STATE TOBACCO FACT SHEETS 2010

MISSOURI
Legacy in Missouri
• Legacy has awarded $381, 735.38 in grants to projects in Missouri.

Tobacco Usage

• In FY2010 Missouri allocated approximately $2.4 million for tobacco prevention, which is
3.2% of the CDC Annual Spending Target.1

• The CDC estimates that 50.1% of adult smokers in Missouri tried to quit smoking in 2008.2

• Missouri received $253 million in tobacco settlement payments and taxes in FY2010.3

• Missouri has not securitized any of its Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) dollars.4

ADULT CIGARETTE USE IN 2009 YOUTH CIGARETTE USE

23.1%
17.9%

Missouri7 National 8

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State Tobacco Laws9

Excise Tax: There is a tax of $0.17 per pack on cigarettes.

Clean Indoor Air Ordinances

• Smoking is prohibited in all child care centers and schools.

• Smoking restrictions to designated areas are required in all government buildings, health
facilities, and restaurants. Restaurants with seating for less than 50 people are exempt
from such restrictions.

Youth Access Laws

• The minimum age requirement for the purchase of tobacco products is 18, and penalties
exist for merchants who violate this law.

• Establishments are required to post signs stating that sales to minors are prohibited.

• Tobacco products must be displayed behind a register or within the line of sight of store
clerks.

SOURCES
1
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, A Broken Promise to Our Children: The 1998 State Tobacco Settlement Eleven Years
Later. A Report on the States’ Allocation of the Tobacco Settlement Dollars, FY 2010, 2009
2
CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2008
3
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, A Broken Promise to Our Children: The 1998 State Tobacco Settlement Eleven Years
Later. A Report on the States’ Allocation of the Tobacco Settlement Dollars, FY 2010, 2009
4
American Lung Association, SLATI State Reports, 2009
5
CDC, Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System, 2009
6
CDC, Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System, 2009
7
CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2009
8
CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2009
9
American Lung Association, SLATI State reports, 2010

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