What percentage of hubbers are smokers?

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   mtkomoriposted 13 years ago

   What percentage of hubbers are smokers?
   
   The percentage seems quite high, though I am NOT a smoker. Writers are  historically  known to be smokers, e.g. Mark Twain whom I believe was a heavy smoker.

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   Seeker7posted 13 years ago

   I know some of my favourite authors were smokers, but didn't realise the percentage was so high. I am a smoker myself but in the process of weaning off the weed.

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   David Warrenposted 13 years ago

   Yes the percentage seems quite high. I smoked heavily for years. Very hard habit to break.

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   Giselle Maineposted 13 years ago

   I'm not a smoker & never have been (find the smell offensive and it gets everywhere).  If anything, I feel sad at how much second-hand smoke I got in my early 20's (shortly before it was realized how bad second-hand smoke really was for people). Even then I didn't like it but if you wanted to go out, you didn't have a choice -  there weren't any smokefree bars or clubs then!

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   Patty Inglish, MSposted 13 years ago

   Not I - ate a cigarette when I was five and can still taste it. Yucko!
   
   My parents smoked 5 packs a day each and I had pneumonia three times ages 6 - 17.

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   pedrogposted 13 years ago

   Another smoker here, i smoke since i was 13 years old, try to quit a few times, no luck, i practice sports and have my bad habit under control, i smoke on average 5 cigarettes per day.

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   Wendy S. Wilmothposted 13 years ago

   I don't know about a percentage, but I have never been a smoker- I'm so glad something in me said "this is not good" when  I was young, and I never started.

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   duffsmomposted 13 years ago

   Have never been a smoker but my parents were heavy smokers.  When my mom died, I was so habituated to second hand smoke, I actually craved a cigarette after moving out of our house and into a non-smoking environment.

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   theppcguyposted 13 years ago

   Ive been an on and off smoker quit many times..lol  Smoking again now though.

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    lilibeesposted 13 years ago

    Smoker here and hate it. Treid to quit a few times. In fact have quit several times while I was pregnant for my children and then resumed! wow saying that out loud sounds rediculous.

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    nightwork4posted 13 years ago

    i'm a smoker and i enjoy it. i've been smoking for a little over 35 years and i have no plans to quit.

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    justomposted 13 years ago

    Get over yourselves with that second hand smoke myth. It's been debunked. Blues great Pinetop Perkins just died at the age of 97 and smoked til then. Stop!!

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    surfcaster2010posted 13 years ago

    Not a smoker. Already had open heart surgery, so that kills that option forever. Never been a smoker. Actually never smoked. Did work in the Pharma industry for a while and once heard a presentation on the science of why smoking is bad for you. Pretty amazing stuff. From what I learned, smoking, explodes your blood platelets. That explosion causes the fragments to stick to the wall of the blood vessels. The more often you smoke the more often this happens until one day that blood vessel closes from all of the remnants of the exploded platelets. The scientist who gave the presentation related it to pouring mayonnaise down a drain. Initially it will go down, but over time if you keep doing it, the drain clogs and can't flow.

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    Wesman Todd Shawposted 13 years ago

    Just so long as my monitor doesn't start telling me what I can and can't do. . . I promise not to shoot the thing.

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    chaunatyeposted 13 years ago

    I am a smoker, but it's funny that I came across this question because today is day one of my second attempt at quitting. As a writer, when I am sitting in front of my computer I tend to light up A LOT! My main reason for quitting is the money though, when I relaized how much was going into the habit I knew I had to do somethng about it.

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    CZCZCZposted 13 years ago

    Not a smoker ... times have changed ... is there any real benefits to being a smoker?

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    jaclyn8668posted 13 years ago

    i smoke e-cigs. just made a hub about them actually
    http://hubpages.com/hub/Electronic-Cigarettes-or-E-Cigs

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    Aloseaposted 13 years ago

    From birth to now, I'm a Non-smoker.  Chalk it up.

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    stclairjackposted 13 years ago

    i like a good cigar out in my shop,.... cant bring it in the house though, cant stand the smell later,... i might do that twice a week,... its cheaper than prozac and keeps me from killing people that annoy me to tears.

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    marialeuposted 13 years ago

    I think the percentage is more nearabout 80% .
    http://www.citel.com

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    Timbowposted 13 years ago

    Maybe it goes with the occupation - sitting at a keyboard trying to concentrate, taking breaks to review what you are doing. Smoking can fill in some of those gaps. Not for me though.
    
    I have given up the fags for 2 Months, 4 Weeks, 8 hours and 35 minutes. I have saved £275.17 by not smoking 1,048 cigarettes. I have saved 3 Days, 15 hours and 20 minutes of my life. Going all the way this time.

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    1lovejojoposted 13 years ago

    I would probably say about 99% are hubbers

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    kafsoaposted 13 years ago

    First, I'm not a smoker. Second, hubbers should smoke when they see their stat and find out the blue arrow pointing down

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    TimMEyposted 13 years ago

    None Smoker, not sure why but I would have the perfect conditions, simply never started...

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    Harlan Coltposted 13 years ago

    I was once an awful chain smoker. Two and a half packs a day. I quit 20 some years ago. I didn't want to I loved it. But I decided it was the right thing to do. I never went back. Now I hate it.
    
    - Harlan

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    AllensPlace11posted 13 years ago

    I am a smoker.  And like another one on here quit while I was pregnant with each of my children, but started back after I had them.  I know, I need to quit, but haven't as of yet

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    Lady MJposted 13 years ago

    I am and it's the biggest mistake I ever made.  I've tried quitting so many times, but I get this feeling that I've lost something so important to me, I start having anxiety attacks then I become SO mad because I can't control the feelings. Then I get even more angry when I realize its all because of a stupid addiction.

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    biman_rposted 13 years ago

    I don't like smokers and I surely don't smoke. It's something that harms the person who smokes and also others near them.

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    iamsuperposted 13 years ago

    I'm a smoker too. Smoking while writing sometimes help me to get inspiration and stay focus. In addition, a cup of hot coffee will make it perfect :-))

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    GetSmartposted 13 years ago

    I just started smoking the e-cigs a few weeks back. They call it "vaping". BTW - anyone who's thinking about trying them - they are really doing the trick for me so far. 

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    doogiexxxxposted 13 years ago

    I smoke, not heavy but during times with friends I may end up smoking half a pack without realizing.

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    mfrancisamiposted 13 years ago

    I don't smoke and never will.  My whole family smokes and I've seen what it can do to your health and looks.  I also can see how highly addictive it can be.

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    lburmasterposted 13 years ago

    I smoke every once in a while. It makes me feel better after a stressful time. However I keep finding out more cancers and issues smoking does to your body. Thus I keep to one cigar every month. Sometimes less.

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    nighthagposted 13 years ago

    smoker who is trying to quit, would be nice to be around a lot longer than some of my favorite writers

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    Jbern117posted 13 years ago

    Not a smoker. Can't stand the smell either.

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    TheSloneGalposted 13 years ago

    I really couldnt even guess. I am a smoker but I am in the process of quitting. Cigarettes are a nasty habit and too expensive to boot.

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    dynamicsoulposted 13 years ago

    I was a smoker for near 15 years..  I then quit for near 5 years and then started again.. doh!.. what a stupid thing to do.
    
    I got to the point where I didn't even think of myself as a smoker anymore, and even thought it was disgusting (the smell etc). Then on holiday, after beers, a "friend" passes me one and I take it.. I get the taste and I have a few more that evening..
    
    By the end of the holiday I was craving them again.. grrrr

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    b4murrayposted 13 years ago

    Not me thank god. I couldnt afford it & The health risks scare me... Plus there seems to be few public places you can smoke anymore

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    Tweetmomposted 13 years ago

    Does it have any significant factor? I do not smoke but after thinking about it, now i realized that a lot of writers will tend to smoke cigarette while searching for their muse. These could probably be a negative association.
    
    to answer the question i would say generally most writers do smoke, but hubbers i think it would be pretty less. ( the percentage). Knowing the situation would be in front of the computer indoor and all.

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    Rich Inkmanposted 13 years ago

    I smoke, but did not start until a few years ago.  Have no clue why.
    
    I smoke about 1/2 a day.  I tried quiting several times but just cannot seem to kick it.
    
    I guess I enjoy it to much and it breaks up the day.

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    R.Gineeposted 13 years ago

    40 percent .
    
    Hubbers are almost equal in ratio men:60 and women:40
    
    80 percent of men smoke, so 80 percent of 60 percent is around 40.

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    urgurl_briposted 12 years ago

    I'm definitely not a smoker.   My dad is and always has been since I can remember.  I've tried it, but Idid not like it one bit.   Definitely not for me!

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