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All States | 23.2% |
New Hampshire | 24.8% |
By Gender | |
Men | 26.0% |
Women | 23.7% |
By Education Level | |
<12 yrs Education | 37.0% |
12 yrs Education | 30.5% |
>12 yrs Education | 17.4% |
By Age Group | |
18-24 | 34.4% |
25-44 | 27.6% |
45-64 | 24.5% |
65+ | 10.35 |
White | 24.65% |
New Hampshire | 0.8% |
Men | 1.6% |
Women | 0.0% |
Number of New Hampshire youth projected to die prematurely from their smoking: 23,777
Past Month Smokers | Frequent Smokers | |
New Hampshire | 21.5% | 39.6% |
Boys | 36.3% | 18.8% |
Girls | 42.5% | 23.8% |
*Unweighted data. May not apply to all youth (grades 9-12) in the state. | ||
Past Month = tobacco use on one or more days in the past month Frequent = tobacco use on 20+ days in the past month |
All States | 9.3% |
New Hampshire | 7.2% |
Boys | 12.9% |
Girls | 2.0% |
*Unweighted data. May not apply to all youth (grades 9-12) in the state. | |
Past Month = tobacco use on one or more days in the past month Frequent = tobacco use on 20+ days in the past month |
New Hampshire | 1,777 |
Men | 1,113 |
Women | 664 |
Death Rate | 361/100,000 |
Rank | 33 |
* No.1 is lowest death rate |
New Hampshire | 23,416 |
Average of 13.2 years for each death due to smoking. | |
*calculated to life expectancy |
Ambulatory: $68,000,000
Hospital: $99,400,000
Nursing Home: $75,210,000 (Preliminary estimates)
Drug: $17,380,000
Other: $42,460,000
TOTAL: $302,450,000
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 unless machines are supervised and equipped with a locking device.
Signage: Signs required on premises and affixed to vending machines.
Licensure: Retail license and vending machine license required.
Penalties: Any person who sells to a minor will be guilty of a civil
infraction/violation, with a fine of $250. Revocation/suspension of license for violation.
Number of New Hampshire youth exposed to ETS in the home in 1996: 70,576
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
businesses and smokers)
Home-based day care: Language does not specify home-based day care
Cigarette tax per pack: 37 cents
Rank = 21 (No. 1 is highest tax)
Federal and state taxes as a percentage of retail price: 31.0%*
Annual gross tax revenue from cigarettes: $50,638,656*
(*Based on previous tax rate of 25 cents per pack)
Smokeless tobacco tax: 27.1% of wholesale sales price
Advertising: No restrictions
State Preempts Local Laws: No preemption
Cigarette Sales, 1997
Number of packages sold and taxed, per capita..........174.4
Tobacco Agriculture, 1997
None
Tobacco Manufacturing, 1996
None
Funding: CDC IMPACT
Regional Network: Tobacco-Free New England
Contact:
Ann Walls
New Hampshire Division of Public Health Services
Bureau of Health Promotion
6 Hazen Drive
Concord, NH 03301-6527
Phone: 603-271-6892
Fax: 603-271-5318
Internet Address: awalls@dhhs.state.nh.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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