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From: dmcanzi@watmath.UUCP (David Canzi)
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Subject: hack cough gasp
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Date: Tue, 3-Jul-84 18:58:24 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jul  3 18:58:24 1984
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Anywhere that I have been where there were more than a handful of gay men
(eg. bars, dances) the air has been unbreathable.  This is because about
90 per cent were smoking.  (50 percent is about what I have heard is the
percentage in the population at large.)  I have two questions:
1. Is the percentage of smokers among gay men really much higher than
   among straight men, or is my observation *entirely* the result of a
   biased sample?
2. If gay men really do smoke in larger numbers, why?

	David Canzi
	"Solving Today's Problems Tomorrow"