Smoking Statistics

By:Sophie shorter

Bell:6

Date: 1/15/14

Underage Smoking Statistics

Data

Percent of smokers who began smoking before the age of 18

80%

Percent of smokers who began smoking before the age of 21

90%

Number of teens who begin smoking each day

3,900

Number of teens who begin smoking each year

600,000

Percent of high school students who reported smoking in the last month 23%
Percent of middle school students who reported having smoked

11%

1 out of 5 teenagers who smoke are smoking 13 to 15 cigarettes a day

Packs of illegally purchased cigarettes for minors annually

1.5 Million

Percent of highschool students who use smokeless tobacco products

8%

Smoking is bad for you because of the following:

Causes lung damage

Respiration problems and lose of breath
Different forms of cancer in different stages
Tar build up can kill you
Paralyzes

There are a lot of gross, repelling ingredients in cigarettes! Some

info found in a textbook would be the following:
Nicotine is an addictive drug found in tobacco, which is used
in cigarettes.
People chew and snuff tobacco, instead of chewing it.
Tar is a build up off tobacco juice and smoke in your lungs
that can kill you.