1. National Adult Smoking Trends 1965 – 2012
42.4%
58% decline
2012
Source: National Health Interview Survey

2. National High School Smoking Trends 1991 - 2011*
50% decline
* Data are from the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey ( )

3. National Smoking Trends Among 12th Graders, 1991-2013
36.5%
28.3%
Source: Monitoring the Future Survey

4. 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: : USDA Tobacco Situation and Outlook Report; : CDC MMWR, August 3, 2012; 2012: TTB and U.S. Census.

5. 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

6. 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