National Adult Smoking Trends 1965 – 2012 42.4% 58% decline 2012 Source: National Health Interview Survey
National High School Smoking Trends 1991 - 2011* 50% decline * Data are from the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey (1991-2011)
National Smoking Trends Among 12th Graders, 1991-2013 36.5% 28.3% Source: Monitoring the Future Survey
Adult Per Capita Cigarette Consumption, U.S., 1900-2012 1st Surgeon General’s Report End of WW II Fairness Doctrine Messages on TV and Radio Master Settlement Agreement 1st Smoking-Cancer Concern Federal Cigarette Tax More Than Doubles Great Depression FDA Granted Authority over Tobacco Products Sources: 1900-2002: USDA Tobacco Situation and Outlook Report; 2003-2011: CDC MMWR, August 3, 2012; 2012: TTB and U.S. Census.
Percent of Population Covered By Smoke-Free Laws (Restaurants & Bars) 2014: 65% 30 states and hundreds of communities are smoke-free 11/27/2002: 13% DE becomes 2nd smoke-free state 1/1/1998: 12% CA becomes 1st smoke-free state 1996: < 1% Smoke-free laws in 13 communities nationwide Source: American Nonsmokers’ Rights Foundation Includes state and local laws passed as of January 2014
Federal Cigarette Excise Tax + Average State Cigarette Tax federal rate ($1.01) + current state average ($1.53): $2.54 per pack 2001 federal rate (34¢) + state average (43¢): 77¢ per pack 1996 federal rate (24¢) + state average (33¢): 57¢ per pack August 2013