Methods:Disease cases and smoking habits were identified in 44919 twins older than 40 years from the Swedish Twin Registry.Disease was defined as self-reported chronic bronchitis or Emphysema,or recurrent cough with phlegm.Individual who has smoked 10 pack-years or more were defined as smokers.Univariate and bivariate structural equation models were used to estimate the heritability specific for chronic bronchitis and that in common with smoking.