Results: The Tobacco to 21 Act
1.
1.
The Tobacco to 21 Act is legislation that would prohibit the sale of tobacco products to anyone under the age of 21. The APHA (The American Public Health Association) supports this proposal. If you have ever smoked or use tobacco in another form, which were you?
I was 21 or over
10%
•
174 votes
I was under 21
43%
•
721 votes
I don't remember
5%
•
85 votes
I have never consumed tobacco
42%
•
699 votes
2.
2.
Current research states that 95% of adult smokers started when they were under 21 years of age. Regardless of where you live, would you vote to change the legal purchasing age from 18 to 21?
Yes
48%
•
809 votes
No
20%
•
344 votes
Undecided
12%
•
202 votes
Not Applicable
19%
•
324 votes
3.
3.
If you are undecided or said no, what were the barriers preventing you from saying yes?
I do not believe or are skeptical of tobacco related diseases that prompt legislation
4%
•
65 votes
I feel that voting and smoking legislation should be the same age, 18 (If you can vote, you should be able to buy tobacco)
21%
•
347 votes
I am not sure how I feel
8%
•
126 votes
I believe that changing the age and having to vote on it costs too much $$ (In other words, more trouble than good)
8%
•
140 votes
I did check yes
26%
•
434 votes
Other (please specify)
3%
•
42 votes
Not Applicable
37%
•
617 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 0.43% | 5 | |
| 18 is the legal age, voting, courts, military, | 0.09% | 1 |
| our state already has that law | 0.09% | 1 |
| do not believe it will stop anyone! | 0.09% | 1 |
| age isn't going to change whether they smoke or not | 0.09% | 1 |
| if you can die for your country you should be able to smoke and drink if you choose to | 0.09% | 1 |
| it doesn't really matter. as long as cigarettes are addictive, kids and adults will smoke them, no matter the age restriction. | 0.09% | 1 |
| i dont care | 0.09% | 1 |
| if you can go to war you should be allowed to smoke. | 0.09% | 1 |
| small children are subjected to the smoke vapors no matter what age | 0.09% | 1 |
| we have too many laws on the books already. | 0.09% | 1 |
| if you are old enough to defend our country, you are old enough to decide if you want to smoke | 0.09% | 1 |
| freedom | 0.09% | 1 |
| i'd outlaw all tobacco products, period. | 0.09% | 1 |
| if you can serve in the military and get your ass shot off you should be able to buy smokes | 0.09% | 1 |
| it should not be sold at all. | 0.09% | 1 |
| dont think it will change anything, if they want to smoke they will | 0.09% | 1 |
| change the milatary age to 21 | 0.09% | 1 |
| if you can be drafted to fight and die for the country at 18, you should also be entitled to all privileges such as smoking and drinking | 0.09% | 1 |
| nothing will stop kids from getting cigarettes ....just like alcohol and marijuana | 0.09% | 1 |
| the government has no business telling me how i can kill myself. they also should not have to pya if i get cancer. | 0.09% | 1 |
| if they are addicted to cigarettes, they will find a way to get them. | 0.09% | 1 |
| what is the purpose? if your going to smoke you will get them | 0.09% | 1 |
| this is classic government overreach. | 0.09% | 1 |
| if you can be in the military at 18 you should be able to smoke if that is what you want to do. | 0.09% | 1 |
| if someone is in th emilitary willing to risk their life for my freedom i would not deny them a smoke! | 0.09% | 1 |
| changing the age will no get kids to stop smoking | 0.09% | 1 |
| wont stop people from getting them | 0.09% | 1 |
| when you can join service at 18-then you should be allowed to do the adult things | 0.09% | 1 |
| if some one is in the military and in a war zone i feel they could smoke it may take some of the tensions off | 0.09% | 1 |
| most smokers start as teens before it is legal so changing the age isn't going to change the illegal use of tobacco by teens. | 0.09% | 1 |
| i don't think changing the law will stop people from smoking | 0.09% | 1 |
| i honestly don't think it would stop anything... if thats what you're getting at | 0.09% | 1 |
| if people can join the army at 18, then smoking should be allowed. | 0.09% | 1 |
| its not going to stop kids from getting smokes! | 0.09% | 1 |
| under aged people would still get their cigs | 0.09% | 1 |
| if you can get your ass blown up in war you have a right to smoke and drink | 0.09% | 1 |
| it's legal to smoke at 19 here, and most people start long before that. laws don't prevent anyone from smoking. | 0.09% | 1 |
4.
4.
If you also believe that the legal age to purchase tobacco should align with the legal age to vote, do you also believe that purchasing alcohol should be at the age of 18? Yes
24%
•
395 votes
No
40%
•
679 votes
Undecided
12%
•
194 votes
Not Applicable
24%
•
411 votes
5.
5.
If you are a former consumer of tobacco, meaning you do not use tobacco now, at what age did you start?
I am a former tobacco user and I started before age 21
25%
•
425 votes
I am a former tobacco user and I started after the age of 21
5%
•
85 votes
I still use tobacco
22%
•
371 votes
I have never used tobacco
48%
•
798 votes
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