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Reduce current tobacco use in adolescents — TU‑04 Data

This objective is a Leading Health Indicator (LHI). Learn about LHIs.

National Status: Getting worse

  
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Most Recent Data:
23.0 percent (2019)

National Target:
11.3 percent

Desired Direction:
Decrease desired

National 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

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Adolescent tobacco use in past 30 days, 2018-2019
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2018 2019
Total
18.3
CI 16.9 / 19.7
SE 0.710
23.0
CI 21.4 / 24.6
SE 0.809

Adolescent tobacco use in past 30 days by Sex, 2018-2019
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2018 2019
Male
19.7
CI 18.1 / 21.2
SE 0.779
23.5
CI 21.6 / 25.4
SE 0.955
Female
16.8
CI 15.3 / 18.3
SE 0.750
22.5
CI 20.8 / 24.3
SE 0.880

Adolescent tobacco use in past 30 days by Race/Ethnicity, 2018-2019
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2018 2019
American Indian or Alaska Native only
DNA
DNA
Asian only
DNA
DNA
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only
DNA
DNA
Black or African American only
DNA
DNA
White only
DNA
DNA
2 or more races
DNA
DNA
Hispanic or Latino
16.2
CI 14.4 / 17.9
SE 0.875
22.0
CI 20.1 / 23.9
SE 0.966
Not Hispanic or Latino
DNA
DNA
American Indian or Alaska Native only, not Hispanic or Latino
23.3
CI 14.6 / 32.0
SE 4.369
32.0
CI 23.1 / 40.9
SE 4.462
Asian only, not Hispanic or Latino
10.3
CI 7.8 / 12.8
SE 1.263
10.7
CI 7.7 / 13.8
SE 1.528
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only, not Hispanic or Latino
18.2
CI 9.0 / 27.4
SE 4.634
28.2
CI 17.9 / 38.5
SE 5.173
Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino
12.5
CI 10.3 / 14.6
SE 1.066
19.6
CI 16.9 / 22.3
SE 1.355
White only, not Hispanic or Latino
21.5
CI 19.6 / 23.4
SE 0.951
25.3
CI 23.1 / 27.5
SE 1.106
2 or more races, not Hispanic or Latino
DNA
DNA

Adolescent tobacco use in past 30 days by Geographic location, 2018-2019
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2018 2019
Metropolitan
DNC
DNC
Non-metropolitan
DNC
DNC

Adolescent tobacco use in past 30 days by Disability status, 2018-2019
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2018 2019
People with disabilities
DNC
DNC
People without disabilities
DNC
DNC

Adolescent tobacco use in past 30 days by Grade or Grade level, 2018-2019
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2018 2019
6th grade
4.0
CI 3.0 / 5.0
SE 0.503
7.2
CI 5.6 / 8.8
SE 0.815
7th grade
6.8
CI 5.3 / 8.3
SE 0.756
11.6
CI 9.8 / 13.4
SE 0.902
8th grade
10.7
CI 9.3 / 12.2
SE 0.738
18.6
CI 16.1 / 21.1
SE 1.244
9th grade
20.8
CI 18.0 / 23.6
SE 1.420
25.1
CI 22.2 / 28.0
SE 1.455
10th grade
24.8
CI 22.4 / 27.1
SE 1.181
29.6
CI 27.0 / 32.2
SE 1.311
11th grade
31.6
CI 28.4 / 34.8
SE 1.632
32.3
CI 29.1 / 35.6
SE 1.629
12th grade
32.4
CI 29.2 / 35.7
SE 1.644
39.1
CI 35.6 / 42.7
SE 1.779

Disparity