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27-4.

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Increase the average age of first use of tobacco products by adolescents and young adults.

Target and baseline:

Objective

Increase in Average Age of First Tobacco Use

1997
Baseline

2010
Target

Average Age of First Cigarette Use, in Years

27-4a.

Adolescents aged 12 to 17 years

12

14

27-4b.

Young adults aged 18 to 25 years

15

17

Target setting method: Better than the best.

Data source: National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA), SAMHSA.

Adolescents and Young Adults, 1997

First Cigarette Use

27-4a.
Aged 12 to 17
Years

27-4b.
Aged 18 to 25
Years

Average Age in Years

TOTAL

12

15

Race and ethnicity

American Indian or Alaska Native

12

14

Asian or Pacific Islander

13

15

Black or African American

13

16

White

12

15

 

Hispanic or Latino

13

15

Not Hispanic or Latino*

12

15

Black or African American

12

15

White

13

16

Gender

Female

13

15

Male

12

15

Family income level

Poor

DNA

DNA

Near poor

DNA

DNA

Middle/high income

DNA

DNA

Sexual orientation

DNC

DNC

DNA = Data have not been analyzed. DNC = Data are not collected. DSU = Data are statistically unreliable.
*Total for not Hispanic or Latino excludes all race categories other than black and white.