27-7


27-7.		Increase tobacco use cessation attempts by adolescent smokers.

Target: 84 percent.

Baseline: 76 percent of ever-daily smokers in grades 9 through 12 had tried to quit smoking in 1999.

Target setting method: Better than the best.

Data source: Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS), CDC, NCCDPHP.

Students in Grades 9 Through 12 Who Were Ever Daily Smokers (Ever Smoked Every Day for 30 Days), 1999 (unless noted)	Tried To Quit
	27-7. Both Genders	Females*	Males*
	Percent
TOTAL	76	81	71
Race and ethnicity
American Indian or Alaska Native	DSU	DSU	DSU
Asian or Pacific Islander	DSU	DSU	DSU
Asian	DNC	DNC	DNC
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander	DNC	DNC	DNC
Black or African American	81	82	80
White	76	80	72

Hispanic or Latino	72	75	69
Not Hispanic or Latino	76	81	72
Black or African American	80	80	79
White	76	79	73
Parents’ education level
Less than high school	69 (1997)	81 (1997)	57 (1997)
High school graduate	79 (1997)	82 (1997)	76 (1997)
At least some college	72 (1997)	76 (1997)	69 (1997)
Sexual orientation	DNC	DNC	DNC
Select populations
Grade
9th grade	72	74	69
10th grade	81	84	78
11th grade	74	79	67
12th grade	78	85	73

DNA = Data have not been analyzed. DNC = Data are not collected. DSU = Data are statistically unreliable.
*Data for females and males are displayed to further characterize the issue.