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Table 1 Comparison of smoking rates and tobacco control in selected US states

From: Analysis of primary risk factors for oral cancer from select US states with increasing rates

State

Current rate

(2007)

Comparison

(relative to US)

IOI

(1992-1993)

SoTC

(1999-2000)

Elevated APC states:

NV

21.5%

ABOVE

+0.25

-1.42

NC

22.9

ABOVE

-4.46 (LOW)

-0.14

IA

19.8

SAME

-1.18 (LOW)

+0.41

OH

23.1

ABOVE

-2.81 (LOW)

-1.05

ME

20.2

ABOVE

+1.28 (HIGH)

-1.24

ID

19.1

BELOW

+1.33 (HIGH)

+0.13

ND

20.9

ABOVE

-0.29

-0.93

WY

22.1

ABOVE

-2.11 (LOW)

-0.92

Contiguous border states (NV):

NV

21.5%

ABOVE

+0.25

-1.42

AZ

19.8

SAME

+2.99 (HIGH)

+4.03

CA

14.3

BELOW

+4.62 (HIGH)

+3.73

ID

19.1

BELOW

+1.33 (HIGH)

+0.13

OR

16.9

BELOW

+2.70 (HIGH)

+0.90

UT

11.7

BELOW

+4.01 (HIGH)

-0.29

US average

19.8%

N/A

N/A

mean = 0.0

STD = 1.20

  1. NV (Nevada), NC (North Carolina), IA (Iowa), OH (Ohio), ME (Maine), ID (Idaho), ND (North Dakota), WY (Wyoming), AZ (Arizona), CA (California), OR (Oregon), UT (Utah).