Toll of Tobacco in the United States

The Toll of Tobacco in Indiana

Updated Dec. 5, 2012

The Toll of Tobacco in Indiana

High school students who smoke 18.1% (67,800)
Male high school students who use smokeless or spit tobacco 13.9% (females use much lower)
Kids (under 18) who become new daily smokers each year 9,200
Kids exposed to secondhand smoke at home 420,000
Packs of cigarettes bought or smoked by kids each year 17.1 million
Adults in Indiana who smoke* 25.6% (1,259,300)

*Due to changes in CDC's methodology, the 2011 adult smoking rate cannot be compared to adult smoking data from previous years.

 

U.S. National Data (2011)

High school smoking rate: 18.1%
Male high school students who use smokeless tobacco: 12.8%
Adult smoking rate 19.0%

 

Deaths in Indiana from Smoking

Adults who die each year from their own smoking 9,700
Kids now under 18 and alive in Indiana who will ultimately die prematurely from smoking 160,000

Smoking kills more people than alcohol, AIDS, car crashes, illegal drugs, murders, and suicides combined — and thousands more die from other tobacco-related causes — such as fires caused by smoking (more than 1,000 deaths/year nationwide) and smokeless tobacco use.

Smoking-Caused Monetary Costs in Indiana

Annual health care costs in Indiana directly caused by smoking $2.08 billion
Portion covered by the state Medicaid program $487 million
Residents' state & federal tax burden from smoking-caused government expenditures $559 per household
Smoking-caused productivity losses in Indiana $2.62 billion

Amounts do not include health costs caused by exposure to secondhand smoke, smoking-caused fires, smokeless tobacco use, or cigar and pipe smoking. Tobacco use also imposes additional costs such as workplace productivity losses and damage to property.

Tobacco Industry Influence in Indiana

Annual tobacco industry marketing expenditures nationwide $8.5 billion
Estimated portion spent for Indiana marketing each year $249.5 million

Published research studies have found that kids are twice as sensitive to tobacco advertising than adults and are more likely to be influenced to smoke by cigarette marketing than by peer pressure. One-third of underage experimentation with smoking is attributable to tobacco company advertising.

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More detailed fact sheets on tobacco's toll in each state are available by emailing factsheets@tobaccofreekids.org