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All States | 23.2% |
Delaware | 21.8% |
By Gender | |
Men | 24.1% |
Women | 19.8% |
By Education Level | |
<12 yrs Education | 26.7% |
12 yrs Education | 26.0% |
>12 yrs Education | 16.9% |
By Age Group | |
18-24 | 29.3% |
25-44 | 23.7% |
45-64 | 22.8% |
65+ | 10.9% |
White | 20.9% |
Black | 25.3% |
Hispanic | 23.6% |
Asian/Pacific Islander | 16.8% |
American Indian/Alaska Native | 43.9% |
Delaware | 2.3% |
Men | 4.7% |
Women | 0.2% |
Delaware | 6,150 |
Men | 4,185 |
Women | 1,965 |
Death Rate | 287/100,000 |
Rank* | 4 |
* No.1 is lowest death rate |
Delaware | 77,654 |
Average of 12.6 years for each death due to smoking. | |
* calculated to life expectancy |
Ambulatory: $253,960,000
Hospital: $236,060,000
Nursing Home: $415,910,000 (Preliminary estimates)
Drug: $48,360,000
Other: $116,060,000
TOTAL: $1,070,360,000
Minimum age for sale: 18
Illegal for minors to Purchase: Yes Possess: Yes
Use: Yes
Restrictions on Vending Machines: Vending machines must be located where minors
cannot access them.
Signage: Signs required to be affixed to vending machines.
Licensure: Retail license required.
Penalties: Any person who sells to a minor will be fined $75. Suspension of license
for violation.
State government worksites: Designated
smoking areas required or allowed (Penalties: To smokers)
Private worksites: Designated smoking areas required or allowed (Penalties: To
smokers)
Restaurants: Designated smoking areas required or allowed (Penalties: To smokers)
Day care centers:100% smokefree when children are present (Penalties: To smokers)
Home-based day care: 100% smokefree when children are present (Penalties: To
smokers)
Cigarette tax per pack: 48 cents
Rank = 17 (No. 1 is highest tax)
Federal and state taxes as a percentage of retail price: 32.7%
Annual gross tax revenue from cigarettes: $180,639,655
Smokeless tobacco tax: 35% of wholesale sales price.
Advertising: No restrictions
State Preempts Local Laws: No preemption
Cigarette Sales, 1997
Number of packages sold and taxed, per capita: 84.1
Tobacco Agriculture, 1997
None
Tobacco Manufacturing, 1996
None
Funding: NCI ASSIST & RWJF/AMA
SmokeLess States Program
Regional Network: Great Lakes Tobacco Control Coalition
Contact:
Gretchen Griffin
Minnesota Department of Health, Division of Health
P.O. Box 64882
85 E Seventh Place
St. Paul, MN 55164-0882
Phone: 651-281-9780
Fax: 651-215-8958
Internet Address: griffg1@mdh-mom.health.state.mn.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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