How many people do you know who are over eighty years old and smoke cigarettes?

How many people do you know who are over eighty years old and smoke cigarettes?
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Two. The same number of all eighty year olds I know. No idea on their genetics, but they both seem about as healthy as an average eighty year old could be.
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