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Maine
FY2021 | FY2020 | |
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State Ranking | 2 | 3 |
State Spending on Tobacco Prevention | $13.9 million | $11.8 million |
Percent of CDC Recommended Spending ($15.9 million) | 87.4% | 74.4% |
Maine's Tobacco Revenue, CDC Recommended Spending, State Spending and Tobacco Industry Marketing
Trend in Spending Maine Tobacco Prevention
Tobacco's Toll in Maine
(Oct. 20, 2020)
Adults who smoke | 17.6% (193,200) |
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High school students who smoke | 6.8% (4,200) |
High school students who use e-cigarettes | 30.2% |
Death caused by smoking each year | 2,400 |
Annual health care costs directly caused by smoking | $811 million |
Proportion of cancer deaths attributable to smoking | 29.0% |
Residents' state and federal tax burden from smoking-caused government expenditures | $1,066 per household |
Estimated annual tobacco industry marketing in state | $45.8 million |