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| Cigarette Use in Michigan among Adults | |
| Current adult smoking rate (Source: 2005 Michigan BRFSS) |
18.9% |
| 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) |
1,424,900 |
| Cigarette Taxes | |
| Current cigarette tax | $2.00 |
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In Tobacco taxes, Michigan is ranked |
11th highest out of 51 (Tied with three other states) |
| 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 | $3.95 billion |
| Michigan residents' tax burden | $597 per household |
| Michigan's smoking caused per pack cost (Source: Tobacco Free Kids - The Toll of Tobacco in Michigan) |
$10.44 |
| Smoking during Pregnancy | |
| Percent of pregnant women who smoked during pregnancy (Source: 2005 Michigan Vital Records) |
13.4% |
| Number of births affected (Source: 2005 Michigan Vital Records) |
17,471 |
| Tobacco Dependence Treatment | |
| Percent of adults who have tried to quit smoking in the past year (Source: 2010 Michigan BRFSS) |
62.3% |
|
Total number of calls to the Michigan Tobacco Quit Line |
67,365 |
| Youth Tobacco Use | |
| Middle school Current smoking rate:6.9% Current tobacco use:14.8% (Source: 2009 Michigan Youth Risk Behavior Survey) |
High school Current smoking rate: 18.1% Current tobacco use:23.2% (Source: 2009 Michigan Youth Risk Behavior Survey) |
