In 2014-15, 4.3% of students in grades 6-9 reported having ever smoked a cigarillo, and 2.7% had smoked a cigar (Figure 10.1). In 2015, among youth aged 15-19, these figures were 21.9% and 12.8%, respectively. Waterpipe use was also popular, with 3.6% of grades 6-9 students and 12.3% of youth aged 15-19 reporting ever use. Far fewer youth reported having used smokeless tobacco products.
As shown in Figure 10.2, among youth aged 15-19, ever use of cigars/cigarillos increased between 2003 and 2007, but has declined steadily since then; ever use of chewing tobacco/pinch/snuff has remained fairly stable since 2003. Between 2013 and 2015, there was no significant change in use of either cigars/cigarillos88 or chewing tobacco/pinch/snuff,89 in the 15-19 age group. Among students in grades 6-9, ever use of cigars/cigarillos has decreased over time since 1994, while smokeless tobacco use decreased substantially between 1994 and 2004-05 and has remained low since, and pipe use was low in all years measured. Between 2012-13 and 2014-15, there was no significant change in ever use of cigars/cigarillos90 or smokeless tobacco,91 among students in grades 6-9.
