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Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports (MMWRs)
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance—United States, 2005
June 9, 2006 / Vol. 55 / No. SS05
MMWR Highlights
Lifetime Cigarette Use
- Overall, the prevalence of lifetime cigarette use was higher
among
- 10th grade (52.5%), 11th grade (57.5%), and 12th grade
(60.3%) than 9th grade (48.7%) students
- 11th grade (57.5%) and 12th grade (60.3%) than 10th grade
(52.5%) students
- 11th grade female (55.3%) and 12th grade female (58.3%) than
9th grade female (47.7%) students
- 12th grade female (58.3%) than 10th grade female (50.8%)
students
- 11th grade male (59.6%) and 12th grade male (62.2%) than 9th
grade male (49.8%) and 10th grade male (54.1%) students
Lifetime Daily Cigarette Use
- Overall, the prevalence of lifetime daily cigarette use was
higher among
- 11th grade (15.3%) and 12th grade (17.8%) than 9th grade
(10.0%) and 10th grade (11.5%) students
- 11th grade female (16.0%) and 12th grade female (17.4%) than
9th grade female (10.2%) and 10th grade female (11.5%) students
- 11th grade male (14.5%) and 12th grade male (18.1%) than 9th
grade male (9.9%) students
- 12th grade male (18.1%) than 10th grade male (11.6%)
students.
Current Cigarette Use
- Overall, the prevalence of current cigarette use was higher
among
- White (25.9%) and Hispanic (22.0%) than black (12.9%)
students
- White female (27.0%) than black female (11.9%) and Hispanic
female (19.2%) students
- Hispanic female (19.2%) than black female (11.9%) students
- White male (24.9%) and Hispanic male (24.8%) than black male
(14.0%) students
- Overall, the prevalence of current cigarette use was higher
among
- 11th grade (24.3%) and 12th grade (27.6%) than 9th grade
(19.7%) students
- 12th grade (27.6%) than 10th grade (21.4%) and 11th grade
(24.3%) students
- 11th grade female (24.3%) and 12th grade female (26.0%) than
9th grade female (20.5%) students
- 11th grade male (24.2%) and 12th grade male (29.1%) than 9th
grade male (18.9%) students
- 12th grade male (29.1%) than 10th grade male (21.1%) and
11th grade male (24.2%) students
Current Frequent Cigarette Use
- Overall, the prevalence of current frequent cigarette use was
higher among
- White (11.2%) than black (3.7%) and Hispanic (6.5%) students
- Hispanic (6.5%) than black (3.7%) students
- White female (11.7%) than black female (2.4%) and Hispanic
female (4.7%) students
- White male (10.6%) than black male (5.1%) students
- Overall, the prevalence of current frequent cigarette use was
higher among
- 11th grade (10.3%) and 12th grade (13.2%) than 9th grade
(6.9%) and 10th grade (7.7%) students
- 12th grade (13.2%) than 11th grade (10.3%) students
- 11th grade female (10.0%) and 12th grade female (12.5%) than
9th grade female (7.0%) students
- 12th grade female (12.5%) than 10th grade female (8.4%)
students
- 11th grade male (10.5%) and 12th grade male (13.9%) than 9th
grade male (6.7%) and 10th grade male (7.0%) students
- 12th grade male (13.9%) than 11th grade male (10.5%)
students
Smoked >10 Cigarettes/Day
- Overall, the prevalence of having smoked >10 cigarettes/day was
higher among
- Male (14.2%) than female (7.2%) students
- White male (16.2%) than white female (7.5%) students
- 9th grade male (12.8%), 11th grade male (17.9%), and 12th
grade male (16.9%) than 9th grade female (4.6%), 11th grade
female (8.6%), and 12th grade female (9.2%) students,
respectively
- Overall, the prevalence of having smoked >10 cigarettes/day was
higher among
- White (11.7%) than black (3.5%) students
- White female (7.5%) than black female (2.5%) students
- White male (16.2%) than black male (4.4%) students
- Overall, the prevalence of having smoked >10 cigarettes/day was
higher among
- 12th grade (13.2%) than 9th grade (8.6%) students
- 11th grade (13.1%) and 12th grade (13.2%) than 10th grade
(6.6%) students
- 11th grade female (8.6%) than 9th grade female (4.6%)
students
- 9th grade male (12.8%), 11th grade male (17.9%), and 12th
grade male (16.9%) than 10th grade male (6.7%) students
Tried to Quit Smoking Cigarettes
- Overall, the prevalence of having tried to quit smoking
cigarettes was higher among
- Female (60.3%) than male (48.9%) students
- White female (61.4%) than white male (47.4%) students
- 9th grade female (58.2%), 11th grade female (57.7%), and
12th grade female (61.7%) than 9th grade male (47.5%), 11th
grade male (47.5%), and 12th grade male (48.2%) students,
respectively
- Overall, the prevalence of having tried to quit smoking
cigarettes was higher among
- Black (61.8%) than white (54.6%) and Hispanic (53.4%)
- Black male (57.7%) than white male (47.4%) students
Bought Cigarettes in a Store or Gas Station
- Overall, the prevalence of having bought their own cigarettes in
a store or gas station was higher among
- Male (18.8%) than female (11.7%) students
- White male (17.4%) than white female (11.1%) students
- 9th grade male (11.6%) and 11th grade male (25.8%) than 9th
grade female (5.0%) and 11th grade female (14.8%) students,
respectively
- Overall, the prevalence of having bought their own cigarettes in
a store or gas station was higher among
- 11th grade (20.3%) and 12th grade (30.8%) than 9th grade
(8.2%) and 10th grade (10.6%) students
- 12th grade (30.8%) than 11th grade (20.3%) students
- 11th grade female (14.8%) and 12th grade female (27.7%) than
9th grade female (5.0%) and 10th grade female (7.8%) students
- 12th grade female (27.7%) than 11th grade female (14.8%)
students
- 11th grade male (25.8%) and 12th grade male (34.0%) than 9th
grade male (11.6%) and 10th grade male (13.4%) students
Not Asked to Show Proof of Age When Buying Cigarettes in
a Store
- Among the 12.9% of students nationwide who tried to buy
cigarettes in a store during the 30 days preceding the survey, 48.5%
of students were not asked to show proof of age
Current Smokeless Tobacco Use
- Overall, the prevalence of current smokeless tobacco use was
higher among
- White (10.2%) than black (1.7%) and Hispanic (5.1%) students
- Hispanic (5.1%) than black (1.7%) students; higher among
white female (2.7%) and Hispanic female (1.5%) than black female
(0.4%) students
- White male (17.6%) than black male (3.0%) and Hispanic male
(8.6%) students
- Hispanic male (8.6%) than black male (3.0%) students.
- The prevalence of current smokeless tobacco use was higher among
9th grade female (3.4%) than 10th grade female (1.9%) and 12th grade
female (1.3%) students
Current Cigar Use
- Overall, the prevalence of current cigar use was higher among
- White (14.9%) and Hispanic (14.6%) than black (10.3%)
students
- White male (21.0%) and Hispanic male (20.0%) than black male
(12.3%) students
- Overall, the prevalence of current cigar use was higher among
- 11th grade (14.3%) and 12th grade (17.5%) than 9th grade
(12.2%) students
- 12th grade (17.5%) than 10th grade (12.6%) and 11th grade
(14.3%) students
- 11th grade male (21.3%) and 12th grade male (25.8%) than 9th
grade male (15.5%) and 10th grade male (15.7%) students
- 12th grade male (25.8%) than 11th grade male (21.3%)
students
Current Tobacco Use
- Overall, the prevalence of current tobacco use was higher among
- White (32.5%) than black (16.5%) and Hispanic (24.9%)
students
- Hispanic (24.9%) than black (16.5%) students
- White female (29.3%) than black female (14.9%) and Hispanic
female (19.2%) students
- Hispanic female (19.2%) than black female (14.9%) students
- White male (35.7%) and Hispanic male (30.6%) than black male
(18.1%) students
- Overall, the prevalence of current tobacco use is higher among
- 11th grade (29.9%) and 12th grade (34.2%) than 9th grade
(24.4%) students
- 12th grade (34.2%) than 10th grade (26.4%) and 11th grade
(29.9%) students
- 12th grade female (29.3%) than 9th grade female (22.0%)
students
- 11th grade male (34.6%) and 12th grade male (39.1%) than 9th
grade male (26.8%) and 10th grade male (28.2%) students
- 12th grade male (39.1%) than 11th grade male (34.6%) students
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