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Volume 4: No. 3, July 2007
COMMUNITY CASE STUDY
Effective Tobacco Control in Washington State: A Smart Investment for Healthy Futures
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Year |
Adult Smoking Prevalence, Washington State, % |
Adult Smoking Prevalence, United States, % |
Per Capita Funding for Tobacco Control Programs, Washington State, $ |
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1990 |
22.5 |
25.5 |
0.04 |
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1991 |
23.3 |
25.7 |
0.20 |
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1992 |
21.4 |
26.5 |
0.19 |
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1993 |
21.9 |
25.0 |
0.19 |
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1994 |
21.9 |
25.5 |
0.19 |
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1995 |
20.2 |
24.7 |
0.18 |
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1996 |
23.4 |
24.7 |
0.18 |
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1997 |
23.8 |
24.7 |
0.18 |
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1998 |
21.4 |
24.1 |
0.17 |
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1999 |
22.4 |
23.5 |
0.17 |
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2000 |
20.7 |
23.2 |
0.19 |
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2001 |
22.5 |
22.7 |
2.51 |
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2002 |
21.5 |
22.4 |
2.90 |
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2003 |
19.8 |
21.6 |
4.30 |
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2004 |
19.5 |
20.9 |
4.25 |
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2005 |
17.6 |
20.9 |
4.81 |
Figure 1. Smoking prevalence rates among adults in Washington State and the United States and tobacco control funding per capita in Washington State, 1990 through 2005. Data for Washington State are from the Washington State Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System; data for the United States are from the National Health Interview Survey. The point of inflection is defined
as the point at which the slope of a line changes significantly. The point
of inflection for Washington State is 2001.
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Academic Year |
Smoking Prevalence, 8th-Grade Youths, Washington State, % |
Smoking Prevalence, 8th-Grade Youths, United States, % |
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1990-91 |
12.1 |
14.3 |
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1991-92 |
Not Available |
15.5 |
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1992-93 |
10.3 |
16.7 |
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1993-94 |
Not Available |
18.6 |
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1994-95 |
18.8 |
19.1 |
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1995-96 |
Not Available |
21.0 |
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1996-97 |
Not Available |
19.4 |
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1997-98 |
15.2 |
19.1 |
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1998-99 |
Not Available |
17.5 |
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1999-2000 |
Not Available |
14.6 |
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2000-01 |
12.5 |
12.2 |
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2001-02 |
Not Available |
10.7 |
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2002-03 |
9.2 |
10.2 |
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2003-04 |
Not Available |
9.2 |
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2004-05 |
7.8 |
9.3 |
Figure 2. Smoking prevalence rates among 8th-grade youths in Washington State and in the United States, 1990 through 2005. Data for Washington State are from the Washington State Healthy Youth Survey; data for the United States are from the national Monitoring the Future survey.
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Demographic Group |
Adult Prevalence Rate, Washington State, % |
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Washington State |
17.6 (16.9-18.4) |
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High school education or less |
28.9 (27.4-30.5) |
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Age 18-29 |
23.3 (21.2-25.6) |
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Black/African American |
24.7 (19.4-30.9) |
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Pacific Islander |
26.6 (16.2-40.6) |
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Native American |
32.6 (26.2-39.6) |
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Hispanic/Latino |
20.1 (16.3-24.7) |
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Nonurban community setting |
20.5 (19.2-21.9) |
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Gay, lesbian, or bisexual |
31.6 (26.1-37.6) |
Figure 3. Smoking prevalence rates among
demographic groups in Washington State that have prevalence rates higher than the state average.
The category "Hispanic/Latino" includes English-speaking people of any race.
The
Healthy People 2010 goal is 12%. Data are from the Washington State Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2005.
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