Tobacco Product Harm Perceptions Among US Middle and High School Students, 2016–2020

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• Alternative Title:
  J Adolesc Health
• Personal Author:
  Glidden, Emily ; Hawkins, Nikki A. ; Jamal, Ahmed ; Wang, Teresa W.
• Description:
  Purpose:
  
  The aim of this study is to examine US youths’ harm perceptions toward nondaily use of e-cigarettes, cigarettes, cigars, smokeless tobacco, and hookahs.
  
  Methods:
  
  The nationally representative, cross-sectional National Youth Tobacco Survey annually assessed the following: “How much do you think people harm themselves when they [use tobacco products] some days but not every day?” Weighted estimates for 2020 were generated overall (grades 6–12) and by select demographics. Multivariable regression examined linear and quadratic changes during 2016–2020 (excluding cigars).
  
  Results:
  
  In 2020, the prevalence of middle and high school students reporting “no” or “little” harm (vs. “some” or “a lot”) was 20.1% for e-cigarettes, 17.4% for hookahs, 14.6% for cigars, 13.5% for smokeless tobacco, and 11.0% for cigarettes. During 2016–2020, perceptions of “no” or “little” harm decreased for e-cigarettes, increased for cigarettes and smokeless tobacco, and exhibited nonlinear changes for hookahs.
  
  Discussion:
  
  Most youth are aware of tobacco product harms, but opportunities exist to educate youth about the harms of nondaily tobacco product use.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Cross-Sectional Studies Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems Humans Smoking Students Tobacco Products United States
• Keywords:
  Harm Perception Tobacco Use Youth
• Source:
  J Adolesc Health. 71(3):364-369
• Pubmed ID:
  35599085
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC10961914
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  71
• Issue:
  3
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:95b74c322ba03b9f5b8da5ab5f47852425ab8d09e566892622bdf45072af8f1f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/153529/cdc_153529_DS1.pdf
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