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Massachusetts
FY2021 | FY2020 | |
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State Ranking | 36 | 36 |
State Spending on Tobacco Prevention | $5.1 million | $4.6 million |
Percent of CDC Recommended Spending ($66.9 million) | 7.7% | 6.9% |
Massachusetts's Tobacco Revenue, CDC Recommended Spending, State Spending and Tobacco Industry Marketing
Trend in Spending Massachusetts Tobacco Prevention
Tobacco's Toll in Massachusetts
(Apr. 16, 2021)
Adults who smoke | 12.1% (670,400) |
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High school students who smoke | 5.0% (18,000) |
High school students who use e-cigarettes | 32.2% |
Death caused by smoking each year | 9,300 |
Annual health care costs directly caused by smoking | $4.08 billion |
Proportion of cancer deaths attributable to smoking | 28.1% |
Residents' state and federal tax burden from smoking-caused government expenditures | $950 per household |
Estimated annual tobacco industry marketing in state | $105.2 million |