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All States | 23.2% |
Tennessee | 26.9% |
By Gender | |
Men | 27.9% |
Women | 26.0% |
By Education Level | |
<12 yrs Education | 35.7% |
12 yrs Education | 30.6% |
>12 yrs Education | 19.5% |
By Age Group | |
18-24 | 31.0% |
25-44 | 31.4% |
45-64 | 27.9% |
65+ | 12.6% |
White | 28.5% |
Black | 20.6% |
Hispanic | 37.5% |
Tennessee | 4.4% |
Men | 8.2% |
Women | 1.0% |
Number of Tennessee youth projected to die prematurely from their smoking: 105,327
Past Month Smokers | Frequent Smokers | |
Tennessee | 38.6% | 21.3% |
Boys | 39.6% | 22.3% |
Girls | 38.0% | 20.6% |
*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% |
Tennessee | 14.2% |
Boys | 27.0% |
Girls | 3.0% |
*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 |
Tennessee | 9,359 |
Men | 6,453 |
Women | 2,907 |
Death Rate | 390/100,000 |
Rank | 45 |
(No.1 is lowest death rate) |
Tennessee | 135,175 |
Average of 14.4 years for each death due to smoking. | |
*calculated to life expectancy |
Ambulatory:
$233,940,000
Hospital: $396,040,000
Nursing Home: $235,790,000
(Preliminary estimates)
Drug: $72,060,000
Other: $159,900,000
TOTAL: $1,097,730,000
Minimum age for sale: 18
Illegal for minors to Purchase: Yes
Possess: No
Use: No
Restrictions on Vending Machines: Vending machines must be located
where minors cannot access them unless machines are supervised or equipped
with a locking device.
Signage: Signs required on premises.
Licensure: None
Penalties: Any person who sells to a minor will be guilty of a class
A misdemeanor, and will be fined up to $2,500.
Number of Tennessee youth exposed to ETS in the home in 1996: 488,846
State government worksites:
No restrictions
Private worksites: No restrictions
Restaurants: No restrictions
Day care centers: Designated smoking areas required or allowed when
children are present (Penalties: To businesses)
Home-based day care: No restrictions
Cigarette tax per pack: 13
cents
Rank = 45 (No. 1 is highest tax)
Federal and state taxes as a percentage of retail price: 22.1%
Annual gross tax revenue from cigarettes: $82,056,793
Smokeless tobacco tax: 6% of wholesale sales price
Advertising: Tobacco advertisements not allowed on the back of school buses.
State Preempts Local Laws: Preemption of all tobacco control legislation.
Cigarette Sales, 1997
Number of packages sold and taxed, per capita..........118.9
Tobacco Agriculture, 1997
Acres harvested: 59,480
Production in pounds: 114,292,000
Cash receipts from tobacco: $227,715,000
Tobacco as a percentage of cash receipts from crops and all farm
commodities: 9.937%
Tobacco Manufacturing, 1996
Overall tobacco manufacturing: $337,000,000
Tobacco manufacturing as a percentage of gross state product: 0.23%
Funding: CDC IMPACT
Regional Network: Southeastern Tobacco Prevention Network (SToP)
Contact:
Joan Sartin
Tennessee Department of Health
Cordell Hull Building, 6th Floor
425 5th Avenue North
Nashville, TN 37247-5201
Phone: 615-741-0686
Fax: 615-532-8478
Internet Address: jsartin@mail.state.tn.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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