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| All States | 23.2 |
| Vermont | 23.2 |
| Men | 25.1 |
| Women | 21.5 |
| <12 yrs Education | 32.3 |
| 12 yrs Education | 25.8 |
| >12 yrs Education | 15.1 |
| 18-24 | 38.5 |
| 25-44 | 25.4 |
| 45-64 | 20.8 |
| 65+ | 9.4 |
| White | 23.5 |
| Hispanic | 21.6 |
| Vermont | 1.3 |
| Men | 2.9 |
| Women | 0.0 |
Number of Vermont youth projected to die prematurely from their smoking:
12,356
| Vermont | Past Month Smokers | 38.3 |
| Frequent Smokers | 21.0 | |
| Boys- | Past Month Smokers | 37.8 |
| Frequent Smokers | 22.1 | |
| Girls- | Past Month Smokers | 38.8 |
| Frequent Smokers | 19.8 |
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 |
| Vermont | 7.8 |
| Boys | 12.8 |
| Girls | 2.5 |
Past Month = tobacco use on one or more days in the past month
Frequent = tobacco use on 20+ days in the past month
| Vermont | 914 |
| Men | 579 |
| Women | 335 |
| Death Rate | 351/100,000 |
| Rank | 26 |
| (No.1 is lowest death rate) |
| Vermont | 12,019 |
| Average of 13.2 years for each death due to smoking. | |
| *calculated to life expectancy | |
Ambulatory: $24,730,000
Hospital: $37,600,000
Nursing Home: $39,500,000
(Preliminary estimates)
Drug: $8,790,000
Other: $22,090,000
TOTAL: $132,710,000
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.
Signage: Signs required on premises and affixed to vending machines.
Licensure: Retail license and vending machine license required.
Penalties: Any person who sells to a minor will fined up to $100.
Revocation/suspension of license for violation.
Number of Vermont youth exposed to ETS in the home in 1996: 42,340
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: 100% smokefree (Penalties: To smokers)
Day care centers: No restrictions
Home-based day care: No restrictions
Cigarette tax per pack: 44
cents
Rank = 18 (No. 1 is highest tax)
Federal and state taxes as a percentage of retail price: 31.8%
Annual gross tax revenue from cigarettes: $25,804,177
Smokeless tobacco tax: 41% of wholesale price
Advertising: No restrictions
State Preempts Local Laws: No
preemption
Cigarette Sales, 1997
Tax-paid per capita sales (in number of packs)..........97.7
Tobacco Agriculture, 1997
None
Tobacco Manufacturing, 1996
None
Funding: CDC IMPACT &
RWJF/AMA SmokeLess States Program
Regional Network: Tobacco-Free New England
Contact:
Judith B. Stephany
Vermont Department of Health
P.O. Box 70
Burlington, VT 05402
Phone: 802-863-7355
Fax: 802-651-1634
Internet Address: jstepha@vdh.state.vt.us
Office on Smoking and Health/National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
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