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CHD mortality among men aged 35-44 in 1994 and age-adjusted lung cancer mortality in 1990-1996 by state and race.

We used age-adjusted, sex-, state-, and race-specific lung cancer mortality as a surrogate of prevalence of cigarette smoking. Lung cancer mortality was significantly correlated with CHD mortality (r = 0.66, p < 0.001).

CHD mortality (/100,000)

LC mortality: Age-adjusted mortality from lung cancer from 1990 to 1996 (/100,000)