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| All States | 23.2% |
| District of Columbia | 18.8% |
| By Gender | |
| Men | 22.7% |
| Women | 15.5% |
| By Education Level | |
| <12 yrs Education | 24.8% |
| 12 yrs Education | 25.4% |
| >12 yrs Education | 14.5% |
| By Age Group | |
| 18-24 | 20.8% |
| 25-44 | 22.1% |
| 45-64 | 18.2% |
| 65+ | 9.4% |
| White | 18.5% |
| Black | 20.8% |
| Hispanic | 14.7% |
| District of Columbia | 0.3% |
| Men | 0.2% |
| Women | 0.3% |
| Past Month Smokers | Frequent Smokers | |
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| District of Columbia | 22.7% | 8.4% |
| Boys | 24.3% | 11.6% |
| Girls | 21.3% | 5.4% |
| Past Month = tobacco use on one or more days in the past month Frequent = tobacco use on 20+ days in the past month |
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| All States | 9.3% |
| District of Columbia | 3.2% |
| Boys | 5.1% |
| Girls | 1.4% |
| District of Columbia | 929 |
| Men | 591 |
| Women | 339 |
| Death Rate | 327/100,000 |
| Rank* | 14 |
| * No.1 is lowest death rate | |
| District of Columbia | 15,184 |
| Average of 16.3 years for each death due to smoking. | |
| * calculated to life expectancy | |
Ambulatory: $41,620,000
Hospital: $85,330,000
Nursing Home: $35,160,000 (Preliminary estimates)
Drug: $4,250,000
Other: $12,120,000
TOTAL: $178,490,000
Minimum age for sale: 18
Illegal for minors to Purchase: No Possess: No
Use: No
Restrictions on Vending Machines: Vending machines must be located where minors
cannot access them, and must be supervised.
Signage: Signs required on premises.
Licensure: Retail license and vending machine license required.
Penalties: Any person who sells to a minor will be guilty of a misdemeanor and
fined $100-500. Revocation/suspension of license for violation.
Number of D.C. youth exposed to ETS in the home in 1996: 40,196
State government worksites: Designated
smoking areas required or allowed (Penalties: To businesses and smokers)
Private worksites: Designated smoking areas required or allowed (Penalties: To
businesses and smokers)
Restaurants: Designated smoking areas required or allowed (Penalties: To businesses
and smokers)
Day care centers: Designated smoking areas required or allowed (Penalties: To
businesses and smokers)
Home-based day care: Language does not specify home-based day care.
Cigarette tax per pack: 65 cents
Rank = 9 (No. 1 is highest tax)
Federal and state taxes as a percentage of retail price: 37.6%
Annual gross tax revenue from cigarettes: $19,199,000
Smokeless tobacco tax: None
Advertising:
No restrictions
State Preempts Local Laws:
No preemption
Cigarette Sales, 1997
Number of packages sold and taxed, per capita: 54.3
Tobacco Agriculture, 1997
None
Tobacco Manufacturing, 1996
None
Funding: CDC IMPACT & RWJF/AMA
SmokeLess States Program
Regional Network: Mid-Atlantic
Contact:
Sam Ndubuisi
Commission of Public Health
800 9th Street SW, 4th Floor
Washington, DC 20024-2480
Phone: 202-645-5587
Fax: 202-645-0454
Internet Address: sndubuisi@dchealth.com
Office on Smoking and Health
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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