1 www. F allon R esearch.com Methods Telephone Interviews Performed by Specially-trained Opinion Research Interviewers Conducted with 800 Randomly-selected General Election Voters within the State of Ohio, using a Combination of Valid Residential and Cellular Telephone Listings +/- 3.46% Overall Estimated Margin of Error, with a Confidence Interval of 6.92% Within Which the Results Could Vary April 7 – April 10, 2014 Data was Stratified so that the Differences in Vital Characteristics, such as Age, Race, Gender and Geography are Represented in Proportion to Their Percentages of the Electorate Due to rounding, not all results add up to 100%, and the data is presented in a different order than the questions were asked

2 www. F allon R esearch.com The proposal to increase the cigarette tax, and use part of the funds for smoking prevention, has the support of nearly two-thirds of Ohio voters surveyed and was well-received across the spectrum of partisanship Do you favor or oppose Increasing the state cigarette tax by $1 dollar per pack, with part of the revenue dedicated to tobacco prevention, including programs to prevent kids from smoking and help adults who want to quit? 63% Total Favor OVERALL BY PARTY* * Differences were not statistically significant

3 www. F allon R esearch.com The idea of establishing comparable rates of taxation for other types of tobacco products was highly popular, and it even garnered substantial support among voters who oppose increasing the cigarette tax As you may or may not know, Ohio currently taxes cigars, smokeless tobacco products such as chewing tobacco, and electronic cigarettes, at a lower rate than cigarettes. Regardless of how you feel about increasing the cigarette tax, do you favor or oppose taxing these other types of tobacco products at the same rate as cigarettes? 67% Total Favor OVERALLBY TAX PREFERENCES

4 www. F allon R esearch.com There is exceptionally high support for restoring tobacco prevention programs, which, very tellingly, received the greatest backing from those who have firsthand experience to understand the effects of smoking As you may or may not know, Ohio receives about $825 million dollars in revenue from tobacco taxes each year. Currently, none of this money is used to fund a tobacco prevention program to prevent kids from smoking and help adults who want to quit. Would you favor or oppose dedicating $50 million dollars of the state’s tobacco tax revenue to tobacco prevention programs, which would restore funding cuts made to the program in recent years? 69% Total Favor OVERALLBY SMOKING HABITS