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Legend Colors
Red is bad, green is good, blue is not statistically different/neutral.
Compared to Distribution
the value is in the best half of communities.
the value is in the 2nd worst quarter of communities.
the value is in the worst quarter of communities.
Compared to Target
meets target; 
does not meet target.
Compared to a Single Value
lower than the comparison value;
higher than the comparison value;
not statistically different from comparison value.
Trend
non-significant change over time; 
significant change over time; 
no change over time.
Compared to Prior Value
higher than the previous measurement period;
lower than the previous measurement period;
no statistically different change from previous measurement period.
Significantly better than the overall value
Significantly worse than the overall value
No significant difference with the overall value
No data on significance available
Teens who Smoke Cigarettes
Measurement Period: 2021-2022
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This indicator shows the percentage of high school students who smoked cigarettes on one or more of the past 30 days.
Why is this important?
Health behavior patterns formed in adolescence play a crucial role in health throughout life. Those who start smoking young are more likely to have a long-term addiction to nicotine than people who start smoking later in life, putting them at greater risk for smoking-related illness and death. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, tobacco use is responsible for nearly half a million deaths per year among adults in the United States. If smoking prevalence among adolescents persists, it is estimated that 5 million persons under the age of 18 will die prematurely from smoking-related diseases.
2.0%
Source:
Maryland Youth Risk Behavior Survey/Youth Tobacco Survey
Measurement period: 2021-2022
Maintained by: Conduent Healthy Communities Institute
Last update: May 2024
Measurement period: 2021-2022
Maintained by: Conduent Healthy Communities Institute
Last update: May 2024
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Data Source
- Maryland Youth Risk Behavior Survey/Youth Tobacco Survey
Maintained By: Conduent Healthy Communities Institute (Methodology)
Filed under: Health / Tobacco Use, Health / Adolescent Health, Health / Respiratory Diseases, Health Behaviors, Teens