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Summary Table:
Prevention – Smoking
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Only one measure per topic is displayed in the summary table. A complete set of measures, where they exist, can be found in the report.
| Trend key: |
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solid green - headed in the right direction |
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dotted red - headed in the wrong direction |
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dashed black - stable
or non-significant change (NSC) |
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Age at smoking initiation
1990-2005 |
Youth smoking
1991-2005 |
Adult smoking
1991-2006 |
Quitting smoking
1998-2006 |
| Measure |
Average age of first use of cigarettes for respondents aged 12–17 years. |
Percentage of high school students grades 9–12 who were current users of cigarettes. |
Percentage of adults aged 18 years and older who were current cigarette smokers. |
Percentage of smokers aged 18 years and older, who stopped smoking for a day or longer because they were trying to quit. |
| Trend |
Rising, then stable, then NSC
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NSC, then falling
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Falling
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Stable
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| Desired direction |
Rising  |
Falling  |
Falling |
Rising |
| Most recent estimate |
In 2005, the average age at first use among people 12 and older was 15.5 years. Among 12- to 17-year-olds, the average age was 12.6. Among those 18–25, the average age was 14.8. |
Among high school students in 2005, 23% were current cigarette smokers. |
In 2006, 20.8 percent of adults were current cigarette smokers. |
In 2006, 43.1 percent of adult smokers aged 18 years and older stopped smoking for one day or longer as they were trying to quit. |
| Healthy People 2010 target |
Increase the average age at first use of cigarettes to 14 years of age for 12- to 17-year-olds. |
Decrease the proportion of high school students who currently smoke cigarettes to 16%. |
Reduce to 12% the proportion of adult current cigarette smokers. |
Increase to 75% the proportion of adult smokers ages 18 and older, who stop smoking for a day or longer because they are trying to quit. |
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