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. 2020 Aug 21;69(1):56–63. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.su6901a7

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This figure is a bar comparing frequent use (on ≥20 days during the 30 days before the survey) of electronic vapor products, cigarettes, cigars, and smokeless tobacco in 2017 and 2019 according to data from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey. Among current electronic vapor product users, a significant increase occurred in frequent use, from 25.1% in 2017 to 32.6% in 2019. Among current cigarette smokers, a significant decrease occurred in frequent use, from 30.0% in 2017 to 22.2% in 2019. No significant changes in frequent use of smokeless tobacco or cigars occurred from 2017 to 2019. — Prevalence of frequent tobacco use* among current users, by type of tobacco product^† — Youth Risk Behavior Survey, United States, 2017 and 2019^§

* Frequent use was defined as use on ≥20 days during the 30 days before the survey.

^† Frequent use was assessed among respondents who reported current use (on ≥1 day during the 30 days before the survey) of each tobacco product. In 2017, among the 13.2% of students nationwide who used electronic vapor products on ≥1 day during the 30 days before the survey; among the 8.8% of students nationwide who smoked cigarettes on ≥1 day during the 30 days before the survey; among the 8.0% of students nationwide who smoked cigars on ≥1 day during the 30 days before the survey; among the 5.5% of students nationwide who used smokeless tobacco on ≥1 day during the 30 days before the survey. In 2019, among the 32.7% of students nationwide who used electronic vapor products on ≥1 day during the 30 days before the survey; among the 6.0% of students nationwide who smoked cigarettes on ≥1 day during the 30 days before the survey; among the 5.7% of students nationwide who smoked cigars on ≥1 day during the 30 days before the survey; among the 3.8% of students nationwide who used smokeless tobacco on ≥1 day during the 30 days before the survey.

^§ Differences from 2017 to 2019 were assessed by t-test (p<0.05): A significant increase occurred in frequent use of electronic vapor products; a significant decrease occurred in frequent use of cigarettes; and no change occurred in frequent use of cigars/cigarillos/little cigars and smokeless tobacco.