Originally Posted by Blackcat31:
Statistically, as sad as this may sound a majority of smokers are low income.
Often times the stresses of living in poverty cause many to smoke.
Tobacco companies also target low income people with more aggressive marketing etc.
Google it...you'll find a ton of research supporting the connection between low income/poverty and cigarettes.
I have never seen any statistics, but I believe this is true. I have wondered way it seems poorer people smoke more.