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| All States | 23.2% |
| New York | 23.1% |
| Br Gender | |
| Men | 25.0% |
| Women | 21.5% |
| By Education Level | |
| <12 yrs Education | 27.3% |
| 12 yrs Education | 27.0% |
| >12 yrs Education | 19.7% |
| By Age Group | |
| 18-24 | 25.4% |
| 25-44 | 28.8% |
| 45-64 | 21.3% |
| 65+ | 11.9% |
| White | 23.8% |
| Black | 21.5% |
| Hispanic | 24.0% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 16.8% |
| New York | 0.4% |
| Men | 0.9% |
| Women | 0.0% |
Number of New York youth projected to die prematurely from their smoking: 377,467
| Past Month Smokers | Frequent Smokers | |
| New York | 32.9 | 16.3 |
| Boys | 32.7 | 18.2 |
| Girls | 33.1 | 14.3 |
| 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 York | 5.1% |
| Boys | 9.3% |
| Girls | 0.9% |
| Past Month = tobacco use on one or more days in the past month Frequent = tobacco use on 20+ days in the past month | |
| New York | 30,741 |
| Men | 18,454 |
| Women | 12,287 |
| Death Rate | 343/100,000 |
| Rank | 19 |
| (No.1 is lowest death rate) | |
| New York | 417,206 |
| Average of 13.6 years for each death due to smoking. | |
| *calculated to life expectancy | |
Ambulatory: $809,730,000
Hospital: $1,202,530,000
Nursing Home: $1,918,450,000 (Preliminary estimates)
Drug: $211,150,000
Other: $621,640,000
TOTAL: $4,763,510,000
Minimum age for sale: 18
Illegal for minors to Purchase: No Possess: No
Use: No
Restrictions on Vending Machines: Vending machines must be located where minors
cannot access them, and must be supervised.
Signage: Signs required on premises.
Licensure: Retail license and vending machine license required.
Penalties: Any person who sells to a minor will be fined $100 - $300. Suspension of
license for violation.
Number of New York youth exposed to ETS in the home in 1996: 1,120,051
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 (Penalties: To businesses and smokers)
Home-based day care: No restrictions
Cigarette tax per pack: 56 cents
Rank = 14 (No. 1 is highest tax)
Federal and state taxes as a percentage of retail price: 34.9%
Annual gross tax revenue from cigarettes: $658,497,602
Smokeless tobacco tax: 20% of wholesale sales price.
Advertising: No restrictions
State Preempts Local Laws: Preemption of
sampling provisions of minors' access laws.
Cigarette Sales, 1997
Number of packages sold and taxed, per capita..........64.5
Tobacco Agriculture, 1997
None
Tobacco Manufacturing, 1996
Overall tobacco manufacturing: $1,520,000,000
Tobacco manufacturing as a percentage of gross state product: 0.22%
Funding: NCI ASSIST & RWJF/AMA
SmokeLess States Program
Regional Network: Mid-Atlantic
Contact:
Steve Onderdonk,
New York State Department of Health,
Tobacco Control Program, ASSIST Project,
Corning Tower Building, Empire State Plaza, Room 710,
Albany, NY 12237-0620
Phone: 518-474-1515
Fax: 518-474-3356
Internet Address: sro03@health.state.ny.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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