High School Cigarette Smoking Rate Trend by Sex and Race

High School Cigarette Smoking Rate Trend by Sex and Race

  1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 % Change
1991-2017‡
Total 27.5 30.5 34.8 36.4 34.8 28.5 21.9 23.0 20.0 19.5 18.1 15.7 10.8 8.8 -75.8
Sex                              
Male 27.6 29.8 35.4 37.7 34.7 29.2 21.8 22.9 21.3 19.8 19.9 16.4 11.8 9.8 -64.5
Female 27.3 31.2 34.3 34.7 34.9 27.7 21.9 23.0 18.7 19.1 16.1 15.0 9.7 7.8 -71.4
Race                              
Non-Hispanic                              
White 30.9 33.7 38.3 39.7 38.6 31.9 24.9 25.9 23.2 22.5 20.3 18.6 12.4 11.1 -64.1
Black 12.6 15.4 19.1 22.7 19.7 14.7 15.1 12.9 11.6 9.5 10.5 8.2 6.5 4.4 -65.1
American Indian/Alaska Native N/A 35.8 N/A 44.4 N/A 45.1 23.1 31.5 37.0 37.1 31.2 24.6 12.2 18.7 -31.3
Asian 14.6 20.5 24.7 21.1 22.9 15.2 13.0 9.9 9.9 7.5 7.6 10.3 7.0 2.2 -84.9
Hispanic 25.3 28.7 34.0 34.0 32.7 26.6 18.4 22.0 16.7 18.0 17.5 14.0 9.2 7.0 -72.3
  1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 % Change
1991-2017‡

Source:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center for Health Statistics. Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 1991-2017.

  • N/A - Not Available
  • ‡ Percent change for American Indians/Alaska Natives is from 1993-2017.

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