Jackson County

Total Population, 2010
USA	Kentucky	Jackson
Kentucky Health Facts: http://www.kyhealthfacts.org/data/topic/show.aspx?ind=1
308,745,538	4,339,367	13,494

Percent of Adults who Smoke, 2007-2009
USA	Kentucky	Jackson
Kentucky Health Facts: http://www.kyhealthfacts.org/data/topic/show.aspx?ind=6 * Data for counties with fewer than 50 respondents have been suppressed.
N/A	26%	37%

Percent of High School Students who Smoke, 2007
USA	Kentucky	Jackson
Kentucky Health Facts: http://www.kyhealthfacts.org/data/topic/show.aspx?ind=38
23%	25%	24%

Percent of Births to Mothers who Smoked During Pregnancy, 2009
USA	Kentucky	Jackson
KIDS COUNT Data Center: http://datacenter.kidscount.org/data/bystate/Rankings.aspx?state=KY&ind=3809 *Data for 2007-2009 are preliminary.
N/A	24%	44%

Percent of Adults with Asthma, 2007-2009
USA	Kentucky	Jackson
Kentucky Health Facts: http://www.kyhealthfacts.org/data/topic/show.aspx?ind=48 * Data for counties with fewer than 50 respondents have been suppressed.
N/A	14%	8%

Heart Disease Death Rate (per 100,000), 2003-2007
USA	Kentucky	Jackson
Kentucky Health Facts: http://www.kyhealthfacts.org/data/topic/show.aspx?ind=56
N/A	224.0	335.9

Cancer Death Rate (per 100,000), 2004-2008
USA	Kentucky	Jackson
Kentucky Health Facts: http://www.kyhealthfacts.org/data/topic/show.aspx?ind=16
N/A	211.6	182.3

Lung/Bronchus Cancer Death Rate (per 100,000), 2004-2008
USA	Kentucky	Jackson
Kentucky Health Facts: http://www.kyhealthfacts.org/data/topic/show.aspx?ind=16
N/A	75.1	88.6

Oral Cavity & Pharynx Cancer Incidence Rate (per 100,000), 2004-2008
USA	Kentucky	Jackson
National Cancer Institute: http://statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov/cgi-bin/quickprofiles/profile.pl?21&003#incidence * Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates. Counts are suppressed if fewer than 16 cases were reported in a specific area-sex-race category.
10.8	12.3	*

No smoke-free laws and regulations.

06/12/13: Over 34 percent of Kentucky covered by smoke-free laws, lawmakers told Read more: Floyd County Times (KY) – Over 34 percent of Kentucky covered by smoke free laws lawmakers told

Floyd County Times| June 11,2013

A little over 34 percent of Kentuckians are covered by local smoke-free laws that ban smoking in workplaces and enclosed public places or buildings open to the public, state tobacco prevention and cessation officials told state lawmakers last week.
11/17/11: AHEC Programs Go Smoke-Free

S.KY AHEC Report | DWAINE HARRIS | FALL 2011 | The Southern KY AHEC is showing more support for Kentucky’s smoke-free movement. In addition to expanding our no-smoking zones farther away from the front doors of our conference venues, we have joined the Smoke-Free Kentucky Coalition, whose mission is the completion of comprehensive laws at the local and state level eliminating secondhand smoke in all public and work places, including restaurants and bars.