Cigarette, Cigar, and Marijuana Use Among High School Students—United States, 1997–2013

October 16, 2015 / Vol. 64 / No. 40

MMWR Highlights

Prevalence of exclusive cigarette and/or cigar use among white, black, and Hispanic U.S. high school students, 1997–2013

• The proportion of high school students using cigarettes and/or cigars exclusively decreased from 20.5% in 1997 to 7.4% in 2013.
• The proportion of white high school students using cigarettes and/or cigars exclusively decreased from 23.0% in 1997 to 9.8% in 2013.
• The proportion of black high school students using cigarettes and/or cigars exclusively decreased from 10.6% in 1997 to 2.4% in 2013.
• The proportion of Hispanic high school students using cigarettes and/or cigars exclusively decreased from 15.5% in 1997 to 4.2% in 2013.

Prevalence of exclusive marijuana use among white, black, and Hispanic U.S. high school students, 1997–2013

• The proportion of high school students using marijuana exclusively increased from 4.2% in 1997 to 10.2% in 2013.
• The proportion of white high school students using marijuana exclusively increased from 3.0% in 1997 to 7.1% in 2013.
• The proportion of black high school students using marijuana exclusively increased from 9.2% in 1997 to 16.6% in 2013.
• The proportion of Hispanic high school students using marijuana exclusively increased from 5.9% in 1997 to 14.2% in 2013

Prevalence of any use of cigarette and/or cigar or marijuana among white, black, and Hispanic U.S. high school students, 1997–2013

• The proportion of high school students using cigarettes and/or cigars and marijuana decreased from 46.1% in 1997 to 29.9% in 2013..
• The proportion of white high school students using cigarettes and/or cigars and marijuana decreased from 48.0% in 1997 to 29.8% in 2013.
• The proportion of black high school students using cigarettes and/or cigars and marijuana decreased from 38.3% in 1997 to 30.0% in 2013.
• The proportion of Hispanic high school students using cigarettes and/or cigars and marijuana decreased from 43.4% in 1997 to 30.1% in 2013.

Prevalence of marijuana use among cigarette and/or cigar smokers among white, black, and Hispanic U.S. high school students, 1997 – 2013

• The proportion of high school student cigarette and/or cigar smokers who also use marijuana increased from 51.2% in 1997 to 62.4% in 2013.
• The proportion of white high school student cigarette and/or cigar smokers who also use marijuana increased from 48.8% in 1997 to 56.7% in 2013.
• The proportion of black high school student cigarette and/or cigar smokers who also use marijuana increased from 63.7% in 1997 to 82.0% in 2013.
• The proportion of Hispanic high school student cigarette and/or cigar smokers who also use marijuana increased from 58.6% in 1997 to 73.6% in 2013.