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All States | 23.2% |
Arizona | 21.1% |
By Gender | |
Men | 22.1% |
Women | 20.2% |
By Education Level | |
<12 yrs Education | 24.9% |
12 yrs Education | 23.2% |
>12 yrs Education | 18.7% |
By Age Group | |
18-24 | 24.8% |
25-44 | 23.9% |
45-64 | 24.8% |
65+ | 6.8% |
White | 22.5% |
Black | 22.8% |
Hispanic | 23.7% |
Asian/Pacific Islander | 24.1% |
American Indian/Alaska Native | 7.7% |
Arizona | 1.6% |
Men | 3.3% |
Women | 0.1% |
Number of Arizona youth projected to die prematurely from their smoking: 98,516
Arizona | 5,912 |
Men | 3,856 |
Women | 2,057 |
Death Rate | 325/100,000 |
Rank* | 13 |
* No.1 is lowest death rate |
Arizona | 77,939 |
Average of 13.2 years for each death due to smoking. | |
* calculated to life expectancy |
Ambulatory: $177,650,000
Hospital: $221,490,000
Nursing Home: $118,400,000 (Preliminary estimates)
Drug: $45,450,000
Other: $96,950,000
TOTAL: $659,940,000
Minimum age for sale: 18
Illegal for minors to Purchase: Yes Possess: Yes
Use: No
Restrictions on Vending Machines: None
Signage: None
Licensure: None
Penalties: Any person who sells to a minor will be guilty of a petty offense.
Number of Arizona youth exposed to ETS in the home in 1996: 227,316
State government worksites: Designated
smoke areas required or allowed; Restricts smoking in government buildings but does not
specifically address worksites (Penalties: To businesses and smokers)
Private worksites: No restrictions
Restaurants: No restrictions
Day care centers: No restrictions
Home-based day care: No restrictions
Cigarette tax per pack: 58 cents
Rank = 12 (No. 1 is highest tax)
Federal and state taxes as a percentage of retail price: 35.5%
Annual gross tax revenue from cigarettes: $166,315,143
Smokeless tobacco tax: 6.5 cents per ounce
Advertising: Tobacco advertisements not allowed on the back of school buses.
State Preempts Local Laws: No preemption
Cigarette Sales, 1997
Number of packages sold and taxed, per capita: 64.6
Tobacco Agriculture, 1997
None
Tobacco Manufacturing, 1996
None
Funding: CDC IMPACT & RWJF/AMA
SmokeLess States Program
Regional Network: Rocky Mountain Tobacco-Free Challenge
Contact:
Kim Kotchou
Tobacco Use Prevention and Control Program
Office of Health Promotion and Education
1651 E Morten, Suite 110
Phoenix, AZ 85020
Phone: 602-870-3145
Fax: 602-870-3252
Internet Address: kkotcho@hs.state.az.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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