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World No-Tobacco Day
May 31, 2000
World No-Tobacco Day, 2000 | Article 1 |
Article 2
The Friday, May 26,
2000, issue of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's
(CDC)
Morbidity
and Mortality Weekly Report
(MMWR) contains a cover story,
"World No-Tobacco Day–May 31, 2000" and two articles,
"Prevalence of Cigarette Smoking Among Secondary School Students –
Budapest, Hungary, 1995 and 1999," and "Costs of Smoking Among
Active Duty U.S. Air Force Personnel – United States, 1997."
On Wednesday, May 31,
2000, the World Health Organization (WHO) will promote "World
No-Tobacco Day, 2000" by encouraging smokers to quit through this
year’s theme, "Entertainment and Tobacco Promotion–Countering the
Deception." By the year 2030, the annual number of tobacco-related
deaths is projected to reach 10 million. To prevent the tobacco industry
from recruiting new smokers to replace smokers who die, WHO has developed
the "Tobacco Kills–Don’t be Duped" media initiative. This
effort will help the public health community expose and combat tobacco
marketing messages associated with sports and entertainment. "World
No-Tobacco Day," an international one-day observance, is held
annually to help people and their governments understand the hazards of
tobacco use. This year, throughout the world, tobacco users are encouraged
to quit smoking for at least a day. For more information visit WHO’s Web
site at or the CDC’s National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and
Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health Web site at or call
toll-free 1-800-232-1311.
World
No Tobacco Day — May 31, 2000
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MMWR in Portable Document Format
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Prevalence of Cigarette Smoking Among Secondary School Students–Budapest
Hungary, 1995 and 1999
The first article,
"Prevalence of Cigarette Smoking Among Secondary School Students–Budapest
Hungary, 1995 and 1999," found that the number of teen smokers in
Budapest, Hungary is on the rise. The CDC study, released in collaboration
with the Metropolitan Institute of State Public Health and Public Health
Officer Service, estimates that the prevalence of past month cigarette
smoking among secondary students, aged 15-18, in Budapest, Hungary,
remains high, increasing from 35.9 percent in 1995 to 46 percent in 1999.
This is higher than the 28.4 percent of U.S. high school students who were
past month cigarette smokers in 1999. Other findings of the study include-
- In Budapest,
vocational and technical students (60.2 percent) were more likely to
smoke than students attending traditional high schools (43.1 percent).
- Increases in current
smoking prevalence between 1995 and 1999 were largest for Budapest
female students (from 35.2 percent to 46.9 percent), 17-year-old
students (from 39.4 percent to 49.4 percent), 10th grade
students (from 32.8 percent to 45.5 percent), and traditional school
students (from 31.5 percent to 43.1 percent).
- The percentage of
Budapest students who smoked 11 or more cigarettes per day increased
from 1995 to 1999.
Fact Sheet
Prevalence
of Cigarette Smoking Among Secondary School Students — Budapest,
Hungary, 1995 and 1999
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Costs of Smoking Among Active Duty US Air Force Personnel, 1997
The second article,
"Costs of Smoking Among Active Duty US Air Force Personnel,
1997," finds that current smoking among active duty personnel (aged
17-64) has a substantial economic impact on the United States Air Force
(USAF).
The CDC study estimates that medical care expenditures associated with
smoking cost the USAF more than $107 million each year–approximately $20
million from medical care expenditures and $87 million from lost work
time. The medical cost of smoking is estimated to be $50-73 billion
annually in the United States. Other key findings from the study include-
- Smoking among active
duty personnel (aged 17-64) is responsible for nearly 6 percent of the
annual Air Force Medical System expenditures. Nationally,
smoking-attributable medical expenditures account for 6 percent to 12
percent of total U.S. health care costs each year.
- In 1997, about 26
percent of active duty men and 27 percent of active duty women were
current smokers. Current smoking accounted for $76 million in lost
work time for active duty men and $11.2 million for active duty women.
- In 1997, current
smoking accounted for 893,128 lost workdays among active duty USAF
personnel, or about 3,573 annual full-time equivalents (FTEs). The
number of lost full-time equivalents (FTEs) is larger than the number
of FTEs on active duty at 35 (40 percent) of 87 USAF installations.
Fact Sheet
Costs
of Smoking Among Active Duty U.S. Air Force Personnel — United States,
1997
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