2018 NATIONAL YOUTH TOBACCO SURVEY FINDSCAUSE FOR CONCERNCurrent e-cigarette use among middle and high school students increased alarmingly between 2017 and 2018.
Here is a breakdown of the recent findings:
SURGE IN YOUTH CURRENT E-CIGARETTE USE – 1.5 Million More Students Used E-Cigarettes in 2018 vs 2017
11.7%
20.8%
2017 2018
78% IncreaseAmong High School Students 4.9%
3.3%
2017 2018
48% IncreaseAmong Middle School Students
AMONG HIGH SCHOOL CURRENT E-CIGARETTE USERS — Rise in Frequency and Use of Flavors
in 2018 vs
20% in 2017
More Used E-Cigarettes on 20 or More Days 28%
in 2018 vs
61% in 201768%More Used
Flavored E-Cigarettes
E-CIGARETTE USE SURGE LED TO UPTICK INOVERALL TOBACCO USE — Reversing Previous Declines
0
10
20
Years
Current Use of Any Tobacco Product
Perc
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30
2015 2016 2017 2018
High School
Students
27.1%
MiddleSchool
Students
7.2%
Note: All numbers in this document are estimates.
Sources: (1) Cullen KA, Ambrose BK, Gentzke AS, Apelberg BJ, Jamal A, King BA. Notes from the Field: Increase in use of electronic cigarettes and any tobacco product among middle and high school students — United States, 2011–2018. MMWR Morbid Mortal Wkly Rep. 2018;67(45). (2) Wang TW, Gentzke A, Sharapova S, Cullen KA, Ambrose BK, Jamal A. Tobacco product use among middle and high school students — United States, 2011-2017. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2018;67(22).
CTP-116Last Updated November 2018
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