Table 1

 Prevalence and rankings of strict work bans, strict home bans and smoking, tobacco use supplement, 1993, 1999

SmokersWork bansHome bans
1993 rate1993 rank1999 rate1999 rank1999–1993 rate1993 rate1993 rank1999 rate1999 rank1999–1993 rate1993 rate1993 rank1999 rate1999 rank1999–1993 rate
*States listed in terms of the ranking of 1993 smoking prevalence rates. Ranking of smoking prevalence rates are assigned in ascending order (that is, lowest smoking prevalence equates to rank 1). State rankings of work and home ban rates are assigned in descending order, (that is, highest ban prevalence equates to rank 1).
National states24%21%−2.5%44%67%23%43%61%18%
Utah17%114%1−2.9%61%281%120%71%182%111%
California19%217%2−2.6%53%875%522%59%274%215%
New Jersey21%320%11−1.2%44%2670%1726%45%1362%1518%
Nebraska22%421%21−0.4%42%3066%2625%41%2160%2719%
Hawaii22%518%3−4.1%45%2469%1925%50%965%1115%
North Dakota22%621%16−1.2%44%2564%3320%38%3758%3020%
Massachusetts22%720%6−2.5%46%2175%430%40%2562%1722%
Washington, DC22%824%401.7%48%1873%625%39%3457%3318%
New York22%921%19−1.4%39%3470%1830%40%2359%2819%
Arizona23%1019%4−4.0%54%767%2513%56%372%416%
Oregon23%1121%20−1.7%55%563%358%52%771%519%
Iowa23%1222%26−0.9%43%2868%2226%37%4155%4118%
Texas23%1321%17−2.4%48%1764%3415%47%1166%919%
Montana23%1423%370.2%41%3166%2825%43%1761%1919%
Maryland23%1519%5−3.8%51%1279%228%44%1665%1021%
Connecticut23%1621%15−2.8%46%2071%1225%44%1561%2217%
Idaho23%1721%18−2.7%55%370%1614%52%672%320%
Rhode Island23%1820%8−3.8%43%2770%1527%39%3262%1823%
New Mexico24%1920%12−3.3%51%1166%2715%46%1263%1417%
Washington24%2020%13−3.3%65%171%146%55%469%614%
Delaware24%2124%410.3%49%1669%2021%40%2456%3616%
Pennsylvania24%2223%32−1.0%39%3567%2328%40%2757%3218%
Colorado24%2320%9−4.1%50%1371%1321%50%867%717%
Florida24%2420%10−4.1%50%1467%2417%49%1067%818%
Kansas24%2522%27−1.9%47%1972%1125%41%1960%2618%
Minnesota24%2620%14−3.8%53%972%920%39%2963%1324%
New Hampshire24%2722%30−1.9%50%1573%823%38%3961%2323%
Georgia24%2820%7−4.7%45%2365%3120%41%1862%1621%
South Dakota24%2923%36−1.1%41%3360%4519%38%4057%3420%
Illinois25%3023%33−1.3%37%4166%3028%39%3355%4016%
Alabama25%3122%23−3.1%36%4362%3926%39%2858%3119%
Louisiana25%3223%31−2.2%38%3862%4024%39%3557%3518%
Mississippi25%3321%22−3.4%38%3760%4621%41%2254%4214%
Wyoming25%3422%28−2.9%45%2263%3618%39%3160%2521%
Wisconsin25%3525%44−0.5%43%2963%3720%36%4355%3720%
Virginia25%3622%24−3.6%41%3269%2128%39%3059%2919%
Ohio25%3724%38−2.0%36%4461%4326%36%4251%4815%
South Carolina25%3822%25−3.5%37%4262%3825%38%3861%2422%
Missouri26%3923%34−2.3%38%3964%3227%34%4555%3921%
Oklahoma26%4026%490.6%39%3666%2927%41%2054%4313%
North Carolina27%4123%35−3.3%29%5059%4730%34%4652%4718%
Vermont27%4222%29−4.5%55%675%320%38%3661%2023%
Indiana27%4326%48−0.8%34%4657%4923%33%4850%4918%
Michigan27%4424%43−2.9%38%4058%4821%35%4454%4419%
Alaska27%4526%46−1.5%55%472%1017%53%561%219%
Arkansas28%4625%45−2.8%32%4862%4130%33%4753%4520%
Nevada29%4724%39−4.7%31%4947%5117%44%1465%1220%
Tennessee29%4826%47−2.9%34%4762%4228%32%4953%4621%
Maine29%4924%42−4.9%53%1073%720%40%2655%3816%
West Virginia31%5027%50−3.8%35%4560%4425%29%5043%5014%
Kentucky33%5127%51−3.0%27%5155%5028%24%5140%5116%