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| All States | 23.2% |
| South Carolina | 23.4% |
| By Gender | |
| Men | 29.5% |
| Women | 17.8% |
| By Education Level | |
| <12 yrs Education | 31.4% |
| 12 yrs Education | 30.4% |
| >12 yrs Education | 14.4% |
| By Age Group | |
| 18-24 | 26.0% |
| 25-44 | 27.8% |
| 45-64 | 23.3% |
| 65+ | 10.4% |
| White | 25.9% |
| Black | 20.0% |
| Hispanic | 11.1% |
| South Carolina | 2.1% |
| Men | 3.8% |
| Women | 0.5% |
Number of South Carolina youth projected to die prematurely from their smoking: 66,606
| Current Smokers | Frequent Smokers | |
| South Carolina | 38.6% | 18.2% |
| Boys | 40.6% | 20.6% |
| Girls | 36.5% | 15.8% |
| Past Month = tobacco use on one or more days in the past month Frequent = tobacco use on 20+ days in the past month |
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| All States | 9.3% |
| South Carolina | 6.7% |
| Boys | 11.8% |
| Girls | 1.4% |
| Past Month = tobacco use on one or more days in the past month Frequent = tobacco use on 20+ days in the past month |
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| South Carolina | 5,887 |
| Men | 4,105 |
| Women | 1,782 |
| Death Rate | 340/100,000 |
| Rank | 41 |
| No.1 is lowest death rate | |
| South Carolina | 90,122 |
| Average of 15.3 years for each death due to smoking. | |
| *calculated to life expectancy | |
Ambulatory:
$112,370,000
Hospital: $201,870,000
Nursing Home: $127,940,000
(Preliminary estimates)
Drug: $38,340,000
Other: $78,360,000
TOTAL: $558,890,000
Minimum age for sale: 18
Illegal for minors to Purchase: No
Possess: No Use: No
Restrictions on Vending Machines: None
Signage: None
Licensure: Vending machine license required.
Penalties: Any person who sells to a minor will be guilty of a
misdemeanor and fined up to $25.
Number of South Carolina youth exposed to ETS in the home in 1996: 240,315
State government worksites:
Designated smoking areas required or allowed (Penalties: To businesses and
smokers)
Private worksites: No restrictions
Restaurants: No restrictions
Day care centers: 100% smokefree (Penalties: To businesses and
smokers)
Home-based day care: Language does not specify home-based day card
Cigarette tax per pack: 7
cents
Rank = 48 (No. 1 is highest tax)
Federal and state taxes as a percentage of retail price: 18.8%
Annual gross tax revenue from cigarettes: $32,242,879
Smokeless tobacco tax: 5% of manufacturer's list price.
Advertising: No restrictions
State Preempts Local Laws: Preemption of minors' access laws and government worksite provisions of smokefree indoor air laws.
Cigarette Sales, 1997
Number of packages sold and taxed, per capita..........124.5
Tobacco Agriculture, 1997
Acres harvested: 54,000
Production in pounds:126,360,000
Cash receipts from tobacco: $213,298,000
Tobacco as a percentage of cash receipts from crops and all farm
commodities: 12.582%
Tobacco Manufacturing, 1996
Overall tobacco manufacturing: $2,000,000
Tobacco manufacturing as a percentage of gross state product: 0.005%
Funding: NCI ASSIST
Regional Network: Southeastern Tobacco Prevention Network (SToP)
Contact:
Thomas F. Gillette
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
P.O. Box 101106
Columbia, SC 29211
Phone: 803-898-0740
Fax: 803-253-4001
Internet Address: gillettf@colum61.dhec.state.sc.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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