The Youth Tobacco Survey (YTS) collects data on the smoking habits of young people in grades 6 through 12.
Survey data are used to design, implement, and evaluate comprehensive tobacco control programs that work to prevent young people from starting tobacco use and help those who have already started using tobacco to quit.
Program
The YTS asks questions designed to gather data on these seven topics:
- Prevalence of tobacco use among young people
- Tobacco-related knowledge and attitudes of young people
- Exposure to pro- and anti-tobacco media and advertising
- Minors' access to tobacco
- Tobacco-related school curricula
- Secondhand smoke
- Addiction to tobacco; initiation and cessation of tobacco use
Resources
Reports
- Mississippi Youth Tobacco Surveys
Current and past surveys from mstobaccodata.org
Fact Sheets
- Youth Cigarette Use 2016
- Youth Cigar Use 2016
- Youth Smokeless Tobacco Use 2016
- Youth E-Cigarette Use 2016
- Earlier Data
Other Resources
- Youth Risk Behavior Survey
Data on tobacco use and other behaviors - Youth Tobacco Survey
Further information from the CDC - State Tobacco Activities Tracking and Evaluation (STATE) System
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Contact
Office of Tobacco Control
Mississippi State Department of Health
570 East Woodrow Wilson Drive
Jackson, MS 39216-4538
Amy Winter, MPH, RD, CPM
601-991-6061
amy.winter@msdh.ms.gov
Rodolfo Vargas, MS
601-576-7369
rodolfo.vargas@msdh.ms.gov