Tobacco Use Among Middle and High School Students in Pennsylvania
RESEARCH BRIEF — Volume 15 — February 1, 2018
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Percentages of middle and high school students who currently use tobacco, by grade and type of tobacco product, Pennsylvania Youth Tobacco Survey, 2014–2015. Error bars indicate 95% confidence intervals. Current use is defined as use on ≥1 day in the past 30 days.
| Product Type | Middle School Grade Level, % (95% Confidence Interval) | High School Grade Level, % (95% Confidence Interval) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
| Electronic cigarettes | 0.7 (0.1–1.3) | 3.0 (1.3–4.8) | 3.2 (1.4–4.9) | 6.2 (2.3–10.2) | 8.1 (4.5–11.7) | 12.3 (7.9–16.8) | 12.8 (8.5–17.2) |
| Cigarettes | 0.9 (0.3–1.6) | 2.7 (1.0–4.3) | 2.1 (0.9–3.3) | 8.1 (4.1–12.0) | 5.5 (2.2–8.7) | 15.5 (10.3–20.6) | 15.4 (10.5–20.3) |
| Cigars | 0.1 (0.0–0.3) | 0.7 (0.3–1.1) | 1.7 (0.7–2.8) | 5.2 (3.2–7.1) | 6.5 (3.8–9.1) | 10.6 (7.2–14.0) | 14.6 (9.7–19.5) |
| Hookah | 0 | 0.8 (0.1–1.6) | 1.8 (0.7–2.9) | 3.7 (1.6–5.8) | 3.8 (1.4–6.2) | 5.9 (2.9–9.0) | 6.9 (3.5–10.4) |
| Smokeless tobacco | 0.1 (0.0–0.3) | 1.8 (0.4–3.1) | 1.7 (0.6–2.8) | 7.0 (3.3–10.7) | 5.6 (3.1–8.2) | 8.3 (5.9–10.7) | 10.6 (5.9–15.3) |
| Pipe tobacco | 0.5 (0.0–0.9) | 1.5 (0.2–2.8) | 1.9 (0.9–2.8) | 3.1 (1.5–4.7) | 3.1 (1.1–5.1) | 5.6 (2.2–9.0) | 2.8 (0.6–5.0) |
| Bidis/kreteks | 0.2 (0.0–0.5) | 0.6 (0.2–1.1) | 0.3 (0.0–0.7) | 1.1 (0.1–2.1) | 0.8 (0.0–1.8) | 1.8 (0.7–2.9) | 1.7 (0.5–2.9) |
| Other | 0 | 0.6 (0.0–1.3) | 0.5 (0.0–0.9) | 0.8 (0.1–1.6) | 1.1 (0.1–2.1) | 2.5 (1.2–3.8) | 2.8 (1.3–4.3) |
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