State-specific prevalence of cigarette smoking among adults, and children's and adolescents' exposure to environmental tobacco smoke - United States, 1996
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About 15 million American children are exposed to second-hand cigarette smoke. This was one of the findings of the 1996 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, which surveys adults in 49 states and the District of Columbia. Overall, 23.6% of the US adult population smokes. The percentage of smokers ranged from 16% in Utah to 32% in Kentucky. One-third to one-half of adult smokers have a child in the home. The estimated number of children exposed to second-hand smoke ranged from 32,105 in Delaware to over 1 million in New York. Second-hand smoke is linked to asthma, sudden infant death syndrome, and lower respiratory tract infections.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1997
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Tobacco use among high school students - United States, 1997
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Many high school students use tobacco products, putting them at risk of nicotine addiction and tobacco-related diseases. A 1997 survey of 16,262 high school students found that 43% had used cigarettes, cigars, or chewing tobacco in the 30 days prior to the survey. Overall, 36% smoked cigarettes, 9% used chewing tobacco and 22% had smoked a cigar. The percentage who smoked cigarettes was markedly greater than in 1991, when a similar survey found that 27% of teenagers smoked cigarettes. By 1997, cigarette smoking increased 80% among blacks, 34% among Hispanics and 28% among whites, compared to 1991 levels.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1998
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Tobacco Use Among Middle and High School Students--United States, 1999
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About 13% of middle school students and 35% of high school students use some form of tobacco. This was the finding of the National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS) of 15,058 students conducted during the fall of 1999. The survey found increased use of bidis and kreteks, which are two new forms of tobacco in the US. Use of these forms of tobacco was almost as prevalent as the use of smokeless tobacco.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2000
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