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| All States | 23.2 |
| West Virginia | 27.4 |
| By Gender | |
| Men | 27.1 |
| Women | 27.7 |
| By Education Level | |
| <12 yrs Education | 32.7 |
| 12 yrs Education | 29.6 |
| >12 yrs Education | 18.0 |
| By Age Group | |
| 18-24 | 37.6 |
| 25-44 | 33.9 |
| 45-64 | 25.6 |
| 65+ | 12.7 |
| White | 27.0% |
| Black | 27.3% |
| Hispanic | 30.3% |
| West Virginia | 7.5% |
| Men | 15.6% |
| Women | 0.6% |
Number of West Virginia youth projected to die prematurely from their smoking: 38,542
| Past Month Smokers | Frequent Smokers | |
| West Virginia | 41.9% | 24.1% |
| Boys | 42.4% | 24.8% |
| Girls | 41.3% | 23.4% |
| 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% |
| West Virginia | 15.8% |
| Boys | 31.0% |
| Girls | 1.3% |
Past Month = tobacco use on one or more days in the past month Frequent = tobacco use on 20+ days in the past month
| West Virginia | 4,229 |
| Men | 2,720 |
| Women | 1,510 |
| Death Rate | 424/100,000 |
| Rank | 49 |
| (No.1 is lowest death rate) |
| West Virginia | 57,678 |
| Average of 13.6 years for each death due to smoking. | |
| *calculated to life expectancy | |
Ambulatory: $76,710,000
Hospital: $137,620,000
Nursing Home: $83,740,000 (Preliminary estimates)
Drug: $26,470,000
Other: $56,020,000
TOTAL: $380,560,000
Minimum age for sale: 18
Illegal for minors to Purchase: No Possess: Yes
Use: Yes
Restrictions on Vending Machines: None
Signage: None
Licensure: None
Penalties: Any person who sells to a minor will be guilty of a misdemeanor and
fined $10 - $25.
Number of West Virginia youth exposed to ETS in the home in 1996: 128,665
State government worksites: No restrictions
Private worksites: No restrictions
Restaurants: No restrictions
Day care centers: No restrictions
Home-based day care: No restrictions
Cigarette tax per pack: 17 cents
Rank = 41 (No. 1 is highest tax)
Federal and state taxes as a percentage of retail price: 24.0%
Annual gross tax revenue from cigarettes: $35,549,000
Smokeless tobacco tax: None
Advertising: Warning labels required on billboards for smokeless tobacco products.
State Preempts Local Laws: No preemption
Cigarette Sales, 1997
Number of packages sold and taxed, per capita..........114.5
Tobacco Agriculture, 1997
Acres harvested: 2,550
Production in pounds: 5,690,000
Cash receipts from tobacco: $3,272,000
Tobacco as a percentage of cash receipts from crops and all farm commodities: 0.83%
Tobacco Manufacturing, 1996
Overall tobacco manufacturing: $34,000,000
Tobacco manufacturing as a percentage of gross state product: 0.10%
Funding: NCI ASSIST & RWJF/AMA
SmokeLess States Program
Regional Network: Mid-Atlantic
Contact:
Joyce Edwards-Holmes
West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources
1411 Virginia Street, East
Charleston, WV 25301
Phone: 304-558-0644
Fax: 304-558-1553
Internet Address: joyceholmes@wvdhhr.org
Office on Smoking and Health
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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