Environmental tobacco smoke variables by state
| State | CIA Rating (1997) | % Smoke-free workplace (1998/99) | % Adult smoking BRFSS (1998) | % Adult smoking NHSDA (1999) | % Youth smoking NHSDA (1999) | % Youth smoking YRBS (1999) | % Local worksite CIA ordinances (1997) | % People living in poverty (1997) | Tobacco growing state (1996) | Dominant political party (1996/97) | Excise tax (cents) (1997) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANRF, American Nonsmoker’s Rights Foundation; BRFSS, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System; CIA, clean indoor air; D, Democrat; NHSDA, National Household Survey of Drug Abuse; R, Republican; SCLD, State Cancer Legislative Database; YRBS, Youth Risk Behavior Survey. | |||||||||||
| Alabama | 0 | 63.8 | 24.6 | 28.0 | 17.3 | 36.60 | 35.0 | 16.2 | No | D | 17 |
| Mississippi | 0 | 61.1 | 24.1 | 28.8 | 18.8 | 31.50 | 0.0 | 18.1 | No | D | 18 |
| Wyoming | 0 | 66.7 | 22.8 | 24.7 | 15.9 | 35.20 | 50.0 | 12.0 | No | R | 12 |
| North Carolina | 1 | 61.9 | 24.6 | 30.0 | 19.2 | 48.7 | 12.6 | Yes | D | 5 | |
| Kentucky | 3 | 58.3 | 30.8 | 33.1 | 23.9 | 41.50 | 0.0 | 16.0 | Yes | D | 3 |
| West Virginia | 3 | 64.5 | 27.9 | 30.9 | 22.5 | 42.20 | 52.9 | 16.8 | Yes | D | 17 |
| Colorado | 4 | 73.6 | 22.8 | 24.6 | 15.7 | 50.7 | 10.2 | No | R | 20 | |
| Arkansas | 5 | 63.7 | 25.9 | 28.8 | 20.2 | 39.60 | 0.1 | 17.5 | No | D | 32 |
| Indiana | 5 | 58.9 | 26.0 | 29.0 | 18.3 | 31.3 | 9.9 | Yes | R | 16 | |
| South Dakota | 5 | 62.2 | 27.2 | 25.0 | 18.9 | 43.60 | 50.0 | 14.0 | No | R | 33 |
| Georgia | 6 | 66.7 | 23.6 | 24.4 | 14.5 | 44.6 | 14.7 | Yes | D | 12 | |
| New Mexico | 6 | 68.2 | 22.5 | 26.4 | 15.3 | 49.9 | 19.3 | No | D | 21 | |
| Tennessee | 6 | 62.9 | 26.0 | 27.0 | 17.2 | 36.20 | 0.0 | 13.6 | Yes | D | 13 |
| Arizona | 6 | 69.2 | 21.8 | 28.7 | 14.5 | 37.50 | 57.2 | 15.5 | No | R | 58 |
| Texas | 6 | 66.7 | 21.9 | 24.5 | 13.4 | 38.6 | 16.7 | No | R | 41 | |
| Connecticut | 8 | 74.2 | 21.2 | 23.2 | 16.0 | 31.20 | 0.0 | 8.9 | Yes | D | 50 |
| Pennsylvania | 8 | 69.8 | 23.8 | 26.6 | 17.5 | 5.0 | 10.9 | Yes | R | 31 | |
| Nebraska | 9 | 68.4 | 22.0 | 24.5 | 14.1 | 0.0 | 9.6 | No | 34 | ||
| Maine | 9 | 75.7 | 22.4 | 25.8 | 16.7 | 31.20 | 0.0 | 10.7 | No | D | 74 |
| Idaho | 9 | 72.5 | 20.3 | 24.7 | 13.1 | 37.30 | 0.0 | 13.0 | No | R | 28 |
| Ohio | 9 | 63.8 | 26.1 | 30.6 | 18.1 | 40.30 | 51.9 | 11.0 | Yes | R | 24 |
| Oregon | 9 | 67.4 | 21.1 | 25.7 | 15.2 | 35.4 | 11.6 | No | R | 68 | |
| Massachusetts | 10 | 77.0 | 20.9 | 27.2 | 16.7 | 35.80 | 24.6 | 10.7 | Yes | D | 76 |
| Oklahoma | 10 | 68.1 | 23.9 | 25.3 | 17.4 | 30.30 | 0.0 | 16.3 | No | D | 23 |
| Iowa | 10 | 70.7 | 23.4 | 30.2 | 18.2 | 0.0 | 9.9 | No | R | 36 | |
| New Jersey | 11 | 72.0 | 19.1 | 23.7 | 11.9 | 33.80 | 3.5 | 9.3 | No | R | 40 |
| South Carolina | 11 | 64.5 | 24.7 | 25.9 | 19.5 | 36.00 | 19.4 | 14.9 | Yes | R | 7 |
| Washington | 11 | 75.0 | 21.4 | 25.5 | 14.4 | 33.4 | 10.2 | No | R | 83 | |
| DC | 12 | 74.8 | 21.6 | 24.9 | 10.7 | 0.0 | 19.3 | No | 65 | ||
| Hawaii | 12 | 70.2 | 19.5 | 22.4 | 10.2 | 27.90 | 62.4 | 11.1 | No | D | 80 |
| Montana | 12 | 69.3 | 21.4 | 25.3 | 19.8 | 35.00 | 0.0 | 15.5 | No | R | 18 |
| Minnesota | 13 | 74.8 | 18.0 | 27.2 | 20.8 | 34.00 | 0.0 | 8.9 | No | D | 48 |
| Nevada | 13 | 50.4 | 30.3 | 29.0 | 17.4 | 0.0 | 10.7 | No | D | 35 | |
| Rhode Island | 13 | 72.1 | 22.6 | 28.9 | 14.8 | 32.60 | 0.0 | 11.2 | No | D | 71 |
| Vermont | 13 | 77.5 | 22.3 | 27.2 | 14.7 | 50.0 | 9.7 | No | D | 44 | |
| Illinois | 13 | 68.0 | 23.1 | 23.6 | 17.6 | 33.40 | 45.9 | 11.3 | No | R | 58 |
| Virginia | 13 | 71.0 | 22.9 | 23.2 | 14.7 | 1.9 | 11.6 | Yes | R | 3 | |
| Missouri | 14 | 66.6 | 26.4 | 24.9 | 16.7 | 32.5 | 12.2 | Yes | D | 17 | |
| Kansas | 14 | 74.0 | 21.1 | 30.6 | 15.7 | 32.80 | 44.4 | 10.9 | No | R | 24 |
| North Dakota | 14 | 66.6 | 20.0 | 28.3 | 22.4 | 40.60 | 0.0 | 12.5 | No | R | 44 |
| New Hampshire | 15 | 74.8 | 23.3 | 25.7 | 15.1 | 34.10 | 0.0 | 7.5 | No | R | 37 |
| Wisconsin | 15 | 64.1 | 23.4 | 27.1 | 18.2 | 38.10 | 0.0 | 9.2 | Yes | R | 59 |
| Louisiana | 16 | 64.0 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 16.9 | 33.30 | 50.0 | 18.4 | No | D | 20 |
| Michigan | 16 | 61.7 | 27.4 | 29.1 | 16.2 | 34.10 | 33.6 | 11.5 | No | R | 75 |
| Delaware | 17 | 71.5 | 24.4 | 28.9 | 19.5 | 32.20 | 50.0 | 10.0 | No | D | 24 |
| California | 18 | 76.9 | 19.2 | 26.4 | 9.0 | 33.90 | 70.9 | 16.0 | No | D | 37 |
| Alaska | 18 | 75.0 | 26.1 | 20.6 | 16.6 | 100.0 | 11.2 | No | R | 100 | |
| New York | 19 | 72.3 | 24.1 | 25.5 | 12.9 | 31.80 | 89.4 | 15.6 | No | R | 56 |
| Florida | 20 | 69.8 | 22.0 | 25.2 | 11.5 | 27.40 | 0.0 | 14.4 | Yes | R | 34 |
| Maryland | 23 | 80.3 | 22.4 | 22.1 | 13.8 | 25.4 | 9.5 | Yes | D | 36 | |
| Utah | 31 | 84.2 | 14.2 | 19.2 | 10.3 | 11.90 | 0.0 | 10.0 | No | R | 52 |
| Min, Max | 0, 31 | 50.4, 84.2 | 14.2, 30.8 | 19.2, 33.1 | 9.0, 23.9 | 11.9, 43.6 | 0.0, 100.0 | 7.5, 19.3 | – | – | 3, 100 |
| Mean, SD | 10.7, 6.1 | 69.0, 6.2 | 23.2, 3.0 | 26.3, 2.7 | 16.3, 3.2 | 34.3, 5.6 | 26.2, 20.0 | 12.7, 3.1 | – | – | 37.8, 23.5 |