Percent of retailers caught selling tobacco to minors

Percent of retailers caught selling tobacco to minors, federal fiscal year 2006:

• Utah: 8.5 percent

• Kansas: 19.2 percent (highest nationally)

• Arkansas: 2.2 percent (lowest nationally)

1997 average national violation rate: 40 percent

1997 Utah violation rate: 27 percent

Percent of Utah residents who smoke: 9.5

Percent of smokers who have quit or tried to quit in the past year: 47.9

Number of Utah venues that became smoke-free last year: 74

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Sources: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Utah Health Department