Benefits of a $2 Tobacco Tax
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WE CAN REDUCEYOUTH SMOKING
RATES BY MAKINGTOBACCO LESSAFFORDABLE
INCREASING NORTH DAKOTA’S TOBACCO TAX TO $2 PER PACK CAN REDUCE YOUTH SMOKING RATES BY AN INCREDIBLE 25%
INCREASING THE TOBACCO TAX TO
$2 PER PACK CAN REDUCE YOUTH SMOKING RATES BY AN INCREDIBLE 25%
NORTH DAKOTA’SHIGH SCHOOL SMOKING
RATE IS 19.4% - A 25%REDUCTION WOULD
REDUCE THE RATE TONEARLY 14%
Source for youth smoking rates: Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS); Public Health Benefits from Increasing a Cigarette Tax
AT 44 CENTS PER PACK OF CIGARETTES, NORTH DAKOTA HAS THE 46TH LOWEST TOBACCO TAX IN THE NATION, AND HAS
NOT RAISED ITS TOBACCO TAX FOR OVER TWENTY YEARS - SINCE 1993.
Source: Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids: www.tobaccofreekids.org/research/factsheets/pdf/0202.pdf
PREVENTS 7,900 NORTH DAKOTA
YOUTH FROM BECOMING ADULT
SMOKERS
A.
PREVENT 4,700 PREMATURE
SMOKING-CAUSED DEATHS IN
NORTH DAKOTA
B.
SAVE $312.90 MILLION IN LONG-TERM
HEALTH CARE COSTS
C.
Source: Public Health Benefits from Increasing a Cigarette Tax
INCREASING AND MAINTAINING A
HIGH TOBACCO TAX IS AMONG THE
MOST EFFECTIVE WAYS TO PREVENT
YOUNG PEOPLE FROM EVER
STARTING TO USE TOBACCO
Source: CDC Best Practices for Comprehensive Tobacco
Control Programs
A TOBACCO TAX INCREASE IS A WIN-WIN FOR THE STATE OF
NORTH DAKOTA