US President Barack Obama may have just made life more (difficult) for cigarette makers, but he is not (above) sneaking a smoke every now and again.

Obama, who has (publicly) struggled to quit smoking, said he still hasn't completely kicked the habit even after signing a law this week that will (likely) set tough new rules for the tobacco industry.

"As a former smoker I constantly (struggle) with it. Have I fallen off the wagon sometimes? Yes. Am I a daily smoker, a constant smoker? No," Obama said at a (news) conference.

"I don't do it in front of my kids, I don't do it in (front) of my family. I would say that I am 95 percent cured, but there are times where I (mess) up," he said.

The new law gives the US Food and Drug Administration the power to (strictly) limit the manufacturing and marketing of tobacco products.

The US unemployment (rate) climbed in May to a 26-year high of 9.4 percent.

Asked how they are using their time, 22 percent said they are (spending) time with family and friends, 15 percent are fixing (up) their homes and 14 percent are exercising more, the survey said.

Laid-off workers also listed (relaxing), volunteering, returning to school and becoming more involved with their church (community), it said.

The online survey was conducted (among) more than 1,800 laid-off US workers from June 10 to June 15. The results had a margin of error of plus or (minus) 3.2 percentage points.

Question)
1. How do you view the smokers?
2. Do you support the ban of smoking?