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DONEGAL HAS SECOND LOWEST RATE OF SMOKERS IN COUNTRY

written by Stephen Maguire February 17, 2011
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DONEGAL has one of the lowest number of smokers throughout the country.

Just 19% of the population of people in the county take a drag – second only to Monaghan where only 16% of the population enjoy a sneaky fag.

The research was carried out by Aviva Health Insurance which found that Smokers spend a lung-busting €293 a month on cigarettes.

The greatest level of smokers are in Longford where 30% of the population have a regular cigarette.

And women smoke more than men with 24% of Irish women taking a drag compared to 22% of men.

The research also showed that smokers lose between 10 and 15 years of their life expectancy through smoking.

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DONEGAL HAS SECOND LOWEST RATE OF SMOKERS IN COUNTRY was last modified: February 17th, 2011 by Stephen Maguire
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Stephen Maguire

Stephen Maguire is the co-founder of Donegal Daily. He has worked as a reporter for almost 30 years starting locally with the Donegal Peoples Press before moving to the Mirror Group. He continues to contribute daily to national media outlets including the Irish Times, RTE, the Irish Independent, Irish Sun, Irish Mirror, Irish Star, the Daily Mail and the Examiner.

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