Thu, Sep 9, 2010
Tobacco Reporter Magazine Content:
Per capita consumption drops dramatically
Mar 9, 2010—Data from the Iowa Department of Revenue show that per capita cigarette consumption in the state fell from 112 to 54 after 2006, according to a story on Iowapolitics.com.
The figures were compiled by the University of Northern Iowa's Center for Behavioral Research as part of the 2009 Tobacco Control Progress Report.
"The fact that Iowans are smoking half as many cigarettes now is clearly attributable to the $1 cigarette excise tax in 2007 and the 2008 Smokefree Air Act," said Cathy Callaway, chair of the Iowa Tobacco Use Prevention & Control Commission.
"The importance of policies like these in improving health and saving lives cannot be underestimated."
Mar 9, 2010—Data from the Iowa Department of Revenue show that per capita cigarette consumption in the state fell from 112 to 54 after 2006, according to a story on Iowapolitics.com.
The figures were compiled by the University of Northern Iowa's Center for Behavioral Research as part of the 2009 Tobacco Control Progress Report.
"The fact that Iowans are smoking half as many cigarettes now is clearly attributable to the $1 cigarette excise tax in 2007 and the 2008 Smokefree Air Act," said Cathy Callaway, chair of the Iowa Tobacco Use Prevention & Control Commission.
"The importance of policies like these in improving health and saving lives cannot be underestimated."
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