4.4 days/year) Lost productivity timeup to 4 weeks per year (8% of total work time, in addition to regular breaks) Florida Fatalities Average fatalities per 10 years: Shark attacks 2 - 3 Alligator attacks 10 Lightening strikes 90 Murders 10,000 Tobacco use 300,000 September 2011 MMWR Report Nearly 1 in 5 adults smokes (45.3 million total) Smoking declined from 20.9% in 2005 to 19.3% in 2010 Current Cigarette Smoking Prevalence Among Working Adults CDC analyzed National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) data for 2004-2010 Overall, age-adjusted cigarette smoking prevalence among working U.S
He downplayed the effect of targeted tax increases when asked about them
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For example, Saudi Arabia imposes a tax of 100% on the pre-tax price of cigarettes, resulting in an effective tax rate of 50%
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According to a study by researchers from Stanford University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Saint Washington University, over 87% of tobacco retailers in Baltimore are within 1000 feet of public schools
