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Tobacco Use and Usual Source of
Cigarettes Among High School Students — United States, 1995
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The May 24, 1996, issue of the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention's (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
contains the article, "Tobacco Use and Usual Source of Cigarettes Among High School
Students—United States, 1995" which is based upon CDC's 1995 Youth Risk Behavior
Survey. It shows that cigarette smoking among high school students (grades 9-12) is on the
rise—past month smoking increased from 27.5% in 1991 to 34.8% in 1995. The rate of
increase among African American males was particularly high. The study also found that
more than 75% of underaged high school students were not asked to show proof of age when
they bought cigarettes in stores.
The study also found the following:
- In 1995, 38.3% of white and 34% of Hispanic high school students smoked
cigarettes during the 30 days preceding the survey compared with 19.2% of African American
high school students. Although smoking rates among African American female students
continued to be low (12.2% in 1995), smoking rates among African American male students
nearly doubled from 14.1% to 27.8% between 1991 and 1995.
- Approximately 40% of white female high school students smoked cigarettes
during the 30 days preceding the survey.
- More than three out of four high school students in grades 9-12 were not
asked to show proof of age when buying cigarettes in a store during the 30 days preceding
the survey.
- About 57% of students in grades 9-12 usually bought their cigarettes from a
store or a vending machine or by giving someone else money to purchase cigarettes.
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