Trends in Current Cigarette Smoking Among High School Students and Adults, United States, 1965–2014
Students* (%) | Adults** (%) | |
---|---|---|
1965 | 42.4 | |
1966 | ||
1967 | ||
1968 | ||
1969 | ||
1970 | 37.4 | |
1971 | ||
1972 | ||
1973 | ||
1974 | 37.1 | |
1975 | ||
1976 | ||
1977 | ||
1978 | 34.1 | |
1979 | ||
1980 | 33.2 | |
1981 | ||
1982 | ||
1983 | 32.1 | |
1984 | ||
1985 | 30.1 | |
1986 | ||
1987 | 28.8 | |
1988 | ||
1989 | ||
1990 | 25.5 | |
1991 | 27.5 | |
1992 | ||
1993 | 30.5 | 25 |
1994 | ||
1995 | 34.8 | 24.7 |
1996 | ||
1997 | 36.4 | 24.7 |
1998 | ||
1999 | 34.8 | 23.5 |
2000 | ||
2001 | 28.5 | 22.8 |
2002 | 22.5 | |
2003 | 21.9 | 21.6 |
2004 | 20.9 | |
2005 | 23 | 20.9 |
2006 | 20.8 | |
2007 | 20 | 19.8 |
2008 | 20.6 | |
2009 | 19.5 | 20.6 |
2010 | 19.3 | |
2011 | 18.1 | 19.0 |
2012 | 18.1 | |
2013 | 15.7 | 17.8 |
2014 | 16.8 | |
Healthy People 2020 Goals |
16 | 12 |
*Percentage of high school students who smoked cigarettes on 1 or more of the 30 days preceding the survey. Data first collected in 1991. (Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 1991–2013).
**Percentage of adults who are current cigarette smokers (National Health Interview Survey, 1965–2014).
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