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Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports (MMWRs)
Cigarette Smoking Among High School Students—United States, 1991—2005
July 7, 2006 / Vol. 55 / No. 26
MMWR Highlights
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Lifetime cigarette use was stable during 1991–1999 and then declined
significantly from 70.4% in 1999 to 54.3% in 2005.
Lifetime cigarette is defined as having every tried cigarette smoking,
even one or two puffs.
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Current cigarette use increased from 27.5% in 1991 to 36.4
percent in 1997 and then declined significantly to 23.0% in 2005.
Current cigarette use is defined as having smoked on one or more days of
the 30 days preceding the survey.
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Current frequent cigarette use, defined as smoking on at least 20 of
the 30 days preceding the survey, increased from 12.7% in 1991 to
16.8% in 1999, and then declined significantly to 9.4% in
2005.
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No statistically significant differences in lifetime, current, or
current frequent cigarette use overall were detected between 2003 and
2005.
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Comparisons of current cigarette use between 2003 and 2005 for all
subgroups revealed no significant differences, except among black males,
whose current cigarette use declined from 19.3% to 14%.
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The national health objective for 2010 of reducing current smoking
rates among high school students to 16% or less can be achieved
only if the annual rate of decline observed during 1997–2003 resumes.
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Page last modified 02/28/2007