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All States | 23.2% |
Pennsylvania | 24.3% |
By Gender | |
Men | 26.2% |
Women | 22.5% |
By Education Level | |
<12 yrs Education | 26.2% |
12 yrs Education | 27.9% |
>12 yrs Education | 18.2% |
By Age Group | |
18-24 | 30.9% |
25-44 | 30.0% |
45-64 | 23.3% |
65+ | 11.3% |
White | 23.8% |
Black | 31.4% |
Hispanic | 28.0% |
Asian/Pacific Islander | 19.0% |
Pennsylvania | 1.9% |
Men | 3.9% |
Women | 0.1% |
Number of Pennsylvania youth projected to die prematurely from their smoking: 274,359
Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) data not available.
Smokeless Tobacco Use Among Youth, Grades 9-12, 1997
Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) data not available.
Pennsylvania | 23,170 |
Men | 14,497 |
Women | 8,673 |
Death Rate | 346/100,000 |
Rank | 21 |
(No.1 is lowest death rate) |
Pennsylvania | 307,829 |
Average of 13.3 years for each death due to smoking. | |
*calculated to life expectancy |
Ambulatory: $561,860,000
Hospital: $953,350,000
Nursing Home: $925,500,000 (Preliminary estimates)
Drug: $162,120,000
Other: $336,580,000
TOTAL: $2,939,400,000
Minimum age for sale: 18
Illegal for minors to Purchase: No Possess: No
Use: No
Restrictions on Vending Machines: None
Signage: None
Licensure: Retail license and vending machine license required.
Penalties: Any person who sells to a minor will be guilty of a summary offense and
fined at least $25.
Number of Pennsylvania youth exposed to ETS in the home in 1996: 858,229
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: No restrictions
Home-based day care: No restrictions
Cigarette tax per pack: 31 cents
Rank = 30 (No. 1 is highest tax)
Federal and state taxes as a percentage of retail price: 28.8%
Annual gross tax revenue from cigarettes: $347,231,000
Smokeless tobacco tax: None
Advertising: Tobacco advertising not allowed on lottery tickets.
State Preempts Local Laws: Preemption of
smokefree indoor air laws.
Cigarette Sales, 1997
Number of packages sold and taxed, per capita..........92.9
Tobacco Agriculture, 1997
Acres harvested: 7,600
Production in pounds: 15,360,000
Cash receipts from tobacco: $25,185,000
Tobacco as a percentage of cash receipts from crops and all farm commodities: 0.61%
Tobacco Manufacturing, 1996
Overall tobacco manufacturing: $46,000,000
Tobacco manufacturing as a percentage of gross state product: 0.01%
Funding: CDC IMPACT
Regional Network: Mid-Atlantic
Contact:
Cheryl Wieder
Pennsylvania Department of Health
Tobacco Control Program
P.O. Box 90, Room 932
Harrisburg, PA 17108
Phone: 717-787-5900
Fax: 717-783-5498
Internet Address: cwieder@health.state.pa.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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