Research article summary (published 5 Jul 2006):

Cigarette use among high school students--United States, 1991-2005.

Full Abstract

Cigarette use is the leading preventable cause of death in the United States. A national health objective for 2010 is to reduce the prevalence of current cigarette use among high school students to </=16% (objective no. 27-2b). To examine changes in cigarette use among high school students in the United States during 1991-2005, CDC analyzed data from the national Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS). This report summarizes the results of that analysis, which indicated that, although lifetime, current, and current frequent cigarette use was stable or increased during the 1990s and then decreased significantly from the late 1990s to 2003, prevalence was unchanged during 2003-2005. To achieve the 2010 objective, the downward trend in youth smoking must resume.

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Author information

Author/s: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC);

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report (MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2006-Jul; vol 55 (issue 26) : pp 724-6

Dates: Created 2006/07/07; Completed 2006/07/10; Revised 2008/02/14;

PMID: 16826159, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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Adolescent Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Female Humans

Male Smoking - epidemiology; trends Students - statistics & numerical data United States - epidemiology

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