. Even among current smokers, 5 percent have less respect for tobacco users. Seems a little hypocritical, doesn't it?

What's worse, 19.3 percent of the U.S. population still smokes. That's a lot of people. And not only are they addicted to something that might kill them, they're being looked down upon as a result.

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On the bright side, a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week says that, among daily smokers, the percentage who smoke 30 or more cigarettes a day dropped to 8 percent in 2010 (down from 13 percent in 2005).

That's an improvement, but we still have a long way to go. And looking down on people for smoking isn't really going to help solve the problem.

Do you judge people for smoking?

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