Table 2.
Current tobacco use among U.S. high school students, by sex, National Youth Tobacco Survey, 2000–2012
| Characteristics | Survey year
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| 2000 % (95% CI) | 2002 % (95% CI) | 2004 % (95% CI) | 2006 % (95% CI) | 2009 % (95% CI) | 2011 % (95% CI) | 2012 % (95% CI) | Trends | |
| Male | ||||||||
| Sample size | 9,219 out of 9,973 | 6,095 out of 6,718 | 5,858 out of 6,694 | 6,155 out of 7,027 | 5,494 out of 6,049 | 4,489 out of 4,832 | 5,958 out of 6,458 | |
| Any current tobacco use | 37.5 (35.2–39.8) | 31.2 (28.8–33.6) | 29.3 (24.2–29.0) | 28.2 (26.0–30.5) | 26.8 (22.6–31.4) | 27.0 (24.2–30.1) | 25.3 (23.1–27.6) | a |
| Current use of only 1 tobacco product | 16.8 (15.8–17.9) | 15.6 (14.1–17.2) | 13.9 (12.5–15.4) | 13.4 (12.2–14.8) | 13.4 (11.9–15.1) | 13.2 (11.8–14.7) | 11.5 (10.2–12.9) | a |
| Current use of only cigarettes | 9.4 (8.6–10.3) | 9.3 (8.1–10.7) | 7.2 (6.2–8.3) | 7.0 (6.1–8.0) | 7.4 (6.6–8.2) | 4.7 (3.9–5.6) | 3.8 (3.2–4.4) | a |
| Current use of only smokeless tobacco | 2.5 (2.0–3.1) | 2.5 (1.8–3.6) | 2.6 (1.9–3.5) | 2.9 (2.1–4.0) | 3.0 (2.0–4.5) | 3.9 (2.9–5.3) | 3.1 (2.3–4.3) | |
| Current use of only cigars | 4.5 (3.9–5.1) | 3.4 (2.8–4.1) | 3.9 (3.4–4.5) | 3.3 (2.7–4.0) | 3.5 (2.7–4.5) | 4.2 (3.3–5.3) | 4.2 (3.5–5.0) | |
| Current use of only 1 other tobaccoc product | .4 (.3–.6) | .3 (.2–.6) | .2 (.1–.3)d | .3 (.1–.5)d | 1.1 (.6–1.9) | .4 (.2–.7) | .4 (.3–.6) | |
| Current poly tobacco use | 20.7 (19.1–22.4) | 15.6 (14.0–17.4) | 15.4 (13.6–17.3) | 14.8 (13.3–16.3) | 13.3 (10.5–16.9) | 13.8 (11.9–16) | 13.8 (12.3–15.6) | |
| Current use of only 2 tobacco products | 11.8 (10.7–13.0) | 8.8 (7.9–9.9) | 8.9 (7.8–10.2) | 8.0 (7.0–9.2) | 7.4 (5.7–9.6) | 7.7 (6.5–9.0) | 7.7 (6.7–8.8) | a |
| Current use of cigarettes and 1 tobacco product | 9.9 (8.9–11.0) | 7.3 (6.4–8.3) | 7.5 (6.5–8.7) | 6.7 (5.8–7.8) | 6.0 (4.6–7.6) | 6.1 (5.0–7.3) | 5.5 (4.7–6.5) | a |
| Current use of only cigarettes and smokeless tobacco | 2.1 (1.6–2.6) | 2.1 (1.5–2.9) | 1.5 (1.0–2.2) | 1.8 (1.3–2.4) | 2.2 (1.5–3.2) | 2.6 (1.8–3.7) | 1.6 (1.2–2.1) | |
| Current use of only cigarettes and cigars | 6.5 (5.8–7.3) | 4.3 (3.6–5.0) | 5.7 (5.0–6.5) | 4.2 (3.6–4.8) | 3.6 (2.9–4.4) | 3.2 (2.6–3.9) | 3.5 (2.9–4.2) | a |
| Current use of only cigarettes and only 1 other tobacco product | 1.3 (1.1–1.6) | .9 (.7–1.3) | .3 (.2–.6)d | .8 (.5–1.3) | .4 (.2–.7)d | .3 (.2–.5) | .4 (.3–.6) | |
| No current use of cigarettes but only 2 tobacco products | 1.9 (1.6–2.3) | 1.5 (1.2–2.0) | 1.4 (1.0–2.0) | 1.3 (1.0–1.7) | 1.5 (.9–2.3) | 1.6 (1.2–2.1) | 2.2 (1.7–2.7) | |
| Current use of at least 3 tobacco products | 8.9 (7.9–9.9) | 6.8 (5.8–7.9) | 6.5 (5.5–7.6) | 6.7 (5.8–7.7) | 5.9 (4.5–7.7) | 6.2 (5.1–7.5) | 6.1 (5.1–7.4) | |
| Current use of cigarettes and at least 2 tobacco products | 8.4 (7.5–9.4) | 6.5 (5.6–7.7) | 6.0 (5.1–7.1) | 6.4 (5.5–7.4) | 5.6 (4.3–7.3) | 6.0 (5.0–7.3) | 5.8 (4.8–6.9) | |
| Current use of only cigarettes, cigars, and smokeless tobacco | 2.3 (1.9–2.9) | 2.4 (1.8–3.1) | 1.5 (1.2–2.0) | 2.0 (1.6–2.6) | 2.0 (1.3–3.1) | 2.2 (1.6–3.0) | 1.8 (1.4–2.5) | |
| Current use of only cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, and at least 1 other tobacco product | .5 (.3–.7) | .1 (0.0–.2)d | .2 (.1–.4)d | .2 (.1–.3)d | .3 (.2–.7)d | .3 (.1–.6)d | .2 (.1–.4)d | |
| Current use of only cigarettes, cigars, and at least 1 other tobacco product | 3.1 (2.7–3.7) | 2.2 (1.8–2.7) | 2.0 (1.6–2.5) | 1.8 (1.4–2.2) | 1.5 (1.2–1.9) | 1.6 (1.2–2.2) | 1.6 (1.3–2.1) | a |
| Current use of only cigarettes and at least 2 other tobacco products | .3 (.2–.5) | .1 (0.0–.2)d | .1 (0.0–.2)d | .1 (.1–.3)d | .2 (.1–.4)d | .1 (0.0–.2)d | .1 (0.0–.2)d | |
| Current use of cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, cigars, and at least 1 other tobacco product | 2.1 (1.8–2.6) | 1.8 (1.4–2.5) | 2.2 (1.6–3.1) | 2.3 (1.7–2.9) | 2.0 (1.4–2.7) | 2.4 (1.8–3.2) | 2.0 (1.6–2.6) | |
| No current use of cigarettes but at least 3 tobacco products | .5 (.3–.7) | .2 (.1–.4) | .5 (.3–.7) | .4 (.2–.6) | .3 (.2–.5) | .2 (.1–.4)d | .4 (.2–.7)d | |
| Female | ||||||||
| Sample size | 8,996 out of 9,371 | 6,318 out of 6,719 | 6,395 out of 6,964 | 6,638 out of 7,359 | 5,936 out of 6,273 | 4,651 out of 4,819 | 6,170 out of 6,439 | |
| Any current tobacco use | 29.6 (27.6–31.6) | 23.3 (21.5–25.2) | 24.0 (21.5–26.6) | 20.8 (18.7–23.0) | 16.8 (14.6–19.1) | 17.3 (15.4–19.5) | 15.4 (13.6–17.4) | a |
| Current use of only 1 tobacco product | 20.8 (19.2–22.6) | 17.6 (15.9–19.3) | 16.9 (15.0–18.9) | 13.7 (12.2–15.3) | 11.4 (9.8–13.2) | 11.3 (10.0–12.8) | 9.5 (8.4–10.9) | a |
| Current use of only cigarettes | 18.6 (17.0–20.3) | 15.3 (13.6–17.2) | 15.0 (13.2–17.0) | 11.5 (10.2–13.1) | 9.4 (8.0–10.9) | 7.8 (6.5–9.3) | 5.7 (4.9–6.6) | a |
| Current use of only smokeless tobacco | .3 (.2–.5) | .3 (.2–.5) | .1 (.1–.3)d | .2 (.1–.4)d | .3 (.2–.7)d | .5 (.3–.8) | .1 (.1–.3)d | |
| Current use of only cigars | 1.4 (1.1–1.8) | 1.5 (1.2–1.9) | 1.5 (1.2–2) | 1.6 (1.2–2.1) | 1.3 (.9–1.9) | 2.2 (1.7–3) | 3.2 (2.6–3.9) | |
| Current use of only 1 other tobacco | .5 (.3–.7) | .4 (.3–.7) | .2 (.1–.4) | .4 (.2–.5) | .4 (.2–.7)d | .8 (.5–1.5) | .6 (.4–.8) | |
| Current poly tobacco use | 8.7 (7.9–9.7) | 5.7 (5.0–6.6) | 7.1 (5.9–8.4) | 7.1 (6.1–8.2) | 5.3 (4.3–6.7) | 6.0 (4.9–7.5) | 5.9 (5.0–6.9) | |
| Current use of only 2 tobacco products | 6.2 (5.5–6.9) | 4.2 (3.6–4.9) | 4.9 (4.0–6.0) | 4.7 (4.0–5.6) | 3.4 (2.7–4.4) | 4.4 (3.4–5.5) | 4.3 (3.5–5.1) | |
| Current use of cigarettes and 1 tobacco product | 5.9 (5.3–6.6) | 3.9 (3.3–4.6) | 4.6 (3.8–5.6) | 4.4 (3.7–5.3) | 3.3 (2.5–4.2) | 4.1 (3.2–5.3) | 3.8 (3.1–4.6) | |
| Current use of only cigarettes and smokeless tobacco | .4 (.2–.6) | .2 (.1–.5)d | .3 (.1–.7)d | .4 (.1–.9)d | .2 (.1–.6)d | .3 (.2–.6)d | .4 (.2–.6) | |
| Current use of only cigarettes and cigars | 3.3 (2.8–3.9) | 2.6 (2.1–3.3) | 3.6 (2.9–4.5) | 2.9 (2.4–3.7) | 2.4 (1.9–3.0) | 3.2 (2.5–4.3) | 2.7 (2.1–3.4) | |
| Current use of only cigarettes and only 1 other tobacco product | 2.2 (1.9–2.6) | 1.1 (.8–1.5) | .7 (.4–1.2) | 1.1 (.8–1.7) | .6 (.4–1.0) | .6 (.3–.9) | .7 (.5–1.0) | a |
| No current use of cigarettes but only 2 tobacco products | .3 (.2–.4) | .3 (.2–.5) | .3 (.2–.5) | .3 (.2–.5) | .2 (.1–.3) | .3 (.2–.5) | .5 (.3–.7) | |
| Current use of at least 3 tobacco products | 2.6 (2.1–3.1) | 1.5 (1.2–2.0) | 2.2 (1.7–2.9) | 2.4 (1.9–2.9) | 1.9 (1.4–2.6) | 1.7 (1.2–2.3) | 1.6 (1.2–2.1) | |
| Current use of cigarettes and at least 2 tobacco products | 2.5 (2.1–3.1) | 1.5 (1.1–2.0) | 2.1 (1.6–2.8) | 2.3 (1.9–2.8) | 1.8 (1.3–2.4) | 1.6 (1.2–2.2) | 1.5 (1.2–2.0) | |
| Current use of only cigarettes, cigars, and smokeless tobacco | .2 (.1–.5)d | .2 (.1–.3)d | .3 (.2–.6)d | .2 (.1–.5)d | .2 (.1–.5)d | .3 (.1–.8)d | .1 (.1–.2)d | |
| Current use of only cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, and at least 1 other | .1 (0.0–.2)d | .1 (0.0–.2)d | .1 (0.0–.2)d | .1 (.1–.3)d | .2 (0.0–.7)d | .1 (0.0–.3)d | .1 (.1–.3)d | |
| Current use of only cigarettes, cigars, and at least 1 other tobacco product | 1.7 (1.3–2.1) | .9 (.6–1.2) | 1.3 (1–1.8) | 1.3 (.9–1.9) | 1.0 (.7–1.4) | 1 (.7–1.4) | .9 (.7–1.1) | |
| Current use of only cigarettes and at least 2 other tobacco products | .3 (.2–.5) | .1 (0.0–.2)d | .2 (.1–.4) | .3 (.2–.5) | .1 (0.0–.1)d | .2 (.1–.4)d | 0.0 (0.0–.1)d | |
| Current use of cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, cigars, and at least 1 other tobacco product | .2 (.1–.3) | .3 (.2–.5) | .2 (.1–.4)d | .3 (.2–.4) | .4 (.2–.8)d | .2 (.1–.5)d | .4 (.2–.6) | |
| No current use of cigarettes but at least 3 tobacco products | 0.0 (0.0–.1)d | 0.0 (0.0–.1)d | 0.0 (0.0–.1)d | .1 (0.0–.2)d | .1 (0.0–.3)d | .1 (0.0–.2)d | .1 (0.0–.2)d | |
CI = confidence interval.
a
Linear trend.
b
Linear and quadratic trend.
c
Other Tobacco is defined as use of pipe, bidis, or kreteks on at least 1 day of the past 30 days.
d
Data statistically unstable (denominator <50 and/or relative standard error >30%).