Trends in Tobacco Use Among High School Students in the United States, 1991-1995.

Everett, Sherry A.; Husten, Corinne G.; Warren, Charles W.; Crossett, Linda; Sharp, Donald

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ERIC Number: EJ569494

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Publication Date: 1998

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Trends in Tobacco Use Among High School Students in the United States, 1991-1995.

Everett, Sherry A.; Husten, Corinne G.; Warren, Charles W.; Crossett, Linda; Sharp, Donald

Journal of School Health, v68 n4 p137-40 Apr 1998

Examined demographic characteristics of high school tobacco-users across gender and ethnicity using data from the 1991-1995 Youth Risk Behavior Survey. Current smoking increased, with one-third of 9th and 12th graders currently smoking in 1995 and 11% of all students using smokeless tobacco. Many students used tobacco before high school. Tobacco use differed by gender and ethnicity. (SM)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Epidemiology, Health Behavior, High School Students, High Schools, Racial Differences, Sex Differences, Smoking, Student Behavior, Tobacco, Trend Analysis

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Youth Risk Behavior Survey

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