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Stuck in Neutral: Stalled Progress in Statewide Comprehensive Smoke-Free Laws and Cigarette Excise Taxes, United States, 2000–2014

ORIGINAL RESEARCH — Volume 13 — June 16, 2016

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Figure 1. Number of states with comprehensive smoke free laws, 2000–2014. A comprehensive law is one that prohibits smoking at all times in all indoor areas of private work sites, restaurants, and bars. Data are for the year the law went into effect rather than the year it was enacted. Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s State Tobacco Activities Tracking and Evaluation System.

Year Total Statewide Comprehensive Smoke-Free Laws in Effect
2000 0
2001 0
2002 1
2003 2
2004 3
2005 5
2006 9
2007 13
2008 16
2009 22
2010 26
2011 26
2012 27
2013 27
2014 27

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Figure 2. State cigarette excise tax laws and the national average state cigarette excise tax rate per pack in effect, by year, 2000–2014. Source: CDC’s State Tobacco Activities Tracking and Evaluation System.

Year National Average State Cigarette Excise Tax Per Pack
2000 $0.42
2001 $0.43
2002 $0.61
2003 $0.73
2004 $0.78
2005 $0.92
2006 $0.96
2007 $1.07
2008 $1.18
2009 $1.34
2010 $1.44
2011 $1.45
2012 $1.48
2013 $1.53
2014 $1.54

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