Percent of High School Students that Smoke Cigarettes
Current Value
4.9%
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Data Description and Source
Description: Positive trend. Between 2013 and 2021, the percent of high school students that reported smoking cigarettes within the past 30 days decreased from 19.1% to 4.9%.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBS).
Notes: Crude prevalence of responses is reported. Survey is conducted among randomly selected public high school students (grades 9 to 12).