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Adult Tobacco Use in Pennsylvania

Current Cigarette Smoking Among Adults Aged 18 and Older, 1997

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%

Current Cigarette Smoking Among Adults by Race/Ethnicity, 1996-1997

White 23.8%
Black 31.4%
Hispanic 28.0%
Asian/Pacific Islander 19.0%


Smokeless Tobacco Use

Current Smokeless Tobacco Use Among Adults Aged 18 and Older, 1995-1996

Pennsylvania 1.9%
Men 3.9%
Women 0.1%

Youth Tobacco Use

Number of Pennsylvania youth projected to die prematurely from their smoking: 274,359

Cigarette Smoking Among Youth, Grades 9-12, 1997

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.

Health Impact and Cost

Average Annual Deaths Related to Smoking, 1990-1994

Pennsylvania 23,170
Men 14,497
Women 8,673
Death Rate 346/100,000
Rank 21
(No.1 is lowest death rate)

Average Annual Years of Potential Life Lost*, 1990-1994

Pennsylvania 307,829
Average of 13.3 years for each death due to smoking.
*calculated to life expectancy

Medical Costs Related to Smoking, 1993

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

Tobacco Control Legislation, 1998

Minors' Access to Tobacco Products

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.
 

Smokefree Indoor Air

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

Excise Tax

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.
 

Tobacco Economy

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%
 

Tobacco Use Prevention and Control Program

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

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