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| All States | 23.2% |
| Ohio | 25.1% |
| By Gender | |
| Men | 26.4% |
| Women | 24.0% |
| By Education Level | |
| <12 yrs Education | 30.9% |
| 12 yrs Education | 29.1% |
| >12 yrs Education | 18.2% |
| By Age Group | |
| 18-24 | 32.1% |
| 25-44 | 32.1% |
| 45-64 | 22.4% |
| 65+ | 9.8% |
| White | 27.0% |
| Black | 27.7% |
| Hispanic | 16.1% |
| Ohio | 2.0% |
| Men | 4.1% |
| Women | 0.2% |
Number of Ohio youth projected to die prematurely from their smoking: 285,161
| Past Month Smokers | Frequent Smokers | |
| Ohio | 34.5% | 18.2% |
| Boys | 36.9% | 19.7% |
| Girls | 32.0% | 16.4% |
| 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% |
| Ohio | 10.4% |
| Boys | 18.9% |
| Girls | 1.7% |
| 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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| Ohio | 19,527 |
| Men | 12,400 |
| Women | 7,128 |
| Death Rate | 364/100,000 |
| Rank | 34 |
| (No.1 is lowest death rate) | |
| Ohio | 270,475 |
| Average of 13.9 years fore ach death due to smoking. | |
| *calculated to life expectancy | |
Ambulatory: $484,900,000
Hospital: $765,890,000
Nursing Home: $840,400,000 (Preliminary estimates)
Drug: $129,680,000
Other: $273,180,000
TOTAL: $2,494,060,000
Minimum age for sale: 18
Illegal for minors to Purchase: No Possess: No
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.
Licensure: Retail license and vending machine license required.
Penalties: Any person who sells to a minor will be guilty of a 4th degree
misdemeanor and fined up to $250.
State government worksites: 100% smokefree
by executive order
Private worksites: No restrictions
Restaurants: No restrictions
Day care centers: Designated smoking areas with separate ventilation (Penalties: To
businesses)
Home-based day care: Designated smoking areas with separate ventilation, when
children are present (Penalties: To businesses)
Cigarette tax per pack: 24 cents
Rank = 32 (No. 1 is highest tax)
Federal and state taxes as a percentage of retail price: 27.8%
Annual gross tax revenue from cigarettes: $288,577,567
Smokeless tobacco tax: 17% of wholesale sales price.
Advertising: No restrictions
State Preempts Local Laws: No preemption
Cigarette Sales. 1997
Number of packages sold and taxed, per capita..........108.6
Tobacco Agriculture, 1997
Acres harvested: 11,400
Production in pounds: 22,300,000
Cash receipts from tobacco: $28,948,000
Tobacco as a percentage of cash receipts from crops and all farm commodities:
0.542%
Tobacco Manufacturing, 1996
None
Funding: CDC IMPACT & RWJF/AMA
SmokeLess States Program
Regional Network: Great Lakes Tobacco Control Coalition
Contact:
Ron Sherwood
Ohio Department of Health
P.O. Box 118, 246 N High Street
Columbus, OH 43266-0118
Phone: 614-466-2144
Fax: 614-644-7740
Internet Address: rsherwoo@gw.odh.state.oh.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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