Table 3.
Smoking Prevalence and Estimated Fraction and Total Annual Medicaid Expenditure Attributable to Smoking, by State
| State | Smoking Prevalence, % | SAF, %a | SAE, million, 2004 $ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 52 | 9 | 285 |
| Alaska | 68 | 15 | 67 |
| Arizona | 49 | 18 | 377 |
| Arkansas | 54 | 11 | 167 |
| California | 45 | 11 | 2,254 |
| Colorado | 61 | 17 | 338 |
| Connecticut | 49 | 7 | 249 |
| Delaware | 58 | 10 | 55 |
| District of Columbia | 51 | 11 | 95 |
| Florida | 46 | 11 | 951 |
| Georgia | 42 | 10 | 372 |
| Hawaii | 62 | 11 | 69 |
| Idaho | 62 | 14 | 97 |
| Illinois | 58 | 11 | 905 |
| Indiana | 68 | 15 | 521 |
| Iowa | 61 | 10 | 166 |
| Kansas | 54 | 12 | 171 |
| Kentucky | 65 | 12 | 390 |
| Louisiana | 43 | 12 | 364 |
| Maine | 63 | 14 | 190 |
| Maryland | 51 | 12 | 386 |
| Massachusetts | 53 | 11 | 696 |
| Michigan | 64 | 13 | 727 |
| Minnesota | 54 | 11 | 423 |
| Mississippi | 35 | 9 | 197 |
| Missouri | 66 | 14 | 514 |
| Montana | 70 | 15 | 70 |
| Nebraska | 64 | 15 | 167 |
| Nevada | 62 | 11 | 66 |
| New Hampshire | 80 | 15 | 103 |
| New Jersey | 36 | 6 | 309 |
| New Mexico | 50 | 12 | 159 |
| New York | 54 | 11 | 3,343 |
| North Carolina | 63 | 11 | 622 |
| North Dakota | 63 | 12 | 53 |
| Ohio | 65 | 13 | 1,171 |
| Oklahoma | 58 | 12 | 233 |
| Oregon | 67 | 15 | 290 |
| Pennsylvania | 70 | 11 | 849 |
| Rhode Island | 48 | 8 | 94 |
| South Carolina | 41 | 11 | 336 |
| South Dakota | 69 | 16 | 68 |
| Tennessee | 58 | 11 | 443 |
| Texas | 43 | 11 | 987 |
| Utah | 54 | 14 | 149 |
| Vermont | 67 | 15 | 74 |
| Virginia | 58 | 11 | 294 |
| Washington | 67 | 18 | 464 |
| West Virginia | 67 | 11 | 180 |
| Wisconsin | 63 | 13 | 440 |
| Wyoming | 62 | 16 | 40 |
| US total | 51 | 11 | 21,951 |
Abbreviations: SAF, smoking-attributable fraction; SAE, smoking-attributable expenditure.
a
Estimates for states are based on Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System state-representative data and the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey and National Health Interview Survey (MEPS-NHIS) national model. The fraction for the United States as a whole is based solely on the MEPS-NHIS national model.