Compared to Distribution

an indicator guage with the arrow in the green the value is in the best half of communities.

an indicator guage with the arrow in the yellow the value is in the 2nd worst quarter of communities.

an indicator guage with the arrow in the red the value is in the worst quarter of communities.

Compared to Target

green circle with white tick inside it meets target; red circle with white cross inside it does not meet target.

Compared to a Single Value

green diamond with downward arrow inside it lower than the comparison value; red diamond with downward arrow inside it higher than the comparison value; blue diamond with downward arrow inside it not statistically different from comparison value.

Trend

green square outline with upward trending arrow inside it green square outline with downward trending arrow inside it non-significant change over time; green square with upward trending arrow inside it green square with downward trending arrow inside it significant change over time; blue square with equals sign no change over time.

Compared to Prior Value

green triangle with upward trending arrow inside it higher than the previous measurement period; green triangle with downward trending arrow inside it lower than the previous measurement period; blue equals sign no statistically different change from previous measurement period.

green chart bars Significantly better than the overall value

red chart bars Significantly worse than the overall value

light blue chart bars No significant difference with the overall value

gray chart bars No data on significance available

Illegal Tobacco Sales

State: Hawaii

Measurement Period: 2023

This indicator shows the rate of illegal sales of tobacco and e-cigarettes to underage persons as measured through retailer violation rates.

Why is this important?

As of 2016, the legal age to purchase tobacco products in Hawai‘i increased to 21. In spite of laws prohibiting the sale of tobacco products to young people, many are still able to obtain them. Preventing tobacco use among young people is especially important as tobacco use is most often initiated and established early in life. More than 90% of adult smokers began using tobacco before the age of 21 years. Preventing youth from obtaining tobacco products can reduce smoking initiation rates, thereby reducing tobacco use in the entire population.

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