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49% of unemployed people in Ireland smoke
Wednesday, 15 April 2009
Nearly half of all unemployed Irish people smoke.
Research carried out by the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland also shows that 27% of all Irish people currently smoke.
This means the incidence of smokers among the unemployed is nearly double that of the general population at 49%.
In the workforce, craft and trade workers were the highest group of smokers with 45% of female and 39% of male workers smoking.
It also revealed that the lowest levels of smoking were reported by professional workers, with 20% of men and 18% of women smoking.
Dr Karen Morgan says the figures don't come as a surprise:
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