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ERIC Number: EJ662046
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4391
Trends in Cigarette Smoking among High School Students: United States, 1991-2001.
Journal of School Health, v72 n6 p226-28 Aug 2002
Examined Youth Risk Behavior Survey data to investigate changes in cigarette smoking among white, black, and Hispanic high school students from 1991-01. Overall, the prevalence of lifetime smoking decreased significantly. The prevalence of current smoking increased, then decreased. For females, the prevalence of current smoking peaked during 1997-99, then declined by 2001. During 2001, white and Hispanic students were significantly more likely than black students to report current smoking. (SM)
Descriptors: Black Students, Health Behavior, High School Students, Hispanic American Students, Racial Differences, Secondary Education, Sex Differences, Smoking, White Students
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Numerical/Quantitative Data
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Language: English
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