
Disparities Details by Obesity Status for 2017
TU-2.2 : Adolescent cigarette smoking in past 30 days (percent, grades 9–12)
This chart compares rates by population.
Error Bar (I) represents the 95% confidence interval.
Additional footnotes may apply to these data. Please refer to footnotes below the data table for further information.
See also Disparities Overview by Obesity Status for TU-2.2
TU-2.2 Reduce use of cigarettes by adolescents (past month)
Adolescent cigarette smoking in past 30 days (percent, grades 9–12)

Obesity Status | 2017 | Disparity |
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Not obese | 8.2 CI 6.8/9.9 SE 0.767 |
÷ 1.000 Best rate |
Obese | 10.1 CI 7.6/13.4 SE 1.424 |
÷ 1.236 CI 1.000/ 1.632 |
Data are subject to revision and may have changed since a previous release. Unless noted otherwise, any age-adjusted data are adjusted using the year 2000 standard population. Data are not available or not collected for populations not shown. CI: 95% confidence interval. |
- The better group rate for this objective, 8.2%, was attained by persons identifying as not obese.
- The worse group rate for this objective, 10.1%, was attained by persons identifying as obese.
- The absolute difference (or range) between the best and worst group rates was 1.9 percentage points.
- The worst group rate was 1.236 times the best group rate.
Persons identifying as not obese achieved the better group rate for this objective, 8.2%.
The rate among persons identifying as obese was 1.236 times the better group rate.