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Originally Posted by BigRichard
I would like to see what the stats were 5 years after implemeting those labels. I bet the numbers hadn't changed at all. I don't think the labels had anything to do with the percentage of smokers. It was many other factors that came years later.
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Actually the rates were decreasing during the period 1955 to 1965 prior to the warning labels. But they began to decrease much faster in the period of 1965 to 1970 (see link). There were lots of Americans that quit smoking during that time period, my dad being one of them. I was very aware of the issue due to education efforts in the public schools.
That said, smoking is a significant health issue. Football helmets are not.
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0762370.html