Youth Tobacco Use
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The Healthy Kids Colorado Survey on Tobacco and Health (HKCS-TH)* was conducted in the fall of 2001 and repeated in the fall 2006 and fall 2008. A stratified random sample of Colorado schools was taken, with two classrooms per grade chosen from each school. Students were given the opportunity to participate or decline the HKCS-TH. The Tobacco Program Evaluation Group (TPEG), University of Colorado Denver & Health Sciences Center, prepared the report. TPEG received a grant from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment through the State Tobacco Education and Prevention Partnership (STEPP). In 2001, a total of 16,157 students in 130 schools completed the survey, 18,064 students from 137 schools completed it in 2006, and 21,517 students from 140 schools completed it in 2008.
The original intent was to replicate this survey every two years, however the survey has not been done since 2008 due to budget shortfalls.
*The survey was called Tobacco Attitudes and Behaviors Survey (TABS) in 2001.
What this chart shows: High School Student Smoking Status - Colorado & Larimer County, 2008
Data Sources: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (data not available online)
What these data tell us:
In 2008, there were fewer Larimer County high school students who have ever smoked or who currently self-identify themselves as smokers than in the state as a whole. The Healthy People 2010 objective of reducing the percentage of high school cigarette smokers to 16% or less, was met by both the state and county in 2008.What this chart shows: High School Student Smokers by Gender - Colorado & Larimer County, 2008
Data Source: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (data not available online)
What these data tell us:
Teenage boys in Colorado and Larimer County were more likely to be smokers in 2008 than teenage girls. In addition, fewer teenage girls smoked in Larimer County than in Colorado in 2008.What this chart shows: High School Student Smokers by Race/Ethnicity - Colorado & Larimer County, 2008
Data Sources: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (data not available online)
What these data tell us:
In Colorado a nearly equal percentage of teen smokers are White (12.3%) or Hispanic (12.6%). In Larimer County, however, a much larger percentage of teen smokers are Hispanic (16.3%) than White (10.2%).Additional Information:
On Compass -
Outside Compass -
- Tobacco Free Larimer County
- Health District of Northern Larimer County Smoking Cessation Services
- Colorado Quitline
- National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion-Tobacco Information and Prevention Source
- Healthy People 2010 Objectives
High School Student Smoking Status, 2008
|
Colorado |
Larimer County |
|
|
Ever smoked |
36.8% |
32.5% |
|
Currently smoke |
11.9% |
11.6% |
|
Healthy People 2010 Objective |
16% |
|
High School Student Smokers by Gender, 2008
|
Colorado |
Larimer County |
|
|
Male |
13.1% |
13.3% |
|
Female |
10.9% |
9.9% |
High School Student Smokers by Race/Ethnicity, 2008
|
Colorado |
Larimer County |
|
|
White |
12.3% |
10.2% |
|
Hispanic |
12.6% |
16.3% |