September 2006 « Chantix News HomeCDC Reports 23 Percent of High Schoolers Smoking
A July 2006 report by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) says 23 percent of high school students in the United States are current cigarette smokers - 23 percent of females, and 22.9 percent of males. Approximately 26 percent of whites, 22 percent of Hispanics, and 13 percent of African Americans in high school are current cigarette smokers. Eight percent of middle school students in the U.S. are current cigarette smokers, with estimates slightly higher for females (9 percent) than males(8 percent). Nine percent of whites, 10 percent of Hispanics, 8 percent of African Americans, and 3 percent of Asian Americans in middle school arecurrent cigarette smokers. Each day, approximately 3,900 young people between the ages of 12 and 17years initiate cigarette smoking in the United States, and of those an estimated 1,500 young people become daily cigarette smokers in this country. Thirteen percent of high school students are current cigar smokers, with estimates higher for males (18 percent) than for females (8 percent). An estimated 10 percent of males in high school are current smokeless tobacco users, as are an estimated 4 percent of males in middle school. Source: http://www.market-day.net |
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