Smokers | Work bans | Home bans | |||||||||||||
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1993 rate | 1993 rank | 1999 rate | 1999 rank | 1999–1993 rate | 1993 rate | 1993 rank | 1999 rate | 1999 rank | 1999–1993 rate | 1993 rate | 1993 rank | 1999 rate | 1999 rank | 1999–1993 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 states | 24% | 21% | −2.5% | 44% | 67% | 23% | 43% | 61% | 18% | ||||||
Utah | 17% | 1 | 14% | 1 | −2.9% | 61% | 2 | 81% | 1 | 20% | 71% | 1 | 82% | 1 | 11% |
California | 19% | 2 | 17% | 2 | −2.6% | 53% | 8 | 75% | 5 | 22% | 59% | 2 | 74% | 2 | 15% |
New Jersey | 21% | 3 | 20% | 11 | −1.2% | 44% | 26 | 70% | 17 | 26% | 45% | 13 | 62% | 15 | 18% |
Nebraska | 22% | 4 | 21% | 21 | −0.4% | 42% | 30 | 66% | 26 | 25% | 41% | 21 | 60% | 27 | 19% |
Hawaii | 22% | 5 | 18% | 3 | −4.1% | 45% | 24 | 69% | 19 | 25% | 50% | 9 | 65% | 11 | 15% |
North Dakota | 22% | 6 | 21% | 16 | −1.2% | 44% | 25 | 64% | 33 | 20% | 38% | 37 | 58% | 30 | 20% |
Massachusetts | 22% | 7 | 20% | 6 | −2.5% | 46% | 21 | 75% | 4 | 30% | 40% | 25 | 62% | 17 | 22% |
Washington, DC | 22% | 8 | 24% | 40 | 1.7% | 48% | 18 | 73% | 6 | 25% | 39% | 34 | 57% | 33 | 18% |
New York | 22% | 9 | 21% | 19 | −1.4% | 39% | 34 | 70% | 18 | 30% | 40% | 23 | 59% | 28 | 19% |
Arizona | 23% | 10 | 19% | 4 | −4.0% | 54% | 7 | 67% | 25 | 13% | 56% | 3 | 72% | 4 | 16% |
Oregon | 23% | 11 | 21% | 20 | −1.7% | 55% | 5 | 63% | 35 | 8% | 52% | 7 | 71% | 5 | 19% |
Iowa | 23% | 12 | 22% | 26 | −0.9% | 43% | 28 | 68% | 22 | 26% | 37% | 41 | 55% | 41 | 18% |
Texas | 23% | 13 | 21% | 17 | −2.4% | 48% | 17 | 64% | 34 | 15% | 47% | 11 | 66% | 9 | 19% |
Montana | 23% | 14 | 23% | 37 | 0.2% | 41% | 31 | 66% | 28 | 25% | 43% | 17 | 61% | 19 | 19% |
Maryland | 23% | 15 | 19% | 5 | −3.8% | 51% | 12 | 79% | 2 | 28% | 44% | 16 | 65% | 10 | 21% |
Connecticut | 23% | 16 | 21% | 15 | −2.8% | 46% | 20 | 71% | 12 | 25% | 44% | 15 | 61% | 22 | 17% |
Idaho | 23% | 17 | 21% | 18 | −2.7% | 55% | 3 | 70% | 16 | 14% | 52% | 6 | 72% | 3 | 20% |
Rhode Island | 23% | 18 | 20% | 8 | −3.8% | 43% | 27 | 70% | 15 | 27% | 39% | 32 | 62% | 18 | 23% |
New Mexico | 24% | 19 | 20% | 12 | −3.3% | 51% | 11 | 66% | 27 | 15% | 46% | 12 | 63% | 14 | 17% |
Washington | 24% | 20 | 20% | 13 | −3.3% | 65% | 1 | 71% | 14 | 6% | 55% | 4 | 69% | 6 | 14% |
Delaware | 24% | 21 | 24% | 41 | 0.3% | 49% | 16 | 69% | 20 | 21% | 40% | 24 | 56% | 36 | 16% |
Pennsylvania | 24% | 22 | 23% | 32 | −1.0% | 39% | 35 | 67% | 23 | 28% | 40% | 27 | 57% | 32 | 18% |
Colorado | 24% | 23 | 20% | 9 | −4.1% | 50% | 13 | 71% | 13 | 21% | 50% | 8 | 67% | 7 | 17% |
Florida | 24% | 24 | 20% | 10 | −4.1% | 50% | 14 | 67% | 24 | 17% | 49% | 10 | 67% | 8 | 18% |
Kansas | 24% | 25 | 22% | 27 | −1.9% | 47% | 19 | 72% | 11 | 25% | 41% | 19 | 60% | 26 | 18% |
Minnesota | 24% | 26 | 20% | 14 | −3.8% | 53% | 9 | 72% | 9 | 20% | 39% | 29 | 63% | 13 | 24% |
New Hampshire | 24% | 27 | 22% | 30 | −1.9% | 50% | 15 | 73% | 8 | 23% | 38% | 39 | 61% | 23 | 23% |
Georgia | 24% | 28 | 20% | 7 | −4.7% | 45% | 23 | 65% | 31 | 20% | 41% | 18 | 62% | 16 | 21% |
South Dakota | 24% | 29 | 23% | 36 | −1.1% | 41% | 33 | 60% | 45 | 19% | 38% | 40 | 57% | 34 | 20% |
Illinois | 25% | 30 | 23% | 33 | −1.3% | 37% | 41 | 66% | 30 | 28% | 39% | 33 | 55% | 40 | 16% |
Alabama | 25% | 31 | 22% | 23 | −3.1% | 36% | 43 | 62% | 39 | 26% | 39% | 28 | 58% | 31 | 19% |
Louisiana | 25% | 32 | 23% | 31 | −2.2% | 38% | 38 | 62% | 40 | 24% | 39% | 35 | 57% | 35 | 18% |
Mississippi | 25% | 33 | 21% | 22 | −3.4% | 38% | 37 | 60% | 46 | 21% | 41% | 22 | 54% | 42 | 14% |
Wyoming | 25% | 34 | 22% | 28 | −2.9% | 45% | 22 | 63% | 36 | 18% | 39% | 31 | 60% | 25 | 21% |
Wisconsin | 25% | 35 | 25% | 44 | −0.5% | 43% | 29 | 63% | 37 | 20% | 36% | 43 | 55% | 37 | 20% |
Virginia | 25% | 36 | 22% | 24 | −3.6% | 41% | 32 | 69% | 21 | 28% | 39% | 30 | 59% | 29 | 19% |
Ohio | 25% | 37 | 24% | 38 | −2.0% | 36% | 44 | 61% | 43 | 26% | 36% | 42 | 51% | 48 | 15% |
South Carolina | 25% | 38 | 22% | 25 | −3.5% | 37% | 42 | 62% | 38 | 25% | 38% | 38 | 61% | 24 | 22% |
Missouri | 26% | 39 | 23% | 34 | −2.3% | 38% | 39 | 64% | 32 | 27% | 34% | 45 | 55% | 39 | 21% |
Oklahoma | 26% | 40 | 26% | 49 | 0.6% | 39% | 36 | 66% | 29 | 27% | 41% | 20 | 54% | 43 | 13% |
North Carolina | 27% | 41 | 23% | 35 | −3.3% | 29% | 50 | 59% | 47 | 30% | 34% | 46 | 52% | 47 | 18% |
Vermont | 27% | 42 | 22% | 29 | −4.5% | 55% | 6 | 75% | 3 | 20% | 38% | 36 | 61% | 20 | 23% |
Indiana | 27% | 43 | 26% | 48 | −0.8% | 34% | 46 | 57% | 49 | 23% | 33% | 48 | 50% | 49 | 18% |
Michigan | 27% | 44 | 24% | 43 | −2.9% | 38% | 40 | 58% | 48 | 21% | 35% | 44 | 54% | 44 | 19% |
Alaska | 27% | 45 | 26% | 46 | −1.5% | 55% | 4 | 72% | 10 | 17% | 53% | 5 | 61% | 21 | 9% |
Arkansas | 28% | 46 | 25% | 45 | −2.8% | 32% | 48 | 62% | 41 | 30% | 33% | 47 | 53% | 45 | 20% |
Nevada | 29% | 47 | 24% | 39 | −4.7% | 31% | 49 | 47% | 51 | 17% | 44% | 14 | 65% | 12 | 20% |
Tennessee | 29% | 48 | 26% | 47 | −2.9% | 34% | 47 | 62% | 42 | 28% | 32% | 49 | 53% | 46 | 21% |
Maine | 29% | 49 | 24% | 42 | −4.9% | 53% | 10 | 73% | 7 | 20% | 40% | 26 | 55% | 38 | 16% |
West Virginia | 31% | 50 | 27% | 50 | −3.8% | 35% | 45 | 60% | 44 | 25% | 29% | 50 | 43% | 50 | 14% |
Kentucky | 33% | 51 | 27% | 51 | −3.0% | 27% | 51 | 55% | 50 | 28% | 24% | 51 | 40% | 51 | 16% |