This statistic shows the share of American students in grades 9 to 12 who have tried smoking a cigarette for the first time before the age of 13, by gender and ethnicity, as of 2017. During the survey, 10 percent of male student respondents with a white, non-Hispanic background stated they had tried smoking a cigarette for the first time before the age of 13.
U.S. high school students who first tried cigarette smoking before the age of 13 as of 2017, by gender and ethnicity
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CDC. (June 15, 2018). U.S. high school students who first tried cigarette smoking before the age of 13 as of 2017, by gender and ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/222516/us-students-who-smoked-before-age-thirteen-years-by-gender-and-ethnicity/
CDC. "U.S. high school students who first tried cigarette smoking before the age of 13 as of 2017, by gender and ethnicity." Chart. June 15, 2018. Statista. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/222516/us-students-who-smoked-before-age-thirteen-years-by-gender-and-ethnicity/
CDC. (2018). U.S. high school students who first tried cigarette smoking before the age of 13 as of 2017, by gender and ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/222516/us-students-who-smoked-before-age-thirteen-years-by-gender-and-ethnicity/
CDC. "U.S. High School Students Who First Tried Cigarette Smoking before The Age of 13 as of 2017, by Gender and Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jun 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/222516/us-students-who-smoked-before-age-thirteen-years-by-gender-and-ethnicity/
CDC, U.S. high school students who first tried cigarette smoking before the age of 13 as of 2017, by gender and ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/222516/us-students-who-smoked-before-age-thirteen-years-by-gender-and-ethnicity/ (last visited April 26, 2024)
U.S. high school students who first tried cigarette smoking before the age of 13 as of 2017, by gender and ethnicity [Graph], CDC, June 15, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/222516/us-students-who-smoked-before-age-thirteen-years-by-gender-and-ethnicity/