Fund for a Healthy Maine Program Successes, Updated 2/11
Drops in youth smoking when cig tax increase 04 11
1. Youth Smoking Prevalence in Maine
1993-2009
45
Teen smoking drops
40 by more than 20%
39%
38%
35
Maine increases
Maine increases
33% cigarette tax by $.37 31%
cigarette tax by $.26
30
25% Teen smoking drops
25
by 12.5%
21%
20
18%
Teen smoking drops 16%
15 by 16%
14%
10 Maine increases
cigarette tax by $1.00
5
0
1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010
Data courtesy of YRBSS, 2009.