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Reduce current use of smokeless tobacco products among adolescents — TU‑08 Data

National Status: Target met or exceeded

  
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Most Recent Data:
2.3 percent (2020)

National Target:
2.3 percent

Desired Direction:
Decrease desired

National Baseline:
4.1 percent of students in grades 6 through 12 used smokeless tobacco products in the past 30 days in 2018

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Adolescent use of smokeless tobacco in past 30 days, 2018-2020
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2018 2019 2020
Total
4.1
CI 3.5 / 4.8
SE 0.312
3.5
CI 2.7 / 4.3
SE 0.408
2.3
CI 1.8 / 2.8
SE 0.273

Adolescent use of smokeless tobacco in past 30 days by Sex, 2018-2020
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2018 2019 2020
Male
5.9
CI 4.9 / 6.8
SE 0.478
5.5
CI 4.2 / 6.7
SE 0.628
3.3
CI 2.4 / 4.2
SE 0.447
Female
2.2
CI 1.8 / 2.7
SE 0.226
1.4
CI 0.9 / 1.8
SE 0.219
1.3
CI 0.9 / 1.6
SE 0.188

Adolescent use of smokeless tobacco in past 30 days by Race/Ethnicity, 2018-2020
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2018 2019 2020
American Indian or Alaska Native only
DNA
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DNA
Asian only
DNA
DNA
DNA
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only
DNA
DNA
DNA
Black or African American only
DNA
DNA
DNA
White only
DNA
DNA
DNA
2 or more races
DNA
DNA
DNA
Hispanic or Latino
3.4
CI 2.8 / 4.0
SE 0.306
2.4
CI 1.9 / 2.9
SE 0.260
1.7
CI 1.2 / 2.1
SE 0.224
Not Hispanic or Latino
DNA
DNA
DNA
American Indian or Alaska Native only, not Hispanic or Latino
5.8
CI 2.4 / 9.2
SE 1.709
11.3
CI 5.3 / 17.3
SE 3.014
DSU
Asian only, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU
DSU
DSU
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU
DSU
DSU
Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino
1.7
CI 1.1 / 2.3
SE 0.312
1.8
CI 0.8 / 2.7
SE 0.483
1.2
CI 0.5 / 1.9
SE 0.350
White only, not Hispanic or Latino
5.2
CI 4.2 / 6.1
SE 0.493
4.5
CI 3.3 / 5.8
SE 0.644
3.0
CI 2.2 / 3.8
SE 0.402
2 or more races, not Hispanic or Latino
DNA
DNA
DNA

Adolescent use of smokeless tobacco in past 30 days by Geographic location, 2018-2020
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2018 2019 2020
Geographic location
DNC
DNC
DNC

Adolescent use of smokeless tobacco in past 30 days by Disability status, 2018-2020
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2018 2019 2020
Disability status
DNC
DNC
DNC

Adolescent use of smokeless tobacco in past 30 days by Grade or Grade level, 2018-2020
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2018 2019 2020
6th grade
1.4
CI 0.8 / 1.9
SE 0.274
1.5
CI 0.9 / 2.1
SE 0.298
DSU
7th grade
1.6
CI 0.9 / 2.3
SE 0.345
1.3
CI 0.7 / 1.9
SE 0.285
1.4
CI 0.8 / 2.0
SE 0.284
8th grade
2.5
CI 1.7 / 3.3
SE 0.396
2.5
CI 1.6 / 3.4
SE 0.457
1.3
CI 0.8 / 1.9
SE 0.299
9th grade
4.2
CI 3.2 / 5.2
SE 0.522
4.3
CI 3.1 / 5.6
SE 0.633
2.2
CI 1.3 / 3.2
SE 0.473
10th grade
5.4
CI 3.9 / 7.0
SE 0.781
5.0
CI 3.4 / 6.6
SE 0.811
2.6
CI 1.7 / 3.6
SE 0.466
11th grade
7.7
CI 5.8 / 9.6
SE 0.939
4.9
CI 2.9 / 6.8
SE 0.975
4.0
CI 2.5 / 5.4
SE 0.706
12th grade
6.5
CI 5.1 / 8.0
SE 0.724
5.2
CI 3.5 / 7.0
SE 0.858
3.7
CI 2.1 / 5.4
SE 0.847

Disparity