
Disparities Details by Race and Ethnicity for 2017
TU-2.2 : Adolescent cigarette smoking in past 30 days (percent, grades 9–12)
This chart compares rates by population.
2020 Baseline (year):
19.5 (2009)
2020 Target:
16.0
Desired Direction:
↓ Decrease Desired
Data Source: Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS), CDC/NCHHSTP
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 Race and Ethnicity for TU-2.2
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 Race and Ethnicity 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)
2020 Baseline (year):
19.5 (2009)
2020 Target:
16.0
Desired Direction:
↓ Decrease Desired
Race and Ethnicity | 2017 | Disparity |
---|---|---|
Asian only | 4.2 CI 2.5/7.2 SE 1.115 |
÷ 1.000 Best rate |
Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino | 4.4 CI 3.2/5.9 SE 0.651 |
÷ 1.029 CI 1.000/ 1.695 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only | 5.4 CI 3.1/9.2 SE 1.447 |
÷ 1.274 CI 1.000/ 2.365 |
Hispanic or Latino | 7.0 CI 5.8/8.6 SE 0.702 |
÷ 1.666 CI 1.000/ 2.648 |
2 or more races | 7.8 CI 5.7/10.5 SE 1.169 |
÷ 1.840 CI 1.000/ 3.031 |
American Indian or Alaska Native only | 9.8 CI 6.2/15.2 SE 2.190 |
÷ 2.313 CI 1.000/ 4.084 |
White only, not Hispanic or Latino | 11.1 CI 9.0/13.6 SE 1.138 |
÷ 2.615 CI 1.000/ 4.165 |
Average group rate excluding best group rate |
7.6 ... SE 1.447 |
÷ 1.790 CI 1.000/ 3.057 |
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. |
Summary measures of health disparities by Race and Ethnicity — 2017
- The best group rate for this objective, 4.2%, was attained by Asian only persons.
- The worst group rate for this objective, 11.1%, was attained by White only, not Hispanic or Latino persons.
- The absolute difference (or range) between the best and worst group rates was 6.8 percentage points.
- The worst group rate was 2.615 times the best group rate.
- The average rate for all other race/ethnicity groups (excluding the best), 7.6%, was 1.790 times the best group rate.
Detailed measures of health disparities by Race and Ethnicity — 2017
Asian only persons achieved the best group rate for this objective, 4.2%.
- The rate for the Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino population was <1.1 times the best group rate.
- The rate for the Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only population was 1.274 times the best group rate.
- The rate for the Hispanic or Latino population was 1.666 times the best group rate.
- The rate among persons identifying with 2 or more races was 1.840 times the best group rate.
- The rate for the American Indian or Alaska Native only population was 2.313 times the best group rate.
- The rate for the White only, not Hispanic or Latino population was 2.615 times the best group rate.