Dedication Thank Dr. Cynthia Lanier who has made it possible for us to finish this project. We would like to thank our colleagues for their constructive contributions in this quarter. Thank you all

1. Comparison of prevalence of smoking among youth in grades 9-12 within the US, in comparable areas that used different strategies on tobacco control. Yawo Akrodou Janette Candido Carla Freeman Tony Unutoa PUBH 8155 Walden University PhD Program Fall 2009

17. Raw Data Used of Study Participants State Legislated Actions on Tobacco Issues Tax on Tobacco States Taxes States Taxes States Taxes States Taxes States Taxes Alabama $0.43 Georgia $0.37 Massachusetts $2.51 N. Carolina $0.35 S. Dakota $1.53 Alaska $2.00 Hawaii $2.60 Michigan $2.00 N. Dakota $0.44 Tennessee $0.62 Arizona $2.00 Idaho $0.57 Minnesota $1.56 Ohio $1.25 Texas $1.41 Arkansas $1.15 Illinois $0.98 Mississippi $0.68 Oklahoma $1.03 Utah $0.70 California $0.87 Indiana $1.00 Missouri $0.17 Oregon $1.18 Vermont $2.24 Colorado $0.84 Iowa $1.36 Montana $1.70 Pennsylvania $1.35 Virginia $0.30 Connecticut $2.00 Kansas $0.79 Nebraska $0.64 R. Island $3.46 Washington $2.03 Delaware $1.60 Kentucky $0.60 Nevada $0.80 S. Carolina $0.07 W.Virginia $0.55 D C $2.00 Louisiana $0.36 N.Hampshire $1.78 N. Carolina $0.35 Wisconsin $1.77 Florida $1.34 Maine $2.00 New Jersey $2.70 N. Dakota $0.44 Wyoming $0.60 Sources: American Lung Association: State Ledislated Actions on Tobacco Issues. Factsheets, Tobacco Policy

18. Raw Data Used of Study Participants . State Listed Prevalence for Age under 12. Factsheets 2007 States Prevalence States Prevalence States Prevalence States Taxes States Prevalence Alabama - Georgia 11.7 Massachusetts 8.6 N. Carolina - S. Dakota - Alaska 6.1 Hawaii 7 Michigan 10.1 N. Dakota 9.1 Tennessee 11.5 Arizona - Idaho 9.4 Minnesota 10 Ohio 6.1 Texas 15.5 Arkansas 11.1 Illinois 11.1 Mississippi 10.6 Oklahoma 8 Utah 7.4 California 7.4 Indiana 7 Missouri - Oregon - Vermont 7.4 Colorado 7.3 Iowa 9.4 Montana 6.8 Pennsylvania 10.5 Virginia 7.7 Connecticut 11.5 Kansas 11.1 Nebraska 14.1 R. Island 12.5 Washington 7.3 Delaware - Kentucky 7.8 Nevada 4.9 S. Carolina 3 W.Virginia 8..5 D C 7.6 Louisiana 7.9 N.Hampshire - N. Carolina 11.9 Wisconsin 9.3 Florida 8.6 Maine 7.9 New Jersey 7.1 N. Dakota 5.8 Wyoming -

20. Data Analysis Descriptive Statistics Descriptive Statistics (N=33) Variable Mean SD Statistic Min Max 2001 Preval 22.812 6.758 45.674 8.3 35.3 2007 Preval 16.039 4.767 22.729 7.3 16.04 Diff. in Prev -6.773 3.736 13.963 -14.2 0.9 Tax Rate in dollar 1.3 $0.71 0.5 $0.17 $3.46

21. Data Analysis (Box Plot)

22. Data Analysis (Pearson Relation ) Correlation between Tax Rate and 2007 Adolescent Smoking Prevalence Variable Pearson Correlation Sum of Squares Df Sig r 2 Tax Rate 0.121 -13.087 31 0.501 1.50% 2007 Preval. 0.121 727.339 31 0.5 1.50%

25. Pearson Correlation Results Pearson Correlation Years Tax Funding More than 18 Smoke Ban Compliance Current smoker 2005 0.094 -0.152 0.414 -0.277 0.373 Current smoker 2007 0.135 -0.034 0.761 -0.334 0.246 Ever smoked 2005 -0.079 -0.558 0.418 -0.628 0.821 Ever smoked 2007 0.233 0.142 0.591 -0.982 0.773 *All are not statistically significant.