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| All States Overall | 23.5% |
| United States Overall | 24.7% |
| By Gender | |
| Men | 27.0% |
| Women | 22.6% |
| By Education Level | |
| <12 yrs education | 30.4% |
| 12 yrs education | 29.5% |
| >12 yrs Education | 18.4% |
| By Age Group | |
| 18-24 | 24.8% |
| 25-44 | 28.6% |
| 45-64 | 25.5% |
| 65+ | 13.0% |
| White | 25.6% |
| Black | 25.8% |
| Hispanic | 18.3% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 16.6% |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 36.2% |
| United States | 2.0% |
| Men | 3.8% |
| Women | 0.3% |
Number of United States youth projected to die prematurely from their smoking: 5,318,682
| Past Month Smokers | Frequent Smokers | |
| United States | 36.4% | 16.7% |
| Boys | 37.7% | 17.6% |
| Girls | 34.7% | 15.7% |
| 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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| United States | 9.3% |
| Boys | 15.8% |
| Girls | 1.5% |
| 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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| United States | 430,741 |
| Men | 278,699 |
| Women | 152,042 |
| Death Rate | 358/100,000 |
| United States | 5,721,206 |
| Average of 13.4 years for each death due to smoking. | |
| *calculated to life expectancy | |
Ambulatory: $11,922,920,000
Hospital:
$16,363,840,000
Nursing Home:
$14,691,890,000
(Preliminary estimates)
Drug:
$3,183,700,000
Other:
$7,205,120,000
TOTAL:
$53,367,470,000
No retailer may sell cigarettes or smokeless tobacco to any person younger than 18 years of age. For individuals under 27 years of age, retailers shall verify age by means of photographic identification. (FDA regulation, section 897.14)
Section 1926 of the Public Health Service Act requires states to enact legislation restricting the sale and distribution of tobacco products to minors as a condition of receiving federal substance abuse prevention and treatment block grant funds. States are also required to enforce these laws in a manner "that can reasonably be expected to reduce the extent to which tobacco products are available to individuals under the age of 18." (42 USC 300x-26)
Federal agencies must establish regulations to
prohibit the sale of tobacco products in vending machines placed in or around any facility
maintained, leased or owned by the agency. Regulations also must cover distribution of
free samples of tobacco products in or around agency facilities (40 USC 48[c]).
Persons that provide children’s services funded by the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Education, or the Department of Agriculture in indoor facilities (e.g. schools, libraries, day care, health care, and early childhood development settings) are required to prohibit smoking in those facilities if they are regularly or routinely used for the delivery of such services to children. In addition, all Federal agencies that provide such services are also required to prohibit smoking in facilities used regularly or routinely for the delivery of children’s services. (20 USC 6081-6084)
Smoking is prohibited on all flights that are no more than 6 hours in duration. (49 USC 41706)
Smoking is prohibited or restricted to separately
ventilated areas in Federal facilities (Executive Branch only) (Executive Order 13058)
Cigarette tax per pack: 24 cents
Federal and state taxes as a percentage of retail price: 31.5%
Annual gross tax revenue from cigarettes (federal): $7,306,959,000
Smokeless tobacco tax:
Chewing tobacco: 12 cents/pound
Snuff: 36 cents/pound
Advertising:
Tobacco advertising is not allowed on television and radio (15 USC 1335). Health warnings
are required on advertisements for all tobacco products, except billboards for smokeless
tobacco products. (15 USC 1333, 4402)
Federal Preemption:
"No requirement or prohibition based on smoking and health shall be imposed under
State law with respect to the advertising or promotion of any cigarettes the packages of
which are labeled in conformity with the provisions of this chapter." [The Federal
Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act] (15 USC 1334)
Cigarette Sales, 1997
Number of packages sold and taxed, per capita..........86.9
Tobacco Agriculture, 1997
Acres harvested: 811,840
Production in pounds: 1,786,065,000
Cash receipts from tobacco: $2,885,663,000
Tobacco as a percentage of cash receipts from crops and all farm commodities:
1.383%
Tobacco Manufacturing, 1996
Overall tobacco manufacturing: $23,930,000,000
Tobacco manufacturing as a percentage of gross domestic product: 0.35%
For further information:
Office on Smoking and Health
4770 Buford Highway, NE, MS K-50
Atlanta, GA 30341-3717
Phone: 770-488-5705
Fax: 770-488-5844
Internet Address:
tobaccoinfo@cdc.gov
Office on Smoking and Health
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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