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Platte
Platte County’s adult smoking rate was higher than in most counties. Its adult vaping rate was lower than in most counties.*
Its high school smoking and vaping rates were lower than in most counties.**
Most adults supported tobacco-free schools and smokefree indoor air policies for workplaces and restaurants. Just under half of adults supported smokefree indoor air policies for bars.
The secondhand smoke exposure rate at work (indoors or outdoors) was lower than in most counties. The secondhand smoke exposure rates in indoor public places and in public places overall were higher than in most counties. The secondhand smoke exposure rate in outdoor public places was in the middle of counties.
Just over half of adults supported a cigarette tax increase.***
Key Indicators
Smoking Rates
Vaping Rates
Support for Tobacco-Free Schools
Percentage of adults who support completely banning tobacco use on school grounds
%
Smokefree Policies
Percentage of adults who think smoking should never be allowed in the indoor areas at...
Secondhand Smoke Exposure in Public Places
Percentage of adults who had been exposed to someone else’s smoke in indoor or outdoor public places in the past seven days
Secondhand Smoke Exposure at Work
Percentage of adults who had been exposed to someone else’s smoke at their workplace (indoors or outdoors) in the past seven days
%
Cigarette Taxes
Percentage of adults who supported a tax increase on a pack of cigarettes based on 2019 and 2021 data (combined)
%
NOTES: Charts display data when the sample size is at least 50. Variables with less than 50 respondents display no bar and no data.
The question about support for a tax increase on a pack of cigarettes changed between 2021 and 2023. This estimate will be updated when 2025 data are available.
* WYSAC calculated these values using a data file combining answers to the 2021 and 2023 Adult Tobacco Survey.
** These estimates are from the 2022 Prevention Needs Assessment. Other estimates are available at this link: Wyoming Prevention Needs Assessment.
*** Because of changes to the 2023 survey, this estimate is from a data file with combined 2019 and 2021 Adult Tobacco Survey responses.