Status: Getting worse
Most Recent Data:
23.0
percent
(2019)
Target:
11.3
percent
Desired Direction:
Decrease desired
Baseline:
18.3
percent of students in grades 6 through 12 used cigarettes, e-cigarettes, cigars, smokeless tobacco, hookah, pipe tobacco, and/or bidis in the past 30 days in 2018
Reduce current use of any tobacco products among adolescents
Data Source: National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS), CDC/NCCDPHP
Summary
Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable disease and death in the United States. Nearly all tobacco use begins in childhood and adolescence. Population-level interventions to reduce tobacco use include price increases, mass media campaigns, and smoke-free policies.
Topics: Tobacco Use, Adolescents
Workgroup: Tobacco Use Workgroup