Youth Tobacco Use: The numbers
Current Use
- 11.3% (3.08 million) of middle and high school students reported current use (past 30 days) of any tobacco product
- Approximately 3.7% (1.00 million) of all students reported currently smoking any combustible tobacco product
- 3.5% (960,000) reported current use of multiple (≥2) tobacco products
Most Commonly Used Types of Devices
- E-cigarettes (9.4%)
- Cigars (1.9%)
- Cigarettes (1.6%)
- Smokeless (1.3%)
- Hookahs (1.1%)
- Nicotine Pouches (1.1%)
- Heated Tobacco Products (1.0%)
- Pipe Tobacco (0.6%)
Demographics and Social Determinants of Health
Current Use (past 30 days) of Any Tobacco Product (middle and high school):
- 13.5% of non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Native (AI/AN) students
- 16.0% of those identifying as lesbian, gay or bisexual
- 16.6% of those identifying as transgender
- 18.3% of those reporting severe symptoms of psychological distress
- 12.5% of those with low family affluence
- 27.2% of those with low academic achievements (mostly Fs)