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Tob Control 10:43-47 doi:10.1136/tc.10.1.43
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The association of smoking and the cost of military training

Table 1

Costs of US military training and its relation to smoking

Smoking prevalence (%) Number trained Discharged in first year No. discharged associated with smoking Excess cost of training smokers1-151
Air Force 28.5 29044 4055 (14.0%) 629 $18115200
Army1-150 41.0 50799 4978 (9.8%) 1040 $29952000
Navy1-150 39.0 51018 6938 (13.6%) 1393 $40118400
Marines1-150 44.7 36718 6683 (18.2%) 1494 $43027200

  • ↵1-150 Assumes identical ratio to data collected in the US Air Force: 11.8% of non-smokers discharged compared to 19.4% of smokers.

  • ↵1-151 The uniform cost of $28800 for one year of training across all service branches is used.

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