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District of Columbia Highlights – In Adobe Acrobat Format (PDF-35K) District of Columbia HighlightsHealth Impacts
Adult
Cigarette
Use,
2000
|
Current
Cigarette
Smoking, Grades 6–8 |
Current Any Tobacco Use, Grades 6–8 | Current
Cigarette Smoking, Grades 9–12 |
Current Any Tobacco Use, Grades 9–12 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
National* | 11.0% | 15.1% | 28.0% | 34.5% |
District of Columbia† | 9.4% | 14.2% | 14.7% | 21.0% |
Boys† | 8.7% | 15.2% | 16.9% | 24.9% |
Girls† | 10.1% | 13.4% | 12.3% | 16.5% |
Current
Cigarette
Smoking
=
smoked
cigarettes
on
1
of
the
30
days
preceding
the
survey. Current Any Tobacco Use = current use of cigarettes or smokeless tobacco or pipes or bidis or cigars or kreteks on 1 of the 30 days preceding the survey. Sources: *National Youth Tobacco Survey, 2000; †District of Columbia Youth Tobacco Survey, 2000. |
*Calculations
for
racial/ethnic
groups
are
based
on
combined
1999
and
2000
data.
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The District of Columbia is investing 8% of CDC's Best Practices lower estimated recommended funding and 4% of the upper estimated recommended funding. The District of Columbia spent $364 per capita on smoking-attributable direct medical expenditures. In 1998, about 9% ($61,000,000 or $367.58 per recipient) of all Medicaid expenditures were spent on smoking-related illnesses and diseases.
Smoking-Attributable Direct Medical Expenditures, 1998 |
Smoking-Attributable Productivity Costs, 1999 |
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---|---|---|---|
Ambulatory | $58,000,000 | Annual Total | $212,000,000 |
Hospital | $78,000,000 | Annual Per Capita | $408 |
Nursing Home | $37,000,000 | ||
Prescription Drugs | $8,000,000 | ||
Other | $9,000,000 | ||
Annual Total | $190,000,000 | ||
Annual Per Capita | $364 |
Tobacco settlement revenue received in 2001 | not available |
Gross cigarette tax revenue collected in 2000 | $17,050,000 |
Cigarette
tax
per
pack
was
$0.65
in
2001 Cigarette sales were 50.2 packs per capita in 2000 |
Funding Source | FY02 Amount |
Funding Cycle |
State Appropriation—Settlement (Tobacco Only) | $0 | |
State Appropriation—Excise Tax Revenue | $0 | |
State Appropriation—Other | $0 | |
Subtotal: State Appropriation | $0 | |
Federal—CDC
Office
on
Smoking and Health |
$448,157 | 6/01–5/02 |
Federal—SAMHSA | $36,292 | 10/01–9/02 |
Non-Government Source—American Legacy Foundation | $100,000 | 10/00–9/02 |
Non-Government Source—RWJF/AMA | $0 | |
Subtotal: Federal/National Sources | $584,449 | |
FY02 Total Investment in Tobacco Control | $584,449 | |
CDC Best Practices Recommended Annual Total (Lower Estimate) | $7,479,000 | |
CDC Best Practices Recommended Annual Total (Upper Estimate) | $14,571,000 | |
FY02 Per Capita Investment in Tobacco Control | $1.03 |
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