Figure 2.
Prevalence of current smokers among male and female students in grades 9 to 12, by survey year and Pacific island country or territory. Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; CNMI, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; RMI, Republic of the Marshall Islands. Source: Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System [YRBSS], 2001 to 2013. YRBSS results for CNMI for 2007 were obtained from Lippe et al (18). YRBSS results for RMI for 2009 were obtained from Substance Abuse Epidemiological Profile 2010 (19). Current smoking was defined as having smoked cigarettes on at least 1 day within the previous 30 days. For Guam only, 95% confidence intervals are presented because surveys in American Samoa, CNMI, Palau, and RMI were designed to include all members of the target student population.
| Sex/Year | American Samoa | CNMI | Guam (95% Confidence Interval) | Palau | RMI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | |||||
| 2001 | 39.1 (34.8–43.6) | 48.0 | |||
| 2003 | 46.4 | 48.0 | 51.7 | ||
| 2005 | 33.7 | 49.8 | |||
| 2007 | 22.9 | 31.2 | 25.4 (22.0–29.1) | 44.4 | 40.9 |
| 2009 | 58.7 | 41.9 | |||
| 2011 | 18.5 | 23.2 (18.9–28.2) | 57.3 | ||
| 2013 | 24.3 (19.9–25.4) | ||||
| Females | |||||
| 2001 | 35.0 (30.7–39.7) | 29.8 | |||
| 2003 | 51.2 | 31.0 | 25.2 | ||
| 2005 | 37.6 | 26.8 | |||
| 2007 | 25.4 | 31.1 | 20.4 (16.9–24.4) | 30.6 | 24.4 |
| 2009 | 42.6 | 23.5 | |||
| 2011 | 14.0 | 20.5 (16.7–24.9) | 38.5 | ||
| 2013 | 15.4 (12.2–19.3) | ||||