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2023 Wyoming Adult Tobacco Survey

Wyoming Adults’ Use of and Attitudes about Commercial Tobacco and Nicotine Products

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Appendices

For Appendix A, with the frequency tables for every item and key variable in the survey, please click here. For the other appendices, please download the full report.