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| All States | 23.2% |
| Wisconsin | 23.2% |
| By Gender | |
| Men | 25.6% |
| Women | 21.0% |
| By Education Level | |
| <12 yrs Education | 21.3% |
| 12 yrs Education | 30.8% |
| >12 yrs Education | 16.1% |
| By Age Group | |
| 18-24 | 32.5% |
| 25-44 | 29.0% |
| 45-64 | 20.9% |
| 65+ | 8.0% |
| White | 23.4% |
| Black | 25.9% |
| Hispanic | 28.8% |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 48.6% |
| Wisconsin | 1.9% |
| Men | 3.7% |
| Women | 0.1% |
Number of Wisconsin youth projected to die prematurely from their smoking: 117,090
| Past Month Smokers | Frequent Smokers | |
| Wisconsin | 36.0% | 19.5% |
| Boys | 39.8% | 22.7% |
| Girls | 31.7% | 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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| All States | 9.3% |
| Wisconsin | 11.4% |
| Boys | 19.0% |
| Girls | 3.2% |
| 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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| Wisconsin | 7,853 |
| Men | 5,160 |
| Women | 2,692 |
| Death Rate | 313/100,000 |
| Rank | 11 |
| (No.1 is lowest death rate) |
| Wisconsin | 100,624 |
| Average of 12.8 years for each death due to smoking. | |
| *calculated to life expectancy | |
Ambulatory:
$235,930,000
Hospital: $282,700,000
Nursing Home: $394,110,000
(Preliminary estimates)
Drug: $55,000,000
Other: $124,390,000
TOTAL: $1,092,140,000
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.
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 be fined up to $500.
Suspension of license for violation.
Number or Wisconsin youth exposed to ETS in the home in 1996: 428,302
State government
worksites: Designated smoking areas required or allowed (Penalties: To
smokers)
Private worksites: Designated smoking areas required or allowed
(Penalties: To smokers)
Restaurants: Designated smoking areas required or allowed (Penalties:
To smokers)
Day care centers: 100% smokefree when children are present
(Penalties: To smokers)
Home-based day care: Language does not specify home-based day care
Cigarette tax per pack:
59 cents
Rank = 11 (No. 1 is highest tax)
Federal and state taxes as a percentage of retail price: 39.4%*
Annual gross tax revenue from cigarettes: $208,741,720*
*(Based on previous tax rate of 44 cents per pack)
Smokeless tobacco tax: 20% of manufacturer's list price
Advertising: No restrictions
State Preempts Local
Laws: Preemption of minors' access laws
Cigarette Sales, 1997
Number of packages sold and taxed, per capita..........91.9
Tobacco Agriculture,
1997
Acres harvested: 1,800
Production in pounds: 3,060,000
Cash receipts from tobacco: $7,450,000
Tobacco as a percentage of cash receipts from crops and all farm
commodities: 0.129%
Tobacco Manufacturing,
1996
None
Funding: NCI ASSIST
& RWJF/AMA SmokeLess States Program
Regional Network: Great Lakes Tobacco Control Coalition
Contact:
Catheryn Brue
Bureau of Public Health
Wisconsin Division of Health
1400 East Washington Avenue, Room 240
Madison, WI 53703-3041
Phone: 608-266-8322
Fax: 608-266-8925
Internet Address: bruec@dhfs.state.wi.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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