2011 High School YRBS Results

TOBACCO USELOCAL AND NATIONAL HEALTH FACTSSFUSD DataCDCNationalDataOverall cigarette smoking has decreased significantly over the past fourteen yearsamong high school students.However, 35.6% of students report trying cigarettes in their lifetime, and 10.7% ofhigh school students report current smoking.Tobacco use, including cigarette smoking, cigar smoking, and smokeless tobaccouse, is the single leading preventable cause of death in the United States. (2)Every day, approximately 4,000 American youth aged 12-17 try their firstcigarette. (3) If current patterns of smoking behavior continue, an estimated 6.4million of today's children can be expected to die prematurely from a smokingrelateddisease. (4)TRENDS OVER THE PAST FOURTEEN YEARS…1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011% Lifetime cigarette use(Ever tried cigarette smoking, even one or two puffs)20091997to 2011 to 2011Compared ComparedSF HS 60.0 55.6 48.9 43.9 42.3 36.5 35.6 35.6 Decreased No change*National 70.2 70.4 63.9 58.4 54.3 50.3 46.3 n/a n/a n/a% Current cigarette use(Smoked cigarettes on one or more of the 30 days preceding the survey)SF HS 19.1 18.7 13.3 9.4 10.9 8.0 10.4 10.7 Decreased No change*National 36.4 34.8 28.5 21.9 23.0 20.0 19.5 n/a n/a n/a% Current frequent cigarette use(Smoked cigarettes on 20 or more of the 30 days preceding the survey)SF HS 6.9 5.8 3.7 3.2 3.7 1.9 3.1 3.3 Decreased No change*National 16.7 16.8 13.8 9.7 9.4 8.1 7.3 n/a n/a n/a*Although increases or decreases were observed, the differences were not statistically-significant.SFUSD High School Health Survey Results 2011 P a g e | 7