The survey was conducted at all regular public and private schools with students in at least one of grades 9–12 in the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
*Even one or two puffs.
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U.S. high school students who smoked before age of 13, by gender and ethnicity 2017
This statistic shows the share of American students in grades * to ** who have tried smoking a cigarette for the first time before the age of **, by gender and ethnicity, as of 2017. During the survey, ** percent of male student respondents with a white, non-Hispanic background stated they had tried smoking a cigarette for the first time before the age of **.
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CDC. (June 15, 2018). U.S. high school students who first tried cigarette smoking before the age of 13 as of 2017, by gender and ethnicity [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/222516/us-students-who-smoked-before-age-thirteen-years-by-gender-and-ethnicity/
CDC. "U.S. high school students who first tried cigarette smoking before the age of 13 as of 2017, by gender and ethnicity." Chart. June 15, 2018. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 01, 2026. /statistics/222516/us-students-who-smoked-before-age-thirteen-years-by-gender-and-ethnicity/
CDC. (2018). U.S. high school students who first tried cigarette smoking before the age of 13 as of 2017, by gender and ethnicity. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 01, 2026. /statistics/222516/us-students-who-smoked-before-age-thirteen-years-by-gender-and-ethnicity/
CDC. "U.S. High School Students Who First Tried Cigarette Smoking before The Age of 13 as of 2017, by Gender and Ethnicity." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 15 Jun 2018, /statistics/222516/us-students-who-smoked-before-age-thirteen-years-by-gender-and-ethnicity/
CDC, U.S. high school students who first tried cigarette smoking before the age of 13 as of 2017, by gender and ethnicity ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/222516/us-students-who-smoked-before-age-thirteen-years-by-gender-and-ethnicity/ (last visited August 01, 2026)
U.S. high school students who first tried cigarette smoking before the age of 13 as of 2017, by gender and ethnicity [Graph], CDC, June 15, 2018. [Online]. Available: /statistics/222516/us-students-who-smoked-before-age-thirteen-years-by-gender-and-ethnicity/
