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| Smoking Prevalence - Adults (2008) | |
| Current smoking - adults | 15.3% |
| Current smoking - men, age 18 and older | 16.7% |
| Current smoking - women, age 18 and older | 14.1% |
| Tobacco Use Prevalence - Youth (2008) | |
| Current smoking - 6th grade students | 1.4% |
| Current smoking - 8th grade students | 7.3% |
| Current smoking - 10th grade students | 14.4% |
| Current smoking - 12th grade students | 20.0% |
| Current smoking - male 6th grade students | 1.5% |
| Current smoking - male 8th grade students | 7.7% |
| Current smoking - male 10th grade students | 14.7% |
| Current smoking - male 12th grade students | 21.9% |
| Current smoking - female 6th grade students | 1.4% |
| Current smoking - female 8th grade students | 7.0% |
| Current smoking - female 10th grade students | 14.1% |
| Current smoking - female 12th grade students | 18.4% |
| Current use of chewing tobacco - 6th grade students | 1.1% |
| Current use of chewing tobacco - 8th grade students | 3.4% |
| Current use of chewing tobacco - 10th grade students | 6.7% |
| Current use of chewing tobacco - 12th grade students | 8.6% |
| Smoking Pregnant Women | |
| Women who smoked at anytime during their pregnancy
(Washington State Birth Certificate System, 2007) |
10.1% |
| Women who smoked during the last trimester (3 months) their pregnancy
(PRAMS: Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System, 2006) |
12.2% |
| Secondhand smoke (2008) | |
| Washington adults exposed to secondhand smoke at home and at work | 8% at home, 2% at work |
| People exposed to secondhand smoke at home and work who are non-smokers | 34% at home, 62% at work |
| Health and Medical Costs | |
| Annual deaths related to smoking | 7,500 |
| State spending on annual health care costs resulting from tobacco use | $1.5 billion |
| Tobacco Industry Influence | |
| Estimated annual tobacco industry advertising and marketing | over $184 million |
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