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U.S. high school students who smoked before age of 13, by gender and ethnicity 2017

U.S. high school students who first tried cigarette smoking before the age of 13 as of 2017, by gender and ethnicity

The data displays the share of American students in grades 9 to 12 who have tried smoking a cigarette for the first time before the age of 13, by gender and ethnicity, as of 2017. During the survey, 10% 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 13.

Female	8	7.7	10.9	7.1
Male	10.9	10	10.5	13
Total	9.5	8.9	10.8	10.1

U.S. high school students who smoked before age of 13, by gender and ethnicity 2017

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