Youth Tobacco Use Dropped between 2000 and 2011 || NCI Cancer Bulletin for September 4, 2012 - National Cancer Institute

NCI Cancer Bulletin for September 4, 2012 - National Cancer Institute

Also in the Journals: Youth Tobacco Use Dropped between 2000 and 2011

Tobacco use and cigarette smoking fell among middle and high school students between 2000 and 2011, according to data from the National Youth Tobacco Survey, a school-based, self-administered questionnaire given to students in grades 6 through 12. Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published the findings last month in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Percentage of U.S. Middle and High School Students Using Tobacco

	Middle School Students		High School Students
	2000	2011	2000	2011
Current Tobacco Use	14.9	7.1	34.4	23.2
Current Smoked Tobacco Use	14.0	6.3	33.1	21.0
Current Cigarette Use	10.7	4.3	27.9	15.8