Updated data for Montana

For consistency in benchmarking and measuring the progress of all states, SCLC has been tracking BRFSS data. Here are the results:

Smoking prevalence among adults by frequent poor mental health status

Summit Year 2016: 40.9%     2020: 29.8%

Smoking prevalence among adults by heavy drinking status

Summit Year 2016: 29.81%   2020: 24.7%

In 2020, tobacco use by Montana adults with Frequent Poor Mental Health was at 29.8%. Tobacco use by Montana adult Binge Drinkers was at 24.7% in 2020.

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Poor mental health – self report 14 or more days with poor mental health in the past 30 days

Heavy drinking: 2015 to present defined as consuming on average more than 14 drinks per week for men, more than 7 drinks per week for women; 2011 to 2014 defined as consuming on average more than 2 drinks per day for men and one drink per day for women.

Baseline determined using 2014 BRFSS.