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Alaska
FY2021 | FY2020 | |
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State Ranking | 1 | 2 |
State Spending on Tobacco Prevention | $9.1 million | $9.1 million |
Percent of CDC Recommended Spending ($10.2 million) | 89.7% | 89.6% |
Alaska's Tobacco Revenue, CDC Recommended Spending, State Spending and Tobacco Industry Marketing
Trend in Spending Alaska Tobacco Prevention
Tobacco's Toll in Alaska
(Oct. 20, 2020)
Adults who smoke | 17.4% (96,000) |
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High school students who smoke | 8.4% (3,100) |
High school students who use e-cigarettes | 26.1% |
Death caused by smoking each year | 600 |
Annual health care costs directly caused by smoking | $438 million |
Proportion of cancer deaths attributable to smoking | 31.4% |
Residents' state and federal tax burden from smoking-caused government expenditures | $1,063 per household |
Estimated annual tobacco industry marketing in state | $17.4 million |