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)