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Appendix E: 

Data Sources 

Deaths Caused by Smoking

Annual Average Smoking-Attributable Deaths:

Data were obtained from the Adult SmokingAttributable Mortality, Morbidity, and Economic 

Costs (SAMMEC) system.1 Data are annual averages among adults aged 35 years and older from 

2005–2009. These estimates do not include deaths 

related to burns or secondhand smoke. All figures were rounded to the nearest hundred.2

Youth Projected to Die from Smoking: This measure is calculated using estimates of youth 

projected to start smoking as well as estimates of 

premature deaths attributable to smoking among 

continuing smokers and among those who quit 

after 35 years of age.2 Data on the number of 

youth projected to start smoking were obtained 

using the number of persons aged 0–17 years in 

each state from the U.S. Census Bureau (July 1, 

2012 estimates).3 The average prevalence of smoking among adults aged 18–30 years for each state 

was obtained from the 2011–2012 Behavioral Risk 

Factor Surveillance System.4 Data on premature 

deaths attributable to smoking were obtained from 

the Adult Smoking-Attributable Mortality, Morbidity, and Economic Costs (SAMMEC) system.1

 All 

figures were rounded to the nearest hundred. 

Annual Costs Incurred 

from Smoking

Annual Costs Incurred from Smoking: Estimates 

were obtained on the basis of smoking-attributable 

fractions obtained from the Smoking-Attributable Mortality, Morbidity, and Economic Costs 

(SAMMEC) system,1 and state-specific health care 

expenditure data were obtained from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.5

 All 

figures were rounded to the nearest million.

State Revenue from Tobacco 

Sales and Settlement

Tobacco Tax Revenue: Data for fiscal year 

2012 were obtained from The Tax Burden on 

Tobacco, 2012.6 Figures were rounded to the 

nearest hundred thousand.

Tobacco Settlement Payment: Data for fiscal year 

2012 were obtained from the State Tobacco Activities Tracking and Evaluation (STATE) System.7

Data were provided to the STATE System by the 

National Association of Attorneys General for the 

46 states and District of Columbia that participated in the Master Settlement Agreement (MSA). 

Payments for four non-MSA states were obtained 

by direct contact with those states. All figures 

were rounded to the nearest hundred thousand.

State Revenue from Tobacco Sales and Settlement:

Total figures were obtained by adding the total 

tobacco tax revenue and tobacco settlement payment figures above. All figures were rounded to 

the nearest hundred thousand.

State-Specific 

Factors Used in Funding 

Recommendation Formulas

Total Population Size, Population of Adults Aged 

18 years and Older, and Population Estimates by 

Race: Data were obtained from the U.S. Census 

Bureau for total state populations (July 1, 2012 

estimates).3 The estimates are based on the 2010 

Census and reflect changes to the April 1, 2010 

population due to the Count Question Resolution program and geographic program revisions.

Cigarette Smoking Prevalence: Data were 

obtained from the 2012 Behavioral Risk 

Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS).4 

Poverty Status: Data were obtained from the 

2012 Annual Social and Economic Supplement 

(ASEC) of the Current Population Survey (CPS).8
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Appendix E: Data Sources

Average Annual Salary to Implement Public Health Programs: Data were obtained from 

the 2012 Quarterly Census of Employment 

and Wages, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.9 

Number of Local Health Units: Data were 

obtained from the National Association 

of County and City Health Officials.10

Designated Market Area Cost and Reach of Targeted 

Audience: Data for the year 2013 were obtained 

from AC Nielsen through PlowShare Group Inc.11

Land Area: Data were obtained from the 2010 

State Area Measurements and Internal Point Coordinates report of the U.S. Census Bureau.12

Consumer Price Index: Data were obtained 

from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.13
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