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| All States | 23.2% |
| Maine | 22.7% |
| By Gender | |
| Men | 25.2% |
| Women | 20.4% |
| By Education Level | |
| <12 yrs Education | 28.6% |
| 12 yrs Education | 27.0% |
| >12 yrs Education | 15.3% |
| By Age Group | |
| 18-24 | 32.9% |
| 25-44 | 26.4% |
| 45-64 | 21.9% |
| 65+ | 9.4% |
| White | 24.0% |
| Maine | 1.1% |
| Men | 2.4% |
| Women | 0.0% |
| Past Month Smokers | Frequent Smokers | |
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| Maine | 39.2% | 22.1% |
| Boys | 37.7% | 22.7% |
| Girls | 40.8% | 21.5% |
| 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% |
| Maine | 7.9% |
| Boys | 13.3% |
| Girls | 2.2% |
| 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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| Maine | 2,326 |
| Men | 1,464 |
| Women | 862 |
| Death Rate | 371/100,000 |
| Rank* | 40 |
| * No.1 is lowest death rate | |
| Maine | 30,556 |
| Average of 13.1 years for each death due to smoking. | |
| * calculated to life expectancy | |
Ambulatory: $53,100,000
Hospital: $96,780,000
Nursing Home: $127,610,000 (Preliminary estimates)
Drug: $18,870,000
Other: $46,710,000
TOTAL: $343,070,000
Minimum age for sale: 18
Illegal for minors to Purchase: Yes Possess: Yes
Use: Yes
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 $50 - $1500.
Revocation/suspension of license for violation.
State government worksites: Designated
smoking areas required or allowed (Penalties: To businesses)
Private worksites: Designated smoking areas required or allowed (Penalties: To
businesses)
Restaurants: Designated smoking areas required or allowed (Penalties: To
businesses)
Day care centers: Designated smoking areas required or allowed (Penalties: To
businesses)
Home-based day care: Designated smoking areas required or allowed when children are
present (Penalties: To businesses)
Cigarette tax per pack: 74 cents
Rank = 7 (No. 1 is highest tax)
Federal and state taxes as a percentage of retail price: 44.6%*
Annual gross tax revenue from cigarettes: $46,346,009*
(*Based on previous tax rate of 37 cents per pack.)
Smokeless tobacco tax: 62% of wholesale sales price.
Advertising: No restrictions
State Preempts Local Laws: No preemption
Cigarette sales, 1997
Number of packages sold and taxed, per capita: 101.1
Tobacco Agriculture, 1997
None
Tobacco Manufacturing, 1996
None
Funding: NCI ASSIST
Regional Network: Tobacco-Free New England
Contact:
Valorie Nybo
Maine Department of Human Services, Division of Health Promotion & Education,
151 Capitol Street, State House Station 11,
Augusta, ME 04333
Phone: 207-287-4624
Fax: 207-287-4636
Internet Address: valorie.nybo@state.me.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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