MMWR - Tobacco Use Among Middle and High School Students --- United States, 2000--2009..

August 27, 2010 - Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) - August 27, 2010 / 59(33);1063-1068

To monitor trends in tobacco use among middle and high school students, CDC analyzed 2000--2009 data from the National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS), a school-based survey that collects information on tobacco use and related behaviors and attitudes from middle school (grades 6--8) and high school (grades 9--12) students.

The findings in this report indicate that, from 2000 to 2009, prevalences of current tobacco and cigarette use and experimentation with smoking cigarettes declined for middle school and high school students, but no overall declines were noted for the 2006--2009 period.

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