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Key Data and Reports

Tobacco Use in Delaware

Table Key
Indicator

Delaware

% Change
Trendline

Target

Adults Who Smoke

percentage of adults

11.4%

(2023)
Decreased 31%(2018 to 2023)

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17.1%

Adult Tobacco Use

percentage of adults

12.9%

(2023)
Decreased 33%(2018 to 2023)

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N/A

Tobacco Use in Youth

percentage of youth

18.3%

(2021)
Decreased 6%(2017 to 2021)

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19.5%

Additional Information

Tobacco Use in Delaware

Data Sources


Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)

Citation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Data. Atlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2013-2019

Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS)

Citation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Youth Risk Behavior Survey Data. 2019. Available at www.cdc.gov/yrbs.

Privacy


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