TEEN TOBACCO USE IN WEST VIRGINIA
LEARN THE FACTS
Findings below were discovered in the most recent West Virginia Youth Tobacco
Survey and represent increases in never tobacco usage among the state’s high
school and middle school students between 2000 and 2015.
MORE WEST VIRGINIA TEENS HAVE NEVER USED TOBACCO
Percentage of WV high school and middle school students who have never used any
form of tobacco continues to rise.
100
Prevalence
80
60
Middle
l
Schoo
46.0%
HIGH SCHOOL
59%
135%
have never used tobacco
have never used tobacco
73.2%
48.5%
hool
c
High S
40
20.6%
20
0
MIDDLE SCHOOL
increase
2000
2015
increase
Years
MORE WEST VIRGINIA TEENS HAVE NEVER SMOKED CIGARETTES
Percentage of WV high school and middle school students who have never smoked cigarettes
(not even one or two puffs) continues to rise.
100
Prevalence
Middle
51%
127%
have never smoked
cigarettes
have never smoked
cigarettes
l
Schoo
58.4%
53.1%
chool
High S
40
25.7%
20
0
HIGH SCHOOL
80.4%
80
60
MIDDLE SCHOOL
increase
2000
2015
Years
West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources
increase
MORE WEST VIRGINIA MIDDLE SCHOOL MALES HAVE NEVER USED SMOKELESS TOBACCO
Percentage of WV middle school male students who have never used smokeless tobacco continues to rise.
MIDDLE SCHOOL
100
Prevalence
80
60
68.3%
51.8%
Middle School
62.8%
NO
CHANGE
High School
40
19%
20
0
HIGH SCHOOL
81.1%
increase
2000
have never used
smokeless tobacco
2015
Years
MORE WEST VIRGINIA TEENS CHOOSE NOT TO SMOKE
Percentage of WV students who haven’t had a cigarettes in the past 30 days continues to rise.
95.4%
100
81.9%
hool
Middle Sc
83.8%
Prevalence
80
60
61.5%
High
ol
Scho
40
89
%
WV STUDENTS
20
0
89%
average
2000
2015
Years
West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources
DON’T SMOKE*
*No cigarettes in the past 30 days
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