High School Students Who Reported Current Cigarette Smoking*—United States, 1991-2001

1991 - 27.5% of students smoked
1993 - 30.5% of students smoked
1995 - 34.8% of students smoked
1997 - 36.4% of students smoked
1999 - 34.8% of students smoked
2001 - 28.5% of students smoked

Healthy People 2010 Goal - 16% of students smoke

*Smoking one or more cigarettes during the previous 30 days.

Source: CDC, Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System, MMWR May 17, 2002; Vol. 51 / No. 19.

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