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Kentucky Tobacco Data

Tobacco Use in Kentucky (2005)

Tobacco Use In Kentucky (2005), published by the Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Program, focuses on objectives outlines in the Healthy Kentuckians 2010 report and analyzes where Kentucky stands today in reaching those objectives.

Kentucky Youth Tobacco Survey

In even-numbered years, middle and high schools across the commonwealth are randomly selected to participate in the Kentucky Youth Tobacco Survey (KYTS). This report includes data on both smoked and chewed tobacco use among Kentucky youth. This survey helps Kentucky public leaders monitor the states' progress toward the Healthy Kentucky 2010 prevention project. 

2008 KYTS

2006 KYTS

   2004 KYTS

2002 KYTS Report

 

2010 Kentucky Youth Tobacco Survey fact sheets

High School

Middle School

Additional Data Sources

For additional information on surveillance and evaluation data related to the prevalence of tobacco use and tobacco use policies in Kentucky visit Kentucky data reports. The Kentucky Tobacco Policy Research Program at the University of Kentucky College of Nursing prepares these reports and surveys in collaboration with the Kentucky Department for Public Health.

State Tobacco Activities Tracking and Evaluation (STATE) System. The STATE System is an electronic data warehouse containing up-to-date and historical state-level data on tobacco use prevention and control.

Data Reports

Data from the 2004 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) on the prevalence of spit tobacco use.

Data from the 2004 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) on the prevalence of tobacco use by area development district

In fall 2005, the Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Program held 10 public forums throughout Kentucky to seek community input on tobacco issues. Topics discussed at the forums included youth initiation, youth and adult cessation, second-hand smoke and local policies. View the summary report here.

Maps Representing Tobacco Use in Kentucky

Maps

Current Adult Smoking  by Area Development District, 2005

Quit Attempts  by Area Development District, 2005

Current Tobacco Use by ADD (2004)  demonstrates 2004 current tobacco use by area development district.

Smoking and Pregnancy 2004 data map demonstrates the percentage of pregnant women who smoke by county.

Smoking During Pregnancy by County, 2003 map demonstrates the the percentage of pregnant women who smoke by Aea Development District.

Smokeless tobacco use by Area Development District for 2004.

Charts

Current Smokers and Quit Attempts by Area Development District, 2005

 

Free Assistance with Quitting!
 

Kentucky's Tobacco Quitline

1-800-QUIT NOW

(1-800-784-8669)

8 a.m. - 1 a.m. Eastern time
Monday through Sunday

A fact sheet on quitline services.

Spanish version

 

Last Updated 2/27/2012
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