Youth Tobacco Use Infographics

Tobacco Use Among Middle and High School Students—United States, 2011-2016

• In 2016
  • Nearly 4 million U.S. middle & high school students currently used
    tobacco products
  • About half used two or more tobacco products

Embed this infographic in your website; copy the code below:

<a href="https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/infographics/youth/pdfs/nyts-2011-2016.pdf?s_cid=bb-osh-youth-graphic-008" title="Tobacco Use Among Middle and High School Students—United States, 2011-2016"><img src="https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/infographics/youth/images/nyts-2011-2016.jpg?s_cid=bb-osh-youth-image-008" style="width:700px; height:840px; border:0px;" alt="Tobacco Use Among Middle and High School Students—United States, 2011-2016" /></a>

 

Youth Exposure to Advertising and E-Cigarette Use

Embed this infographic in your website; copy the code below:

<a href="https://www.cdc.gov/media/images/Releases/2016/p0425-CDC-ecig-marketing.pdf?s_cid=bb-osh-youth-graphic-009" title="Youth Exposure to Advertising and E-Cigarette Use"><img src="https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/infographics/youth/images/youth-ads-ecigs-700.png?s_cid=bb-osh-youth-image-009" style="width:700px; height:525px; border:0px;" alt="Youth Exposure to Advertising and E-Cigarette Use" /></a>

 

E-cigarette Use Among Youth is Rising as E-cigarette Advertising Grows

E-cigarette use has increased considerably among U.S. youths in recent years and corresponding increases have occurred in e-cigarette advertising expenditures.

This graphs shows that during 2011 to 2014, current e-cigarette use among high school students soared from 1.5% to 13.4%, and among middle school students from 0.6% to 3.9%. Spending on e-cigarette advertising rose from $6.4 million in 2011 to an estimated $115 million in 2014.

Embed this infographic in your website; copy the code below:

<a href="https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/infographics/youth/pdfs/infographic-ecigs.pdf?s_cid=bb-osh-youth-graphic-007" title="E-cigarette Use Among Youth is Rising as E-cigarette Advertising Grows"><img src="https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/infographics/youth/images/infographic-ecigs-sml.jpg?s_cid=bb-osh-youth-image-007" style="width:600px; height:260px; border:0px;" alt="E-cigarette Use Among Youth is Rising as E-cigarette Advertising Grows" /></a>

 

Youth are Exposed to E-cigarette Advertisements from Multiple Sources

Sources of e-cigarette advertisement exposure

• 14.4 million youth are exposed to advertising in retail stores
• 10.5 million youth are exposed to advertising through the Internet
• 9.6 million youth are exposed through TV or movies
• 8 million youth are exposed through newspapers or magazines

US students exposed to e-cigarette advertisements, by school type and number of sources of exposure

A high proportion of U.S. Middle and High School students saw e-cigarette advertisements in 2014 from one or more of the following four sources: retail, Internet, TV/movies, and Magazines/newspapers. Overall,

• 66% of U.S. Middle School Students
• 71% of U.S. High School Students
• 69% U.S. Middle and High School Students

Embed this infographic in your website; copy the code below:

<a href="https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/infographics/youth/pdfs/infographic-ecigs2.pdf?s_cid=bb-osh-youth-graphic-006" title="Youth are Exposed to E-cigarette Advertisements from Multiple Sources"><img src="https://wwwdev.cdc.gov/tobacco/infographics/youth/images/infographic-ecigs2-sml.jpg?s_cid=bb-osh-youth-image-006" style="width:500px; height:486px; border:0px;" alt="Youth are Exposed to E-cigarette Advertisements from Multiple Sources" /></a>

 

7 out of 10 Middle and High School Students Who Currently Use Tobacco have used a FLAVORED Product

Graphic shows that 7 out of 10 middle and high school students who currently use tobacco have used a flavored product.

• 63% of students who currently use e-cigarettes have used flavored e-cigarettes (1.6 million)
• 61% of students who currently use hookah have used flavored hookah (1 million)
• 64% of students who currently use cigars have used flavored cigars (910,000)

Source:Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)

Embed this infographic in your website; copy the code below:

<a href="https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/infographics/youth/pdfs/p0930-flavored-tobacco.pdf?s_cid=bb-osh-youth-graphic-005" title="7 out of 10 Middle and High School Students Who Currently Use Tobacco have used a FLAVORED Product"><img src="https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/infographics/youth/images/flavored-tobacco-products350.jpg?s_cid=bb-osh-youth-image-005" style="width:350px; height:349px; border:0px;" alt="7 out of 10 Middle and High School Students Who Currently Use Tobacco have used a FLAVORED Product" /></a>

 

A Dangerous Trend—Smokeless Tobacco Use Among High School Athletes

Graphic shows the dangerous trend of smokeless tobacco use among high school athletes. Past 30-day use of combustible tobacco products dropped from 2001 to 2013 among all high school students (31.5% to 19.5%), while past 30-day use of smokeless tobacco remained unchanged among non-athletes (5.9%) and increased among athletes (10.0% to 11.1%).

Smokeless tobacco is NOT without risk. Smokeless tobacco use can lead to nicotine addiction; cause cancer of the mouth, esophagus and pancreas; cause diseases of the mouth; increase the risk for death from heart disease and stroke.

Embed this infographic in your website; copy the code below:

<a href="https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/infographics/youth/pdfs/p0903-athlete-tobacco.pdf?s_cid=bb-osh-youth-graphic-004" title="A Dangerous Trend—Smokeless Tobacco Use Among High School Athletes"><img src="https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/infographics/youth/images/p0903-athlete-tobacco.jpg?s_cid=bb-osh-youth-image-004" style="width:312px; height:450px; border:0px;" alt="A Dangerous Trend—Smokeless Tobacco Use Among High School Athletes" /></a>

 

Trying Their First Cigarette

Each day, nearly 3,300 youth under the age of 18 try their 1st cigarette.

Embed this infographic in your website; copy the code below:

<a href="https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/infographics/youth/pdfs/first-cigarette.pdf?s_cid=bb-osh-youth-graphic-003" title="Each day, nearly 3,300 youth under the age of 18 try their 1st cigarette."><img src="https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/infographics/youth/images/first-cigarette500.jpg?s_cid=bb-osh-youth-image-003" style="width:500px; height:500px; border:0px;" alt="Each day, nearly 3,300 youth under the age of 18 try their 1st cigarette." /></a>

 

Current Cigarette Smoking Among U.S. High School Students Lowest in 22 Years

Percentage of high school students who smoke

• 1991: 27.5
• 1993: 30.5
• 1995: 34.8
• 1997: 36.4
• 1999: 34.8
• 2001: 28.5
• 2003: 21.9
• 2005: 23.0
• 2007: 20.0
• 2009: 19.5
• 2011: 18.1
• 2013: 15.7

Source: National Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 1991-2013

Embed this infographic in your website; copy the code below:

<a href="https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/infographics/youth/pdfs/high-school-low.pdf?s_cid=bb-osh-youth-graphic-002" title="Current Cigarette Smoking Among U.S. High School Students Lowest in 22 Years"><img src="https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/infographics/youth/images/high-school-low500.jpg?s_cid=bb-osh-youth-image-002" style="width:500px; height:376px; border:0px;" alt="Current Cigarette Smoking Among U.S. High School Students Lowest in 22 Years" /></a>

 

More Than a Quarter-Million Youth Who Had Never Smoked a Cigarette Used E-Cigarettes in 2013

In 2013, more than a quarter million middle school and high school students never smoked regular cigarettes but had used e-cigarettes three times as many as 2011.

Embed this infographic in your website; copy the code below:

<a href="https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/infographics/youth/pdfs/3-times-e-cigs.pdf?s_cid=bb-osh-youth-graphic-001" title="More Than a Quarter-Million Youth Who Had Never Smoked a Cigarette Used E-Cigarettes in 2013"><img src="https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/infographics/youth/images/3-times-e-cigs500.jpg?s_cid=bb-osh-youth-image-001" style="width:500px; height:531px; border:0px;" alt="More Than a Quarter-Million Youth Who Had Never Smoked a Cigarette Used E-Cigarettes in 2013" /></a>