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. 2020 Dec 2;3(12):e2027465. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.27465

Table 1. Trends in Cigarette Smoking and Smokeless Tobacco Use Among Adolescents in the Monitoring the Future Surveys by Grade and Sex.

Variable Trend 1 Trend 2 Trend 3 Trend 4 Trend 5 Trend 6 AAPC, % (95% CI) (2015-2019)
APC, % (95% CI) Years APC, % (95% CI) Years APC, % (95% CI) Years APC, % (95% CI) Years APC, % (95% CI) Years APC, % (95% CI) Years
Past 30-d smoking
All students
8th Grade 7.4a (3.7 to 11.2) 1991-1996 –4.8a (–18.8 to 11.7) 1996-1999 –16.2 (–31.3 to 2.1) 1999-2002 –6.1a (–8.4 to –3.6) 2002-2011 –14.2a (–17.6 to –10.6) 2011-2019 NA NA –14.2a (–17.6 to –10.6)
10th Grade 6.9a (5.1 to 8.6) 1991-1997 –9.7a (–11.4 to –8.0) 1997-2004 –3.1a (–5.1 to –1.0) 2004-2011 –14.9a (–17.1 to –12.7) 2011-2019 NA NA NA NA –14.9a (–17.1 to –12.7)
12th Grade 4.2a (3.1 to 5.2) 1991-1998 –7.4a (–9.7 to –5.0) 1998-2003 –4.0a (–4.9 to –3.2) 2003-2013 –15.0a (–17.0 to –12.9) 2013-2019 NA NA NA NA –15.0a (17.0 to –12.9)
Girls
8th Grade 8.4a (4.4 to 12.5) 1991-1996 –3.6 (–10.3 to –8.2) 1996-1999 –16.4 (–31.1 to 1.5) 1999-2002 –7.2a (–8.8 to 5.5) 2002-2014 –24.5 (–47.8 to 9.3) 2014-2017 15.8 (–29.5 to 90.4) 2017-2019 –6.5 (–29.2 to 23.6)
10th Grade 7.6a (3.8 to 14.3) 1991-1997 –10.2a (–12.6 to –7.7) 1997-2003 –4.9a (–7.3 to –2.5) 2003-2010 –13.3a (–15.1 to –11.4) 2010-2019 NA NA NA NA –13.3a (–15.1 to –11.4)
12th Grade 5.2a (2.8 to 7.7) 1991-1997 –5.8a (–6.4 to –5.2) 1997-2013 –15.8a (–19.6 to –11.8) 2013-2019 NA NA NA NA NA NA –15.8a (–19.6 to –11.8)
Boys
8th Grade 7.7a (4.6 to 10.8) 1991-1996 –10.6a (–12.4 to –8.7) 1996-2004 –4.2 (–8.7 to 0.4) 2004-2010 –15.1a (–17.4 to –12.7) 2010-2019 NA NA NA NA –15.1a (–17.4 to –12.7)
10th Grade 8.8a (5.0 to 12.7) 1991-1996 –7.9a (–9.3 to –6.6) 1996-2006 1.1 (–4.8 to 7.3) 2006-2011 –16.5a (–19.7 to –13.1) 2011-2019 NA NA NA NA –16.5a (–19.7 to –13.1)
12th Grade 5.1a (3.7 to 6.5) 1991-1997 –5.6a (–6.4 to –4.8) 1997-2006 –1.3 (–3.6 to 1.0) 2006-2012 –13.6a (–15.3 to –11.9) 2012-2019 NA NA NA NA –13.6a (–15.3 to 11.9)
Daily smoking
All students
8th Grade 7.7a (3.3 to 12.4) 1991-1996 –9.5a (–10.5 to –8.4) 1996-2011 –15.1a (–19.3 to –10.7) 2011-2019 NA NA NA NA NA NA –15.1a (–19.3 to –10.7)
10th Grade 7.8a (5.0 to 10.6) 1991-1997 –11.3a (–14.0 to –8.6) 1997-2004 –4.7 (–7.9 to –1.3) 2004-2011 –16.5a (–19.6 to –13.4) 2011-2019 NA NA NA NA –16.5a (–19.6 to –13.4)
12th Grade 6.1a (3.9 to 8.3) 1991-1997 –6.4a (–7.0 to –5.8) 1997-2013 –17.5a (–20.6 to –14.3) 2013-2019 NA NA NA NA NA NA –17.5a (–20.6 to –14.3)
Girls
8th Grade 10.9a (5.0 to 17.2) 1991-1996 –10.8a (–11.7 to –10.0) 1996-2019 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA –10.8a (–11.7 to –10.0)
10th Grade 7.2a (3.9 to 10.7) 1991-1997 –9.5a (–10.5 to –8.6) 1997-2012 –16.3a (–21.8 to –10.4 2012-2019 NA NA NA NA NA NA –16.3a (–21.8 to –10.4)
12th Grade 6.5a (3.6 to 9.5) 1991-1997 –7.2a (–8.1 to –6.3) 1997-2012 –17.5a (–21.2 to –13.6) 2012-2019 NA NA NA NA NA NA –17.5a (–21.2 to –13.6)
Boys
8th Grade 5.0a (0.1 to 10.2) 1991-1996 –8.8a (–10.0 to –7.6) 1996-2011 –17.3a (–22.2 to –12.0) 2011-2019 NA NA NA NA NA NA –17.3a (–22.2 to –12.0)
10th Grade 7.1a (3.7 to 10.7) 1991-1997 –11.1a (–13.9 to –8.2) 1997-2005 –0.7 (–5.9 to 4.9) 2005-2011 –17.9a (–21.7 to –13.9) 2011-2019 NA NA NA NA –17.9a (–21.7 to –13.9)
12th Grade 4.9a (3.5 to 6.3) 1991-1998 –8.0a (–9.3 to –6.7) 1998-2006 –1.6 (–4.6 to 1.5) 2006-2012 –17.4a (–19.4 to –15.4) 2012-2019 NA NA NA NA –17.4a (–19.4 to –15.4)
Past 30-d smokeless tobacco use
All students
8th Grade 0.1 (–7.0 to 7.6) 1991-1996 –13.9 (–38.0 to 19.5) 1996-1999 –3.0a (–4.1 to –1.9) 1999-2019 NA NA NA NA NA NA –3.0a (–4.1 to –1.9)
10th Grade –5.7a (–6.9 to –4.4) 1991-2004 4.2 (–0.6 to 9.2) 2004-2011 –9.2a (–12.2 to –6.0) 2011-2019 NA NA NA NA NA NA –9.2a (–12.2 to –6.0)
12th Grade –5.0a (–6.3 to –3.6) 1992-2004 2.6a (0.0 to 5.3) 2004-2014 –16.2a (–22.5 to –9.4) 2014-2019 NA NA NA NA NA NA –16.2a (–22.5 to –9.4)
Boys
8th Grade –5.2a (–5.8 to –4.6) 1991-2019 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA –5.2a (–5.8 to –4.6)
10th Grade –6.5a (–7.5 to –5.4) 1991-2004 3.1 (–0.8 to 7.1) 2004-2012 –11.6a (–15.7 to –7.4) 2012-2019 NA NA NA NA NA NA –11.6a (–15.7 to –7.4)
12th Grade 2.5 (–4.9 to 10.5) 1992-1995 –6.5a (–7.9 to –5.0) 1995-2006 15.1 (–6.7 to 41.9) 2006-2009 –3.6a (–6.9 to –0.2) 2009-2016 –20.9a (–31.6 to –8.6) 2016-2019 NA NA –16.9a (–24.8 to –8.2)
Daily smokeless tobacco use
All students
8th Grade –4.3a (–5.1 to –3.5) 1991-2019 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA –4.3a (–5.1 to –3.5)
10th Grade –8.4a (–12.5 to –4.1) 1991-1999 0.5 (–1.9 to 2.9) 1999-2013 –13.9a (–21.5 to –5.6) 2013-2019 NA NA NA NA NA NA –13.9a (–21.5 to –5.6)
12th Grade –4.9a (–6.9 to –2.8) 1992-2003 2.7a (0.3 to 5.1) 2003-2015 –22.6a (–32.4 to –11.4) 2015-2019 NA NA NA NA NA NA –22.6a (–32.4 to –11.4)
Boys
8th Grade –5.0a (–5.9 to –4.2) 1991-2019 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA –5.0a (–5.9 to –4.2)
10th Grade –6.7a (–9.4 to –4.0) 1991-2002 1.7 (–2.2 to 5.7) 2002-2013 –15.5a (–23.2 to –7.0) 2013-2019 NA NA NA NA NA NA –15.5a (–23.2 to –7.0)
12th Grade –3.8a (–5.4 to –2.1) 1992-2005 3.1 (–0.2 to 6.5) 2005-2015 –23.0a (–33.3 to –11.0) 2015-2019 NA NA NA NA NA NA –23.0a (–33.3 to –11.0)

Abbreviations: AAPC, average annual percentage change; APC, annual percentage change; NA, not applicable.

a

Significant at P < .05.