Cigarette smoking among college students

[aurther11]

The rates of college students smoking in the United States have fluctuated for the past twenty years. Majority of lifelong smokers begin smoking habits before the age of 24, which makes the college years a crucial time in the study of cigarette consumption. Cigarette smoking on college campuses has become an important public health issue and there has been increase in campus wide smoking bans and other preventative programs to reduce the rates of students smoking.

Statistics

85% of current adult smokers began smoking by the age of 21, which may show how behaviors in college-aged students can predict smoking behavior later in life (American Lung Association).
An estimated 28.5% of college students are smokers in the United States in relation to the current rate of US adult smoking, which is 20.6% .
Throughout the 1980s, studies found rates for adult smoking were gradually declining, while those of adolescents were not .
During 1990s cigarette smoking among college students rose from 23% to 31%, but by the year 2000, percentages began to decline .
In 2002, 16% of college students smoke on a daily basis versus 32% of their non-college peers J. Though statistically, college students do not smoke as much as non-college students, smoking on college campuses is a growing trend and public health debate.

[derekmiller67]

That's shocking!! They must ban cigarette once and for all.. How depressing this stats are!

[juli11]

Smoking is a bad habit. It is a very shocking to learn all this news.

[seoguro]

smoking is very bad: thanks for sharing all these news.

[akilina123]

Does cigarette smoking make smoking weed for the first time easier?

[joeromero]

At this present era smoking has become a fashion. This is mail reason to increase in rate of smoker. The rates of college students smoking in the United States have fluctuated for the past twenty years as u said. I think this is a a big problem for USA young generation. What is the solution for this is not considerable.