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• Preventing youth from beginning tobacco use • Reducing exposure to secondhand smoke • Reducing tobacco use in high-risk groups
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Statewide Tobacco Use
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| Smoking Prevalence - Adults (2010) | |
| Current smoking - adults | 14.9% |
| Current smoking - men, age 18 and older | 16% |
| Current smoking - women, age 18 and older | 14% |
| Tobacco Use Prevalence - Youth (2010) | |
| Current smoking - 6th grade students | 1.7% |
| Current smoking - 8th grade students | 6.4% |
| Current smoking - 10th grade students | 12.7% |
| Current smoking - 12th grade students | 19.6% |
| Current smoking - male 6th grade students | 2.1% |
| Current smoking - male 8th grade students | 5.9% |
| Current smoking - male 10th grade students | 13.1% |
| Current smoking - male 12th grade students | 22.0% |
| Current smoking - female 6th grade students | 1.4% |
| Current smoking - female 8th grade students | 6.8% |
| Current smoking - female 10th grade students | 12.3% |
| Current smoking - female 12th grade students | 16.4% |
| Current use of chewing tobacco - 6th grade students | 1.0% |
| Current use of chewing tobacco - 8th grade students | 2.9% |
| Current use of chewing tobacco - 10th grade students | 6.2% |
| Current use of chewing tobacco - 12th grade students | 8.9% |
| Smoking Pregnant Women | |
| Women who report smoking three months prior to
pregnancy
(PRAMS: Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System, 2009) |
25.6% |
| Secondhand smoke | |
| Washington adults exposed to secondhand smoke at home (2010) | 7% |
| Washington adults exposed to secondhand smoke at work(2008) | 3% |
| People exposed to secondhand smoke at home who are non-smokers (2010) | 40% |
| People exposed to secondhand smoke at work who are non-smokers (2008) | 69% |
| Health and Medical Costs | |
| Annual deaths related to smoking | 7,600 |
| State spending on annual health care costs resulting from tobacco use | $1.6 billion |
| Tobacco Industry Influence | |
| Estimated annual tobacco industry advertising and marketing | over $146 million |
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