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TABLE OF CONTENTS
• Introduction
• Program Goals & Components
• Program Results
• Cigarette Consumption
• Adult Tobacco Use
• Youth Tobacco Use
• Secondhand Smoke
• Investing in the Future
• Data Sources
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| In 2001, Oregon saved over $1 million in caring for low birthweight babies because fewer mothers smoked during pregnancy. |
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2001-2003 Program Report
Make Oregon Healthier: Saving Lives and Saving Dollars
Adult Tobacco Use
Cigarette Smoking
75,000 fewer adult Oregonians smoke today than in 1996. The percentage of adults who smoke was 23.4% in 1996 and 20.4% in 2002 (preliminary data) - a 13% decline. The national decline in adult smoking was 8% from 1996-2001.
Smokeless Tobacco
60,000 fewer adult Oregonians use smokeless tobacco today than in 1996. The percentage of adult males who use smokeless tobacco was 9.4% in 1996 and 4.9% in 2002 (preliminary data) - a 48% decline.
Tobacco Use Among Pregnant Women
2,200 fewer pregnant Oregonian women used tobacco in 2001 than in 1996 - a decline of 28% or almost three times the national rate of decline. 1,300 fewer Oregon Health Plan enrollees used tobacco during pregnancy in 2001 than in 1996.
The decline in the prevalence of smoking among pregnant women in Oregon resulted in estimated savings of $1.3 million in neonatal medical expenditures in 2001 and an estimated 57 fewer low birthweight infants.
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