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| All States | 23.2% |
| Illinois | 23.2% |
| By Gender | |
| Men | 25.0% |
| Women | 21.6% |
| By Education Level | |
| <12 yrs Education | 26.4% |
| 12 yrs Education | 25.6% |
| >12 yrs Education | 19.1% |
| By Age Group | |
| 18-24 | 31.7% |
| 25-44 | 28.5% |
| 45-64 | 21.5% |
| 65+ | 7.7% |
| White | 24.3% |
| Black | 26.5% |
| Hispanic | 20.4% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 17.1% |
| Illinois | 1.0% |
| Men | 1.9% |
| Women | 0.1% |
| Illinois | 19,016 |
| Men | 11,962 |
| Women | 7,054 |
| Death Rate | 347/100,000 |
| Rank* | 22 |
| * No.1 is lowest death rate | |
| Illinois | 265,561 |
| Average of 14.0 years for each death due to smoking. | |
| * calculated to life expectancy | |
Ambulatory: $472,720,000
Hospital: $761,220,000
Nursing Home: $678,490,000 (Preliminary estimates)
Drug: $131,270,000
Other: $284,660,000
TOTAL: $2,328,360,000
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 or equipped with a locking device.
Signage: None
Licensure: None
Penalties: Any person who sells to a minor will be guilty of a petty offense and
fined $200.
State government worksites: Designated
smoking areas required or allowed (Penalties: To smokers)
Private worksites: Designated smoking areas required or allowed
Restaurants: Designated smoking areas required or allowed (Penalties: To smokers)
Day care centers: 100% smokefree
Home-based day care: 100% smokefree when children are present
Cigarette tax per pack: 58 cents
Rank = 12 (No. 1 is highest tax)
Federal and state taxes as a percentage of retail price: 33.6%*
Annual gross tax revenue from cigarettes: $414,750,695*
(*Based on previous tax rate of 44 cents per pack.)
Smokeless tobacco tax: 18% of wholesale sales price.
Advertising: Warning labels required on billboards for smokeless tobacco products.
State Preempts Local Laws: Preemption of
smokefree indoor air laws.
Cigarette Sales, 1997
Number of packages sold and taxed, per capita: 79.6
Tobacco Agriculture, 1997
None
Tobacco Manufacturing, 1996
Overall tobacco manufacturing: $84,000,000
Tobacco manufacturing as a percentage of gross state product: 0.02%
Funding: CDC IMPACT & RWJF/AMA
SmokeLess States Program
Regional Network: Great Lakes Tobacco Control Coalition
Contact:
Cheryl Hunter
Illinois Department of Public Health
535 West Jefferson Street
Springfield, IL 62761
Phone: 217-785-4330
Fax: 217-782-1235
Internet Address: chunter@idph.state.il.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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