Tobacco

A scorecard with Healthy Connecticut 2020 and Live Healthy Connecticut results and indicators.

Tobacco

People in Connecticut Live Tobacco Free.

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Why Is This Important?

Tobacco

Percent of adults (18+y) who currently smoke cigarettes. (HCT2020)

I

2021

11.1%

11.0%

10

-40%

Tobacco

Percent of adults (18+y) with a household income of <$25,000 who currently smoke cigarettes.

I

2021

22.9%

20.0%

2

-9%

Tobacco

Percent of youth (high school) who currently smoke cigarettes. (HCT2020)

I

2021

1.3%

10.5%

1

-95%

Tobacco

Percent of youth (high school) who currently use other types of tobacco including e-cigarettes.

I

2021

11.0%

17.0%

1

-22%

Tobacco

Percent of youth (high school) who were exposed to secondhand smoke in a public place.

I

2021

30.9%

40.0%

1

-34%

Tobacco

Percent of youth (grades 6 - 8) who currently smoke cigarettes. (HCT2020)

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2015

0.8%

2.2%

5

-92%

Tobacco

Percent of youth (grades 6-8) who currently use other types of tobacco including e-cigarettes.

I

2015

2.7%

3.0%

2

-68%

Tobacco

Tobacco Prevention Program

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Tobacco

Number of Quitline callers that enrolled in the multiple call program.

PM

Nov 2022

64

350

4

-81%

Tobacco

Number of callers to the Connecticut Quitline.

PM

Nov 2022

94

500

4

-82%

Tobacco

Percent of Quitline callers that enrolled in the multiple call program.

PM

Nov 2022

68.1%

70.0%

1

7%

Tobacco

Percent of Quitline callers enrolled in the multiple call program that reported that they had quit.

PM

2019

27.8%

30.0%

1

3%

Tobacco

Percent of Quitline callers (continued users) that reported that they had reduced their tobacco use.

PM

2019

65.4%

75.0%

1

-2%