Information & Facts
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The Toll of Tobacco in Hawaii
High school students who smoke |
11.3% (7,700) |
Male high school students who use smokeless or spit tobacco |
7.6% (females use much lower) |
Kids (under 18) who become new daily smokers each year |
1,500 |
Kids exposed to secondhand smoke at home |
NA |
Packs of cigarettes bought or smoked by kids each year |
1.8 million |
Adults in Hawaii who smoke |
14.5% (153,100) |
Deaths in Hawaii From Smoking
Adults who die each year from their own smoking |
1,100 |
Kids now under 18 and alive in Hawaii who will ultimately die prematurely from smoking |
27,400 |
Smoking-Caused Monetary Costs in Hawaii
Annual health care costs in Hawaii directly caused by smoking |
$336 million |
- Portion covered by the state Medicaid program |
$117 million |
Residents' state & federal tax burden from smoking-caused government expenditures |
$619 per household |
Smoking-caused productivity losses in Hawaii |
$320 million |
Tobacco Industry Influence in Hawaii
Annual tobacco industry marketing expenditures nationwide |
$12.8 billion |
- Estimated portion spent for Hawai'i marketing each year |
$33.5 million |
