This short report uses 2012 to 2013 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) to assess cigarette risk perception and cigarette use among adolescents aged 12 to 17 by State. Results are shown by State for 2002-2003 and 2012-2013.

1995-2024. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). State Tobacco Activities Tracking and Evaluation (STATE) System. Legislation—Youth Access. The STATE System houses current and historical state-level legislative data on tobacco use prevention and control policies. Data are reported on a quarterly basis. Data include information related to restrictions, enforcement and penalties associated with the sale of cigarettes to youth through retail sales and vending machines.

This short report uses 2009 to 2010 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) to assess cigarette risk perception and cigarette use among adolescents aged 12 to 17 by State. Results are shown by State for 2002-2003 and 2009-2010.

Adolescents Who Use Tobacco Products - This indicator shows the percentage of adolescents (public high school students) who used any tobacco product in the last 30 days. Preventing youth from using tobacco products is critical to improving the health of Marylanders. This highly addictive behavior can lead to costly illnesses and death to users and those exposed to secondhand smoke. Link to Data Details

This dataset includes two data tables that contain the percentage of licensed tobacco retailers that sold tobacco to underage youth and young adults: (1) Tobacco Sold to Youth Under 18, and (2) Tobacco Sold to Young Adults Under 21. The California Youth Tobacco Survey (YTPS), conducted between 1997 and 2018, assessed the rate of illegal tobacco sales to youth under the age of 18. Due to California raising the minimum legal sales age for tobacco products from 18 to 21 years old, YTPS was replaced with the Synar Tobacco Purchase Survey (STPS) in 2019. STPS is an annual survey that assesses the rate of illegal tobacco sales to young adults under the age of 21 years of age. Both surveys were conducted in accordance with the California’s Stop Tobacco Access to Kids Enforcement Act (STAKE Act) and the federal Synar Amendment.

This report uses 2004 to 2010 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) to assess past month cigarette use among adolescents aged 12 to 17 and young adults aged 18 to 25 and the number of cigarettes smoked among daily smokers in these populations. Results are shown by year.

1999-2017. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). State Tobacco Activities Tracking and Evaluation (STATE) System. YTS Data. The YTS was developed to provide states with comprehensive data on both middle school and high school students regarding tobacco use, exposure to environmental tobacco smoke, smoking cessation, school curriculum, minors' ability to purchase or otherwise obtain tobacco products, knowledge and attitudes about tobacco, and familiarity with pro-tobacco and anti-tobacco media messages. The YTS uses a two-stage cluster sample design to produce representative samples of students in middle schools (grades 6–8) and high schools (grades 9–12). The data for the STATE System were extracted from Youth Tobacco Surveys from participating states. Tobacco topics included are cigarette smoking prevalence, cigarette smoking frequency, smokeless tobacco products prevalence and quit attempts.

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1995-2024. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). State Tobacco Activities Tracking and Evaluation (STATE) System. E-Cigarette Legislation—Youth Access. The STATE System houses current and historical state-level legislative data on tobacco use prevention and control policies. Data are reported on a quarterly basis. Data include information related to restrictions, enforcement and penalties associated with the sale of e-cigarettes to youth through retail sales and vending machines.

,Decrease the percentage of tobacco use in youth grades 9-12 from 28.7% in 2011 to 21% by 2018.,