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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
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Total number of adult smokers in MI
(Source: 2005 Michigan BRFSS & Michigan Population Records) |
1,669,860 |
| 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 |
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 |
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 |
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) |
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 |
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