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All States | 23.2% |
Maryland | 20.6% |
By Gender | |
Men | 21.8% |
Women | 19.4% |
By Education Level | |
<12 yrs Education | 31.1% |
12 yrs Education | 26.9% |
>12 yrs Education | 14.1% |
By Age Group | |
18-24 | 23.6% |
25-44 | 24.3% |
45-64 | 18.7% |
65+ | 11.1% |
White | 21.2% |
Black | 21.5% |
Hispanic | 14.1% |
Asian/Pacific Islander | 7.7% |
Maryland | 0.8% |
Men | 1.7% |
Women | 0.0% |
Maryland | 7,180 |
Men | 4,480 |
Women | 2,701 |
Death Rate | 351/100,000 |
Rank* | 26 |
* No.1 is lowest death rate |
Maryland | 102,119 |
Average of 14.2 years for each death due to smoking. | |
* calculated to life expectancy |
Ambulatory: $273,890,000
Hospital: $303,130,000
Nursing Home: $279,670,000 (Preliminary estimates)
Drug: $83,670,000
Other: $162,780,000
TOTAL: $1,103,150,000
Minimum age for sale: 18
Illegal for minors to Purchase: No Possess: Yes
Use: Yes
Restrictions on Vending Machines: None
Signage: Signs required to be affixed to vending machines.
Licensure: Retail license and vending machine license required.
Penalties: Any person who sells to a minor will be fined up to $300.
Number of Maryland youth exposed to ETS in the home in 1996: 270,018
State government worksites: 100% smokefree
by executive order (Penalties: To smokers)
Private worksites: No restrictions
Restaurants: Designated smoking areas required or allowed
Day care centers: No restrictions
Home-based day care: No restrictions
Cigarette tax per pack: 36 cents
Rank = 23 (No. 1 is highest tax)
Federal and state taxes as a percentage of retail price: 30.4%
Annual gross tax revenue from cigarettes: $131,813,000
Smokeless tobacco tax: None
Advertising: No restrictions
State Preempts Local Laws: No preemption
Cigarette sales, 1997
Number of packages sold and taxed, per capita: 72.7
Tobacco Agriculture, 1997
Acres harvested: 1,200
Production in pounds: 2,077,000
Cash receipts from tobacco: $18,091,000
Tobacco as a percentage of cash receipts from crops and all farm commodities:
1.176%
Tobacco Manufacturing, 1996
None
Funding: CDC IMPACT & RWJF/AMA
SmokeLess States Program
Regional Network: Mid-Atlantic
Contact:
Dawn Wiesenberger
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Office of Health Promotion
201 West Preston Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: 410-767-5529
Fax: 410-333-7903
Internet Address: wiesenbergerd@dhmh.state.md.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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