This statistic depicts the percentage of current U.S. high school and middle school tobacco users that used smokeless tobacco for a select number of days within the past 30 days in 2021. According to the data, among high school tobacco users, around 48 percent used smokeless tobacco for 1-5 days within the past 30 days.
Proportion of U.S. middle and high school smokers that used smokeless tobacco for a select number of days within the past 30 days in 2021*
Number of days of use within the past 30 days
High school
Middle school
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9,763 middle school students and 10,515 high school students
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Frequency of current use of e-cigarettes; cigarettes; cigars (cigars, cigarillos, or little cigars); chewing tobacco, snuff, or dip; snus; dissolvable tobacco products; pipe
tobacco; hookahs; heated tobacco products; and nicotine pouches was determined by asking respondents on how many days they smoked or used each respective
tobacco product during the past 30 days. Respondents could enter a valid response of 0–30 days. Responses were recoded as 1–5 days, 6–19 days, and 20–30 days.
*Smokeless tobacco here refers to chewing tobacco, snuff, or dip.
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MMWR, & CDC. (March 11, 2022). Proportion of U.S. middle and high school smokers that used smokeless tobacco for a select number of days within the past 30 days in 2021* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/951844/smokeless-tobacco-use-frequency-middle-and-high-school-us-students/
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MMWR, CDC. (2022). Proportion of U.S. middle and high school smokers that used smokeless tobacco for a select number of days within the past 30 days in 2021*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/951844/smokeless-tobacco-use-frequency-middle-and-high-school-us-students/
MMWR, and CDC. "Proportion of U.S. Middle and High School Smokers That Used Smokeless Tobacco for a Select Number of Days within The past 30 Days in 2021*." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/951844/smokeless-tobacco-use-frequency-middle-and-high-school-us-students/
MMWR & CDC, Proportion of U.S. middle and high school smokers that used smokeless tobacco for a select number of days within the past 30 days in 2021* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/951844/smokeless-tobacco-use-frequency-middle-and-high-school-us-students/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Proportion of U.S. middle and high school smokers that used smokeless tobacco for a select number of days within the past 30 days in 2021* [Graph], MMWR, & CDC, March 11, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/951844/smokeless-tobacco-use-frequency-middle-and-high-school-us-students/
