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VIRGINIA
Legacy in Virginia
• Legacy has awarded $323,903.00 in grants to projects in Virginia.
Tobacco Usage
• In FY10 Virginia spent $13.4 million on tobacco prevention, which is 13% of the CDC Annual
Spending Target.1
• The CDC estimates that 55.1% of adult smokers in Virginia tried to quit smoking in 2008.2
• Virginia received $307 million in tobacco settlement payments and taxes in FY10.3
• Virginia has securitized all or part of its Master Settlement Agreement dollars.4
19.0% 17.9%
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• Establishments are required to post signs stating that sales to minors are prohibited.
SOURCES
1
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, A Decade of Broken Promises: The 1998 State Tobacco Settlement Eleven Years Later,
History of Spending for State Tobacco Prevention Programs FY2010, 2009
2
CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2008
3
Campaign For Tobacco-Free Kids, A Decade of Broken Promises: The 1998 State Settlement Eleven Years Later, State
Tobacco-Prevention Spending vs. State Tobacco Revenues, 2009
4
American Lung Association, SLATI State Reports, 2009
5
CDC, Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System, 2007
6
Virginia Youth Tobacco Survey, 2007
7
CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2009
8
CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2009
9
American Lung Association, SLATI State reports, 2009
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