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| All States | 23.2% |
| Missouri | 28.7% |
| By Gender | |
| Men | 31.7% |
| Women | 26.0% |
| By Education Level | |
| <12 yrs Education | 33.0% |
| 12 yrs Education | 31.2% |
| >12 yrs Education | 24.5% |
| By Age Group | |
| 18-24 | 32.7% |
| 25-44 | 33.6% |
| 45-64 | 33.0% |
| 65+ | 10.3% |
| White | 27.4% |
| Black | 31.3% |
| Hispanic | 50.2% |
| Missouri | 2.0% |
| Men | 4.2% |
| Women | 0.2% |
Number of Missouri youth projected to die prematurely from their smoking: 119,057
| Past Month Smokers | Frequent Smokers | |
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| Missouri | 40.3% | 22.3% |
| Boys | 39.7% | 21.4% |
| Girls | 40.8% | 23.1% |
| 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% |
| Missouri | 9.1% |
| Boys | 16.2% |
| Girls | 1.9% |
| 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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| Missouri | 9,960 |
| Men | 6,682 |
| Women | 3,278 |
| Death Rate | 367/100,000 |
| Rank* | 36 |
| * No.1 is lowest death rate | |
| Missouri | 134,994 |
| Average of 13.6 years for each death due to smoking. | |
| * calculated to life expectancy | |
Ambulatory: $223,990,000
Hospital: $380,820,000
Nursing Home: $318,760,000 (Preliminary estimates)
Drug: $66,410,000
Other: $134,710,000
TOTAL: $1,124,680,000
Minimum age for sale: 18
Illegal for minors to Purchase: No Possess: No
Use: No
Restrictions on Vending Machines: None
Signage: Signs required on premises and affixed to vending machines.
Licensure: None
Penalties: Any person who sells to a minor will be fined $25.
State government worksites: Designated
smoking areas required or allowed (Penalties: To businesses and smokers)
Private worksites: Designated smoking areas required or allowed (Penalties: To
businesses and smokers)
Restaurants: Designated smoking areas required or allowed (Penalties: To businesses
and smokers)
Day care centers: 100% smokefree when children are present (Penalties: To smokers)
Home-based day care: Language does not specify home-based day care
Cigarette tax per pack: 17 cents
Rank = 41 (No. 1 is highest tax)
Federal and state taxes as a percentage of retail price: 23.6%
Annual gross tax revenue from cigarettes: $112,929,932
Smokeless tobacco tax: 10% of manufacturer's invoice price.
Advertising: No restrictions
State Preempts Local Laws: No preemption
Cigarette Sales, 1997
Number of packages sold and taxed, per capita: 120.6
Tobacco Agriculture, 1997
Acres harvested: 3,000
Production in pounds: 7,035,000
Cash receipts from tobacco: $10,937,000
Tobacco as a percentage of cash receipts from crops and all farm commodities:
0.197%
Tobacco Manufacturing, 1996
Overall tobacco manufacturing: $2,000,000
Tobacco manufacturing as a percentage of gross state product: 0.0008%
Funding: NCI ASSIST
Regional Network: Tobacco-Free Heartland
Contact:
Dennis Derenzy
Missouri Department of Health
Bureau of Health Promotion
101 Park DeVille Drive, Suite A
Columbia, MO 65203
Phone: 573-876-3297
Fax: 573-446-8777
Internet Address: derend@mail.health.state.mo.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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