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All States | 23.2% |
New Jersey | 21.5% |
By Gender | |
Men | 23.3% |
Women | 19.8% |
By Education Level | |
<12 yrs Education | 28.8% |
12 yrs Education | 25.9% |
>12 yrs Education | 16.2% |
By Age Group | |
18-24 | 29.3% |
25-44 | 24.4% |
45-64 | 22.3% |
65+ | 9.2% |
White | 22.8% |
Black | 22.6% |
Hispanic | 22.0% |
Asian/Pacific Islander | 9.8% |
New Jersey | 0.3% |
Men | 0.7% |
Women | 0.0% |
Number of New Jersey youth projected to die prematurely from their smoking: 135,593
Past Month Smokers | Frequent Smokers | |
New Jersey | 37.9% | 19.3% |
Boys | 36.7% | 19.4% |
Girls | 38.8% | 19.2% |
*Unweighted data. May not apply to all youth (grades 9-12) in the state. 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% |
New Jersey | 5.4% |
Boys | 9.7% |
Girls | 1.5% |
*Unweighted data. May not apply to all youth (grades 9-12) in the state. Past Month = tobacco use on one or more days in the past month Frequent = tobacco use on 20+ days in the past month |
New Jersey | 12,831 |
Men | 7,775 |
Women | 5,056 |
Death Rate | 327/100,000 |
Rank | 14 |
* No.1 is lowest death rate |
New Jersey | 172,539 |
Average of 13.4 years for each death due to smoking. | |
*calculated to life expectancy |
Ambulatory: $402,250,000
Hospital: $519,960,000
Nursing Home: $468,560,000 (Preliminary estimates)
Drug: $108,440,000
Other: $241,290,000
TOTAL: $1,740,510,000
Minimum age for sale: 18
Illegal for minors to Purchase: No Possess: No
Use: No
Restrictions on Vending Machines: Limited restrictions on vending machine
placement.
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 $250.
Revocation/suspension of license for violation.
Number of New Jersey youth exposed to ETS in the home in 1996: 398,218
State government worksites: Designated
smoking areas required or allowed (Penalties: To smokers)
Private worksites: Designated smoking areas required or allowed
Restaurants: No restrictions
Day care centers: Smoking is banned when children are present. When children are
not present, smoking must be in separately ventilated areas (Penalties: To businesses)
Home-based day care: Language does not specify home-based day care
Cigarette tax per pack: 80 cents
Rank = 4 (No. 1 is highest tax)
Federal and state taxes as a percentage of retail price: 30.7%*
Annual gross tax revenue from cigarettes: $245,962,500*
(*Based on previous tax rate of 40 cents per pack.)
Smokeless tobacco tax: 48% of wholesale price
Advertising: No restrictions
State Preempts Local Laws: No preemption
Cigarette Sales, 1997
Number of packages sold and taxed, per capita..........77.0
Tobacco Agriculture, 1997
None
Tobacco Manufacturing, 1996
Overall tobacco manufacturing: $1,000,000
Tobacco manufacturing as a percentage of gross state product: 0.0004%
Funding: NCI ASSIST & RWJF/AMA
SmokeLess States Program
Regional Network: Mid-Atlantic
Contact:
Mianne Edwards
New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services
Division of Addiction Services
P.O. Box 362, 120 South Stockton Street
Trenton, NJ 08625-0362
Phone: 609-292-4414
Fax: 609-292-3816
Internet Address: me2@doh.state.nj.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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