Tobacco Control Fact Sheets

Smoking-attributed diseases are an economic burden

Features youth prevalence by grade level, school type, race/ethnicity and gender

The prevalence of adult smoking has declined steadily in California

Updated facts on cessation assistance, quitting and social norm change, and health benefits of cessation.

Significant progress has been made in California to reduce secondhand smoke exposure.

During the mid-to-late 1990s, smoking prevalence of 18–24 year olds increased dramatically. The 2005 data indicate a decrease in 18–24 year old smoking rates for the second year in a row.

Since the passage of Proposition 99 in 1988, the adult smoking prevalence in California has declined significantly from 22.8% in 1988 to 14.0% in 2005.

Cigarette smoking has been identified as a significant and modifiable risk factor for both low birth weight and pre-term delivery. Maternal smoking during pregnancy has also been implicated in sudden infant death syndrome.

Since 1988, per capita cigarette consumption in California declined by 59.0%. During the same period, per capita cigarette consumption in the rest of the nation declined by 35.0%.