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| All States | 23.2% |
| Kentucky | 30.8% |
| By Gender | |
| Men | 33.1% |
| Women | 28.7% |
| By Education Level | |
| <12 yrs Education | 36.8% |
| 12 yrs Education | 34.6% |
| >12 yrs Education | 22.2% |
| By Age Group | |
| 18-24 | 35.5% |
| 25-44 | 37.0% |
| 45-64 | 31.5% |
| 65+ | 12.5% |
| White | 31.3% |
| Black | 30.0% |
| Kentucky | 4.0% |
| Men | 7.9% |
| Women | 0.5% |
| Past Month Smokers | Frequent Smokers | |
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| Kentucky | 47.0% | 27.6% |
| Boys | 48.4% | 30.0% |
| Girls | 45.3% | 24.8% |
| 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% |
| Kentucky | 15.6% |
| Boys | 28.6% |
| Girls | 2.3% |
| 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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| Kentucky | 7,953 |
| Men | 5,357 |
| Women | 2,596 |
| Death Rate | 444/100,000 |
| Rank* | 50 |
| * No.1 is lowest death rate | |
| Delaware | 112,695 |
| Average of 14.2 years for each death due to smoking. | |
| * calculated to life expectancy | |
Ambulatory: $158,450,000
Hospital: $276,560,000
Nursing Home: $197,870,000 (Preliminary estimates)
Drug: $55,890,000
Other: $109,470,000
TOTAL: $798,230,000
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.
Licensure: Vending machine license required.
Penalties: Any person who sells to a minor will be fined $100 - $500.
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: 3 cents
Rank = 50 (No. 1 is highest tax)
Federal and state taxes as a percentage of retail price: 17.3%
Annual gross tax revenue from cigarettes: $21,769,000
Smokeless tobacco tax: None
Advertising: Tobacco advertising not allowed on billboards within 500 feet of schools.
State Preempts Local Laws: Preemption of
minors' access laws, and preemption of display provisions.
Cigarette Sales, 1997
Number of packages sold and taxed, per capita: 186.8
Tobacco Agriculture, 1997
Acres harvested: 230,500
Production in pounds: 498,328,000
Cash receipts from tobacco: $730,142,000
Tobacco as a percentage of cash receipts from crops and all farm commodities:
20.098%
Tobacco Manufacturing, 1996
Overall tobacco manufacturing: $2,692,000,000
Tobacco manufacturing as a percentage of gross state product: 3.14%
Funding: CDC IMPACT & RWJF/AMA
SmokeLess States Program
Regional Network: Southeastern Tobacco Prevention Network (SToP)
Contact:
Todd Warnick
Kentucky Department for Public Health
275 East Main Street
Frankfort, KY 40261
Phone: 502-564-7996
Fax: 502-564-4553
Internet Address: todd.warnick@mail.state.ky.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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