Our most recent survey data show that an overwhelming 86.7 percent of adults in King County do NOT smoke cigarettes!
Nearly 83.3 percent of 12th grade students reported that they do not smoke cigarettes.
Although 95.4 percent of pregnant women in King County do NOT smoke during pregnancy, 1330 infants are born each year to mothers who do smoke during pregnancy.
Over 70 percent of King County hospitality workers would rather work in a smoke free environment.
Nearly 75 percent of smokers say they would like to or plan to quit.
Over 75 percent of King County voters prefer smoke free dining and drinking.
Washington State
Current adult smokers statewide - 17.8 percent
Twelfth graders that report smoking cigarettes – 19.7 percent
Pregnant women who report smoking during pregnancy – 10.9 percent
Annual deaths related to smoking – 8,000
Non-smoker deaths from being exposed to second-hand smoke at home or in the workplace – 1,000
State tax dollars spent each year on health care costs resulting from tobacco use - Over $1.5 billion
Amount tobacco industry spends in Washington state each year to marker their products - $148 million or $500,000 per day
Number of fewer adult smokers in the state since the Tobacco Industry Settlement and treatment and prevention programs have been started – Over 100,000.
United States
44.5 million adults in the United States smoke cigarettes.
50 million adults alive today have quit smoking.
442,398 U.S. deaths are attributable each year to cigarette smoking and tobacco use.
Since 1964, an estimated 12 million people have died prematurely due to tobacco use, including:
4.1 million deaths from cancer,
5.5 million deaths from cardiovascular disease,
2.1 million deaths from respiratory disease (such as emphysema), and
over 94,000 infant deaths related to mothers that smoked during pregnancy.
6.4 million people currently 18 years old or younger will die prematurely of a tobacco related disease.
Tobacco use is also an economic burden—according to the CDC, the result is more than $75 billion per year in medical costs and another $92 billion per year in lost productivity.
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