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California
FY2024 | FY2023 | |
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State Ranking | 7 | 8 |
State Spending on Tobacco Prevention | $208.1 million | $199.5 million |
Percent of CDC Recommended Spending ($347.9 million) | 59.8% | 57.3% |
California's Tobacco Revenue, CDC Recommended Spending, State Spending and Tobacco Industry Marketing
Trend in Spending California Tobacco Prevention
Tobacco's Toll in California
(Aug. 16, 2024)
Adults who smoke | 9.7% (2,960,700) |
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High school students who smoke | 1.2% (24,600) |
High school students who use e-cigarettes | 5.9% |
Death caused by smoking each year | 40,000 |
Annual health care costs directly caused by smoking | $15.44 billion |
Proportion of cancer deaths attributable to smoking | 22.3% |
Residents' state and federal tax burden from smoking-caused government expenditures | $922 per household |
Estimated annual tobacco industry marketing in state | $452.6 million |