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All States | 23.2% |
Nebraska | 22.2% |
By Gender | |
Men | 24.4% |
Women | 20.2% |
By Education Level | |
<12 yrs Education | 21.4% |
12 yrs Education | 26.3% |
>12 yrs Education | 17.2% |
By Age Group | |
18-24 | 30.5% |
25-44 | 25.0% |
45-64 | 22.5% |
65+ | 10.8% |
White | 21.6% |
Black | 28.2% |
Hispanic | 24.6% |
Nebraska | 2.4% |
Men | 4.6% |
Women | 0.3% |
Nebraska | 2,623 |
Men | 1,889 |
Women | 734 |
Death Rate | 308/100,000 |
Rank* | 7 |
* No.1 is lowest death rate |
Nebraska | 32,866 |
Average of 12.5 years for each death due to smoking. | |
* calculated to life expectancy |
Ambulatory: $52,730,000
Hospital: $77,960,000
Nursing Home: $95,860,000 (Preliminary estimates)
Drug: $17,010,000
Other: $32,650,000
TOTAL: $276,210,000
Minimum age for sale: 18
Illegal for minors to Purchase: No Possess: No
Use: Yes
Restrictions on Vending Machines: Vending machines must be located where minors
cannot access them.
Signage: None
Licensure: Retail license and vending machine license required.
Penalties: Any person who sells to a minor will be guilty of a class III
misdemeanor. Revocation/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: No restrictions
Home-based day care: No restrictions
Cigarette tax per pack: 34 cents
Rank = 26 (No. 1 is highest tax)
Federal and state taxes as a percentage of retail price: 29.8%
Annual gross tax revenue from cigarettes: $48,092,261
Smokeless tobacco tax: 15% of purchase price.
Advertising: No restrictions
State Preempts Local Laws: No preemption
Cigarette Sales, 1997
Number of packages sold and taxed, per capita: 85.5
Tobacco Agriculture, 1997
None
Tobacco Manufacturing, 1996
None
Funding: CDC IMPACT & RWJF/AMA
SmokeLess States Program
Regional Network: Tobacco-Free Heartland
Contact:
Judy A. Martin
Nebraska Department of Health, Health Promotion & Education
P.O. Box 95044
301 Centennial Mall South
Lincoln, NE 68509-5044
Phone: 402-471-2101
Fax: 402-471-6446
Internet Address: doh5128@vmhost.cdp.state.ne.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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