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| All States | 23.2% |
| Florida | 22.4% |
| By Gender | |
| Men | 25.2% |
| Women | 19.9% |
| By Education Level | |
| <12 yrs Education | 27.9% |
| 12 yrs Education | 28.9% |
| >12 yrs Education | 17.9% |
| By Age Group | |
| 18-24 | 24.3% |
| 25-44 | 24.5% |
| 45-64 | 24.5% |
| 65+ | 10.7% |
| White | 22.6% |
| Black | 17.7% |
| Hispanic | 24.8% |
| Florida | 3.9% |
| Men | 6.2% |
| Women | 1.8% |
Number of Georgia youth projected to die prematurely from their smoking: 131,112
Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) data not available.
Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) data not available.
| Florida | 9,666 |
| Men | 6,624 |
| Women | 3,041 |
| Death Rate | 364/100,000 |
| Rank* | 34 |
| * No.1 is lowest death rate | |
| Florida | 146,318 |
| Average of 15.1 years for each death due to smoking. | |
| * calculated to life expectancy | |
Ambulatory: $301,610,000
Hospital: $413,370,000
Nursing Home: $208,800,000 (Preliminary estimates)
Drug: $80,320,000
Other: $185,520,000
TOTAL: $1,189,630,000
Minimum age for sale: 18
Illegal for minors to Purchase: Yes Possess: No
Use: No
Restrictions on Vending Machines: Vending machines must be located where minors
cannot access them unless machines are supervised.
Signage: Signs required on premises and affixed to vending machines.
Licensure: Retail license and vending machine license required.
Penalties: Any person who sells to a minor will be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Number of Georgia youth exposed to ETS in the home in 1996: 423,332
State government worksites: No restrictions
Private worksites: No restrictions
Restaurants: No restrictions
Day care centers: 100% smokefree when children are present (Penalties: To smokers)
Home-based day care: No restrictions
Cigarette tax per pack: 12 cents
Rank = 46 (No. 1 is highest tax)
Federal and state taxes as a percentage of retail price: 21.3%
Annual gross tax revenue from cigarettes: $88,830,820
Smokeless tobacco tax: None
Advertising: No restrictions
State Preempts Local Laws: No preemption
Cigarette Sales, 1997
Number of packages sold and taxed, per capita: 100.6
Tobacco Agriculture, 1997
Acres harvested: 43,000
Production in pounds: 89,225,000
Cash receipts from tobacco: $158,409,000
Tobacco as a percentage of cash receipts from crops and all farm commodities:
2.691%
Tobacco Manufacturing, 1996
Overall tobacco manufacturing: $3,038,000,000
Tobacco manufacturing as a percentage of gross state product: 1.49%
Funding: CDC IMPACT & RWJF/AMA
SmokeLess States Program
Regional Network: Southeastern Tobacco Prevention Network (SToP)
Contact:
Pam Eidson
DHR Division of Public Health, Tobacco Prevention Program
2 Peachtree Street NE, 6-500
Atlanta, GA 30303-3142
Phone: 404-657-6649
Fax: 404-657-6631
Internet Address: ple0600@dhr.state.ga.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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