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Michigan's Most Requested Tobacco Facts

Cigarette Use in Michigan among Adults

Current adult smoking rate (Source: 2005 Michigan BRFSS)	21.9%
In adult smoking, Michigan is ranked * Utah is the lowest at 11.5%, Kentucky is the highest at 28.7% (Source: 2005 National BRFSS)	34th out of 51
Total number of adult smokers in MI (Source: 2005 Michigan BRFSS & Michigan Population Records)	1,669,860

Cigarette Taxes

Current cigarette tax	$2.00
In Tobacco taxes, Michigan is ranked *New Jersey is the highest at $2.57.5 per pack, South Carolina is the lowest at $0.07 per pack (Source: Tobacco Free Kids http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/research /factsheets/pdf/0097.pdf)	4th highest out of 51 (Tied with Maine)

Cost of Tobacco in Michigan

Smoking attributable health care costs	$3.40 billion
Medicaid portion of smoking attributable health care cost	$1.13 billion (33.2%)
Smoking attributable productivity losses	$3.80 billion
Michigan residents' tax burden	$637 per household
Michigan's smoking caused per pack cost (Source: Tobacco Free Kids - The Toll of Tobacco in Michigan http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/reports /settlements/toll.php?StateID-MI)	$10.44

Smoking during Pregnancy

Percent of pregnant women who smoked during pregnancy (Source: 2005 Michigan Vital Records)	13.7%
Number of births affected (Source: 2005 Michigan Vital Records)	17,471

Tobacco Cessation

Percent of adults who have tried to quit smoking in the past year (Source: 2005 Michigan BRFSS)	61.5%
Total number of calls to the Michigan Tobacco Cessation Quit Line *Through September 2006 (Source: Michigan Tobacco Cessation Quit Line)	10,584

Youth Tobacco Use

Middle school
Current smoking rate: 6.9%
Current tobacco use: 14.6%
(Source: 2003/2004 Michigan Youth Tobacco Survey)

High school
Current smoking rate: 17.0%
Current tobacco use: 23.2%
(Source: 2005 Michigan Youth Risk Behavior Survey)

Smoke-Free Regulations

Localities protected (four cities and 18 counties)	Cities of: Detroit, Marquette, Grand Rapids, and Traverse City Counties of: Alger, Antrim, Berrien, Emmet, Charlevoix, Chippewa, Genesee, Ingham, Lenawee, Mackinaw, Marquette, Midland, Otsego, Saginaw, Wayne, Schoolcraft, St. Clair and Washtenaw.
Total number of Michigan residents protected by local smoke-free regulations (Source: Census.gov & American Fact Finder Population Information)	4,286,538