Here are some interesting facts for those working against smoking bans in Wisconsin.


You might find this info helpful.
Anyone pushing for a ban does not have the health of Wisconsin citizens at heartor know what is the TRUTH.

Utah has a smoking ban and a much lower smoking,and SHS exposure, rate than Wisc, this seems to have bad or no consequences!!

Percent of Adults Who Smoke, 2007

Sources: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Data (BRFSS),



Utah... 11.7%
Wisconsin... 19.5%


Percentage of Adults Who Have Been Told They Have Asthma, 2005

http://www.statehealthfacts.org/comparemaptable.jsp?ind=87&cat=2

Sources: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Data. Atlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2005


Utah... 13.0%
Wisconsin... 13.1%

A 67% higher smoking rate and higher SHS exposure rate does not have an effect on asthma incidence!!



Age-Adjusted Invasive Cancer Incidence Rate per 100,000 Population, 2003

http://www.statehealthfacts.org/comparemaptable.jsp?ind=64&cat=2

Sources: U.S. Cancer Statistics Working Group. United States Cancer Statistics: 1999-2003 Incidence and Mortality Web-based Report Version. Atlanta (GA): Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and National Cancer Institute;accessed 11/26/2007.


Utah.... 459.9
Wisconsin 462.6


A 67% higher smoking rate and higher SHS exposure rate does not have an effect on cancer incidence!!



Number of Deaths Due to Alzheimer's Disease per 100,000 Population, 2004

http://www.statehealthfacts.org/comparemaptable.jsp?ind=63&cat=2

Sources: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Health Statistics, Division of Vital Statistics, National Vital Statistics Report Volume 55, Number 19, August 21, 2007, Table 29.



Utah.... 22.9
Wisconsin.. 21.6


More smoking and exposure to SHS causes less Deaths Due to Alzheimer's Disease.



Percentage of Adults Reporting Poor Mental Health, 2004

http://www.statehealthfacts.org/comparemaptable.jsp?ind=93&cat=2

Sources: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Data (BRFSS), 2004,

Utah.. 41.4%
Wisconsin .36.0%


More smoking and exposure to SHS causes less Adults Reporting Poor Mental Health

That leads us to these firearm deaths, mentally unstable people shoot themselves and others.

Number of Deaths Due to Injury by Firearms per 100,000 Population, 2004
http://www.statehealthfacts.org/comparemaptable.jsp?ind=113&cat=2

Sources:
United States Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS),



Utah.... 10.1
Wisconsin.7.4

And I'll bet we also drink a helluva lot more than Utah does.

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And I'll bet we also drink a helluva lot more than Utah does.

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Yup, and you have better cheeses and sausage.
Gary K.

http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/Resources/GraphicsGallery/consfigs4text.htm

National Institute on
Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

National Institutes of Health
Department of Health
and Human Services


Total per capita alcohol consumption in gallons of ethanol by State, United States, 2005
U.S. total = 2.24 gallons

1.99 or below:
Utah

2.50 or over:
Wisconsin

Here are some facts about what Wisconsin will have with less smoking and less exposure to SHS:

More smoking and more exposure to SHS causes less invasive cancer, less asthma, and better mental health for the citizens.

NC has a 21% higher smoking rate and more exposure to SHS than does NY.

NY has 11.4% more invasive cancer, 37% more asthma, and 43.4% more adults reporting poor mental health.
For the good of the people of Wisconsin NC is a better goal than is NY.

Any politician that pushes for a smoking ban should be run out of office!!!

Gary K.

http://www.statehealthfacts.org/comparemaptable.jsp?ind=80&cat=2
Percent of Adults Who Smoke, 2007
Wisconsin = 19.5%

New York= 18.8%
North Carolina =22.8%


http://www.statehealthfacts.org/comparemaptable.jsp?ind=64&cat=2
Age-Adjusted Invasive Cancer Incidence Rate per 100,000 Population, 2003
Wisconsin = 462.6

New York.= 473.6
North Carolina =425.1



http://www.statehealthfacts.org/comparemaptable.jsp?ind=87&cat=2
Percentage of Adults Who Have Been Told They Have Asthma, 2005

Wisconsin = 13.1%

New York= 13.8%
North Carolina= 10.1%


http://www.statehealthfacts.org/comparemaptable.jsp?ind=93&cat=2
Percentage of Adults Reporting Poor Mental Health, 2004

Wisconsin = 36.0%

New York== 37.0%
North Carolina= 25.8%

The application of the “precautionary principle” in public health policy is the best thing. In a sound bite, it’s an easy sell: If something might be risky, ban it.
Smoking bans cause more adults to smoke at home and for children to be exposed to more SHS, for the sake of the children of Wisconsin smoking bans should be banned.
Gary K.