---
language:
- en
pretty_name: CDC STATE System Tobacco Legislation - Youth Access
tags:
- hhs
- cdc
- legislation
- osh
- policy
- tobacco
---

# CDC STATE System Tobacco Legislation - Youth Access

## Description

1995-2024. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). State Tobacco Activities Tracking and Evaluation (STATE) System. Legislation—Youth Access. The STATE System houses current and historical state-level legislative data on tobacco use prevention and control policies.  Data are reported on a quarterly basis. Data include information related to restrictions, enforcement and penalties associated with the sale of cigarettes to youth through retail sales and vending machines.

## Dataset Details

- **Publisher**: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- **Last Modified**: 2025-04-01
- **Contact**: OSHData Support (nccdoshinquiries@cdc.gov)

## Source

Original data can be found at: https://www.cdc.gov/statesystem/index.html

## Usage

You can load this dataset using:

```python
from datasets import load_dataset
 dataset = load_dataset('HHS-Official/cdc-state-system-tobacco-legislation-youth-access')
```
## License

This dataset is licensed under http://opendatacommons.org/licenses/by/1.0/