Kentucky Tobacco Statistics
High school students who smoke - 24.5% (55,000)
Male high school students who use smokeless or spit tobacco - 23.1%
Kids (under 18) who become new daily smokers each year - 7,600
Kids exposed to secondhand smoke at home - 363,000
Packs of cigarettes bought or smoked by kids each year -11.1 million
Adults in Kentucky who smoke - 28.2% (904,200)
(Source: Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids http://www.tobaccofreekids.org)
