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Montana Facts & Figures
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Estimated Prevalence and Cost of Diabetes in Montana
The prevalence of diagnosed diabetes in Montana is 5.6%. The total cost of diabetes for people in Montana in 2006 is estimated at $508,100,000. This estimate includes excess medical costs of $351,500,000 attributed to diabetes, and lost productivity valued at $156,600,000. Of the 944,630 Montana residents in 2006, approximately 52,900 have been diagnosed with diabetes.
http://www.diabetes.org/advocacy-and-legalresources/cost-of-diabetes.jsp
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Montana Nonprofit Sector Report
Report highlights include:
1. Out of a total 5,439 charitable nonprofits in Montana (not including foundations of religious congregations) 1,668 filed IRS form 990.
2. Expenditures by the reporting charitable nonprofits totaled $2.8 billion and the held $4.9 billion in assets.
3. Between July 2005 and June 2006, Montana's 36,716 nonprofits employees were paid nearly $1.1 billion in wages.
4. The 183 foundations in Montana held over $400 million in assets and gave over $20 million in grants.
5. The average charitable contribution for itemizing taxpayers in Montana was $2,602 about 3.7% of their incomes.
http://www.mtnonprofit.org/publications.html
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Montana Stats and Profiles by City, County and Zipcode
Montana has 56 counties, 436 cities and 360 zipcodes. Search for population distribution, household/housing characteristics, and social and economic characteristics.
http://www.zipcodestats.com/index.php?browse=state&state=MONTANA
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Montana Tobacco Use and Prevention
A few tobacco facts and figures:
1. The tobacco industry spends more than $40 million a year to market its products in Montana.
2. Every year, Montanans pay more than $216 million in medical expenditures attributable to smoking; and businesses pay more than $277 million in lost productivity due to illness and time off.
3. Every pack of cigarettes purchased in the United States costs society about $7half in medical costs and half in lost productivity.
4. Montana adult males use spit tobacco at a rate that is almost double the national average (12% compared to 8%).
5. Each day about four Montanans die prematurely from smoking-related diseases; these smoking-related diseases account for more deaths than due to AIDS, alcohol, cocaine, heroin, suicide, motor vehicle accidents and fires combined.
http://tobaccofree.mt.gov/
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