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| All States | 23.2% |
| Virginia | 24.6% |
| By Gender | |
| Men | 26.2% |
| Women | 23.1% |
| By Education Level | |
| <12 yrs Education | 33.2% |
| 12 yrs Education | 29.5% |
| >12 yrs Education | 18.3% |
| By Age Group | |
| 18-24 | 35.4% |
| 25-44 | 26.1% |
| 45-64 | 23.7% |
| 65+ | 12.4% |
| White | 25.6% |
| Black | 23.0% |
| Hispanic | 23.9% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 13.8% |
| Virginia | 2.3% |
| Men | 4.6% |
| Women | 0.2% |
Number of Virginia youth projected to die prematurely from their smoking: 135,452
Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) data not available.
Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) data not available.
| Virginia | 9,530 |
| Men | 6,147 |
| Women | 3,382 |
| Death Rate | 360/100,000 |
| Rank | 32 |
| * No.1 is lowest death rate | |
| Virginia | 135,385 |
| Average of 14.2 years for each death due to smoking. | |
| *calculated to life expectancy | |
Ambulatory: $270,840,000
Hospital: $386,530,000
Nursing Home: $222,930,000 (Preliminary estimates)
Drug: $90,180,000
Other: $177,070,000
TOTAL: $1,147,550,000
Minimum age for sale: 18
Illegal for minors to Purchase: Yes Possess: Yes
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 and affixed to vending machines.
Licensure: None
Penalties: Any person who sells to a minor will be fined up to $100.
Number of Virginia youth exposed to ETS in the home in 1996: 336,794
State government worksites: Designated
smoking areas required or allowed (Penalties: To businesses and smokers)
Private worksites: No restrictions
Restaurants: Designated smoking areas required or allowed (Penalties: To businesses
and smokers)
Day care centers: Designated smoking areas required or allowed (Penalties: To
businesses and smokers)
Home-based day care: No restrictions
Cigarette tax per pack: 2.5 cents
Rank = 51 (No. 1 is highest tax)
Federal and state taxes as a percentage of retail price: 16.3%
Annual gross tax revenue from cigarettes: $18,031,000
Smokeless tobacco tax: None
Advertising: No restrictions
State Preempts Local Laws: Preemption of smokefree indoor air laws.
Cigarette Sales, 1997
Number of packages sold and taxed, per capita..........108.0
Tobacco Agriculture, 1997
Acres harvested: 53,080
Production in pounds: 117,576,000
Cash receipts from tobacco: $190,781,000
Tobacco as a percentage of cash receipts from crops and all farm commodities:
7.948%
Tobacco Manufacturing, 1996
Overall tobacco manufacturing: $6,132,000,000
Tobacco manufacturing as a percentage of gross state product: 3.36%
Funding: NCI ASSIST & RWJF/AMA
SmokeLess States Program
Regional Network: Southeastern Tobacco Prevention Network (SToP)
Contact:
Margaret Tate
Virginia Department of Health
P.O. Box 2448
1500 East Main Street, Suite 106
Richmond, VA 23218
Phone: 804-692-0002
Fax: 804-371-6152
Internet Address: mtate@vdh.state.va.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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