Youths in grades 9-12 who said they had smoked in the previous month, 1993.
State Prevalence (Percentage)
District of Columbia 16.7 Utah 17.4 Georgia 24.3 Oregon* 24.6 South Carolina 26.7 Idaho 27.3 New Jersey* 27.3 Mississippi 27.3 Hawaii 28.2 Louisiana** 28.9 Illinois 29.1 North Carolina 29.3 Nevada 29.9 Ohio 29.7 Massachusetts 30.2 Montana 30.7 Delaware* 31.0 Arkansas* 31.3 Wisconsin 31.8 Wyoming* 32.2 Maine* 32.6 New Mexico* 32.6 Vermont 33.5 Nebraska 33.7 Kentucky* 34.1 New York** 34.8 Tennessee 35.3 New Hampshire 35.6 South Dakota 36.7 West Virginia 38.9
Western Region 28.1 Southern Region 29.6 Northeastern Region 31.5 Midwestern Region 32.6
United States 30.5
* Unweighted data. May not apply to all youths (grades 9-12) in the state.
**Estimate does not include students from the state’s largest city.
This chart is included in “State Tobacco Control Highlights,” a new compendium of statistics on tobacco use and health released last month by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Copies are free from the Office on Smoking and Health, Publications, Mail Stop K-50, 4770 Buford Highway, NE, Atlanta, Ga. 30341-3724; (770) 488-5705.
