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Tobacco Use among Delaware Youth

Tobacco Use among Delaware Youth. Some Recent Data for Use in Updating the 5 Year Strategic Plan for a Tobacco-Free Delaware Delaware Drug and Alcohol Tracking Alliance (DDATA) Center for Drug and Alcohol Studies, University of Delaware

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Tobacco Use among Delaware Youth

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  1. Tobacco Use among Delaware Youth Some Recent Data for Use in Updating the 5 Year Strategic Plan for a Tobacco-Free Delaware Delaware Drug and Alcohol Tracking Alliance (DDATA) Center for Drug and Alcohol Studies, University of Delaware Presented to The Tobacco Prevention and Control Program of the Division of Public Health September 29, 2009

  2. Goal 1: Prevention • Reduce prevalence of smoking among youth under the age of 18 • Enforce laws to prevent sales to minors

  3. Middle School Cigarette Trends Trends in Cigarette Use Among Delaware Middle School Students 2000-2008 Source: Delaware Youth Tobacco Survey, 2008, Delaware Division of Public Health

  4. Middle School Tobacco Use Over Time Trends in Any Tobacco Use Among Delaware Middle School Students 2000 - 2008 Includes cigarettes, cigars, smokeless tobacco, bidis, and kreteks. Source: Delaware Youth Tobacco Survey, 2000 - 2008, Delaware Division of Public Health

  5. High School Cigarette Trends Source: Delaware Youth Tobacco Survey, 2000 - 2008, Delaware Division of Public Health

  6. High School Tobacco Use Over Time Trends in Any Tobacco Use Among Delaware High School Students 2000 - 2008 Includes cigarettes, cigars, smokeless tobacco, bidis, and kreteks. Source: Delaware Youth Tobacco Survey, 2000 - 2008, Delaware Division of Public Health

  7. Source: Data Base/DiagnosticsPlus (1989-1993); Department of Public Instruction, 1994; 1995-2009 Delaware School Survey, Center for Drug and Alcohol Studies, University of Delaware.

  8. 8th Grade, 2009: Past 30-day Tobacco Use by Planning Area

  9. 11th Grade, 2009: Past 30-day Tobacco Use by Planning Area

  10. Overall Trends Past 30 Day Tobacco Use among 2008 Delaware Youth by Grade and Tobacco Product Source: Delaware Youth Tobacco Survey, 2008, Delaware Division of Public Health

  11. Percentage of 2008 Delaware Middle School Students who used Tobacco Products in Past 30 days, by Race and Tobacco Type Middle School Tobacco Use, by Race and Tobacco Type, Past 30 Days Source: Delaware Youth Tobacco Survey, 2008, Delaware Division of Public Health

  12. Percentage of 2008 Delaware High School Students who used Tobacco Products in Past 30 days, by Race and Tobacco Type High School Tobacco Use, by Race and Tobacco Type, Past 30 Days Source: Delaware Youth Tobacco Survey, 2008, Delaware Division of Public Health

  13. How to Get Cigarettes How Delaware Students would get Cigarettes If They Wanted Them Source: 2009 Delaware School Survey, Center for Drug and Alcohol Studies, University of Delaware.

  14. Goal 2: Increase Tobacco Cessation among Delawareans • Increase the percentage of tobacco users who receive or use cessation services

  15. Tried to Quit Smoking Trend Source: Delaware Youth Tobacco Survey, 2000 - 2008, Delaware Division of Public Health

  16. Percent of Delaware Students who are Current Smokers and Want to Quit and have tried to Quit in the Past Year, by County Tried to Quit, by County Source: Delaware Youth Tobacco Survey, 2008, Delaware Division of Public Health

  17. Middle School: Tried to Quit Smoking and Participated in a Program to Help Percentage of 2008 Delaware Middle School Students who are Current Smokers and who Want to Quit Smoking, by whether they have tried to Quit and whether they have participated in a Program to help them Quit Source: Delaware Youth Tobacco Survey, 2008, Delaware Division of Public Health

  18. Percentage of 2008 Delaware High School Students who are Current Smokers and who want to Quit Smoking, by whether they have tried to Quit and whether they have participated in a Program to help them Quit High School: Tried to Quit Smoking and Participated in a Program to Help Source: Delaware Youth Tobacco Survey, 2008, Delaware Division of Public Health

  19. Stopped Smoking, by County Percentage of Delaware School Students who have smoked daily for 30 days in the Past but have not smoked in the Past 30 days by County Source: Delaware Youth Tobacco Survey, 2008, Delaware Division of Public Health

  20. Goal 3: Reduce Routine Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke • Environmental smoke exposure in cars • Environmental smoke exposure in buildings

  21. Trends in Exposure to Smoke Among Delaware Middle School Students 2000 - 2008 Middle School Smoke Exposure Source: Delaware Youth Tobacco Survey, 2008, Delaware Division of Public Health

  22. Trends in Exposure to Smoke Among Delaware High School Students 2000 - 2008 High School Smoke Exposure Source: Delaware Youth Tobacco Survey, 2008, Delaware Division of Public Health

  23. Where Exposed to Smoke Percentage of 2008 Delaware Middle and High School Students who are exposed to Cigarette Smoke in Cars and at Home Source: Delaware Youth Tobacco Survey, 2008, Delaware Division of Public Health

  24. Goal 4: Decrease the Social Acceptability of Tobacco Use • Reduce the percentage of middle and high school youth who perceive that smoking is acceptable • Decrease the proportion of middle and high school children who overestimate the percentage of peers who smoke.

  25. Middle School Smoking Risk Perception Source: Delaware Youth Tobacco Survey, 2008, Delaware Division of Public Health

  26. High School Smoking Risk Perception Source: Delaware Youth Tobacco Survey, 2008, Delaware Division of Public Health

  27. Percent of 2008 DE Middle School Students who think Young People who Smoke have more Friends Middle School Perception of Smoking and Popularity Source: Delaware Youth Tobacco Survey, 2008, Delaware Division of Public Health

  28. Percent of 2008 DE High School Students who think Young People who Smoke have more Friends High School Perception of Smoking and Popularity Source: Delaware Youth Tobacco Survey, 2008, Delaware Division of Public Health

  29. 8th Graders’ Perception of Smoking as Wrong Percent of 2009 Delaware High School Students’ Opinion and Perception of Parent’s Opinion of Smoking Source: 2009 Delaware School Survey, Center for Drug and Alcohol Studies, University of Delaware.

  30. 11th Graders’ Perception of Smoking as Wrong Percent of 2009 Delaware High School Students’ Opinion and Perception of Parent’s Opinion of Smoking Source: 2009 Delaware School Survey, Center for Drug and Alcohol Studies, University of Delaware.

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