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TU-3.1 Reduce the initiation of the use of tobacco products among children and adolescents aged 12 to 17 years
About the Data: National
Description of the data source, numerator, denominator, survey questions, and other relevant details about the national estimate.
Number of persons aged 12 to 17 years who used tobacco products for the first time in the 12 months prior to the date of the interview
Number of persons aged 12 to 17 who did not use tobacco products in their lifetime or who used tobacco products for the first time in the 12 months prior to the date of the interview
From the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health:
[NUMERATOR:]
How old were you the first time you smoked part or all of a cigarette?
_______
How old were you the first time you used snuff?
_______
How old were you the first time you used chewing tobacco?
_______
How old were you the first time you smoked part or all of any type of cigar?
_______
Initiation of tobacco use in the 12 months prior to date of interview was identified by examining the youth’s interview date, birth date, and initiation date of first tobacco use. Tobacco use includes cigarettes, snuff, chewing tobacco, and any type of cigar. Persons who responded that they have used any of these tobacco products for more than 12 months are not included in this measure.
About the Data: State
Description of the data source, numerator, denominator, survey questions, and other relevant details about the state-level data.
Number of persons aged 12 to 17 years who used tobacco products for the first time in the 12 months prior to the date of the interview
Number of persons aged 12 to 17 who did not use tobacco products in their lifetime or who used tobacco products for the first time in the 12 months prior to the date of the interview
From the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health:
[NUMERATOR:]
How old were you the first time you smoked part or all of a cigarette?
_______
How old were you the first time you used snuff?
_______
How old were you the first time you used chewing tobacco?
_______
How old were you the first time you smoked part or all of any type of cigar?
_______
Initiation of tobacco use in the 12 months prior to date of interview was identified by examining the youth’s interview date, birth date, and initiation date of first tobacco use. Tobacco use includes cigarettes, snuff, chewing tobacco, and any type of cigar. Persons who responded that they have used any of these tobacco products for more than 12 months are not included in this measure.
Revision History
Any change to the objective text, baseline, target, target-setting method or data source since the Healthy People 2020 launch.
