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All States | 23.2% |
Alabama | 24.7% |
By Gender | |
Men | 28.6% |
Women | 21.3% |
By Education Level | |
<12 yrs Education | 35.7% |
12 yrs Education | 25.8% |
>12 yrs Education | 20.4% |
By Age Group | |
18-24 | 20.0% |
25-44 | 30.9% |
45-64 | 25.3% |
65+ | 13.9% |
White | 25.1% |
Black | 18.3% |
Hispanic | 24.7% |
Alabama | 4.1% |
Men | 7.3% |
Women | 1.4% |
Number of Alabama youth projected to die prematurely from their smoking: 83,404
Past Month Smokers | Frequent Smokers | |
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Alabama | 35.8% | 16.8% |
Boys | 39.5% | 19.4% |
Girls | 32.2% | 14.2% |
Past Month = tobacco use on one or more days in the past month Frequent = tobacco use on 20+ days in the past month |
All States | 9.3% |
Alabama | 11.8% |
Boys | 22.1% |
Girls | 1.8% |
Alabama | 7,055 |
Men | 4,924 |
Women | 2,131 |
Death Rate | 353/100,000 |
Rank* | 29 |
* No.1 is lowest death rate |
Alabama | 101,953 |
Average of 14.5 years for each death due to smoking. | |
* calculated to life expectancy |
Ambulatory: $182,440,000
Hospital: $270,290,000
Nursing Home: $159,230,000 (Preliminary estimates)
Drug: $61,700,000
Other: $138,370,000
TOTAL: $812,030,000
Minimum age for sale: 19
Illegal for minors to Purchase: Yes Possess: Yes
Use: Yes
Restrictions on Vending Machines: None
Signage: None
Licensure: Retail license and permit, and vending machine license required.
Penalties: Any person who sells to a minor will be fined $10 - $50.
Number of Alabama youth exposed to ETS in the home in 1996: 289,110
State government worksites: No restrictions
Private worksites: No restrictions
Restaurants: No restrictions
Day care centers: No restrictions
Home-based day care: No restrictions
Cigarette tax per pack: 16.5 cents
Rank = 43 (No. 1 is highest tax)
Federal and state taxes as a percentage of retail price: 22.4%
Annual gross tax revenue from cigarettes: $73,953,302
Smokeless tobacco tax:
Chew: 3/4 of a cent/oz.
Snuff: 1/2 of a cent/oz.
Advertising: No restrictions
State Preempts Local Laws: No preemption
Cigarette Sales, 1997
Number of packages sold and taxed, per capita..........104.9
Tobacco Agriculture, 1997
Acres harvested: data point too small to be separately reported
Production in pounds: data point too small to be separately reported
Cash receipts from tobacco: $1,729,000
Tobacco as a percentage of cash receipts from crops and all farm commodities:
0.054%
Tobacco Manufacturing, 1996
Overall tobacco manufacturing: $41,000,000
Tobacco manufacturing as a percentage of gross state product: 0.04%
Funding: CDC IMPACT
Regional Network: Southeastern Tobacco Prevention Network (SToP)
Contact:
Diane Beeson
Alabama Department of Public Health, Tobacco Prevention and Control Branch
The RSA Tower, Suite 992
Bureau of Health Promotion & Information
P.O. Box 303017
Montgomery, AL 36130-3017
Phone: 334-206-5560
Fax: 334-206-5324
Internet Address: dbeeson@adph.state.al.us
Office on Smoking and Health
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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