How Much Do People in Connecticut Spend on Cigarettes Every Year!

WalletHub calculated the potential monetary losses — including the lifetime and annual costs of a pack of cigarettes per day, health care expenditures, income losses and other costs — brought on by smoking and exposure to secondhand smoke.

The Financial Cost of Smoking in Connecticut (1=Lowest, 25=Avg.):

• Overall rank for Connecticut: 4th
• Out-of-Pocket Cost per Smoker – $205,159 (Rank: 5th)
• Financial-Opportunity Cost per Smoker – $3,654,390 (Rank: 5th)
• Health-Care Cost per Smoker – $338,722 (Rank: 1st)
• Income Loss per Smoker – $722,062 (Rank: 7th)
• Total Cost Over Lifetime per Smoker: $4,938,378
• Total Cost per Year per Smoker: $102,883

 

To view the full report and your state or the District’s rank, please visit: 

https://wallethub.com/edu/the-financial-cost-of-smoking-by-state/9520

source: Wallethub

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