​The California Department of Public Health (CDPH), California Tobacco Control Program (CTCP) was established in 1989 after California voters passed the Tobacco Tax and Health Protection Act of 1988 (Proposition 99). Since then, California voters renewed their support in the fight against tobacco use by passing the California Healthcare, Research and Prevention Tobacco Tax Act of 2016 (Proposition 56). 

This publication serves as a quick reference and snapshot of the current state of tobacco control in California. It includes numerous California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) data from 2013 to 2017 on adult smoking by race and ethnicity, by demographics, by region and more. With the changing landscape of tobacco use in California, a tremendous amount of work remains to be done in order to achieve TEROC’s goals of reducing adult tobacco use to no more than 10 percent and teen use to 8 percent by 2020.