United States National Youth Tobacco Survey 2015

General Info

Provider

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Microdata access: Download

Geography

United States of America (USA)

Coverage type

Country

Time period covered

February, 2015 - June, 2015

Data type

Survey: Cross-sectional - Individual - Nationally representative

Summary

The United States National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS) was established in 1999 to monitor the impact of tobacco control policies and programs among middle school and high school students. The data collected in the survey also supplements other surveys, including the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System.

Keywords

Adolescents, ENDS use, Education, Ethnicity, Health literacy, Mass media, Race, Secondhand smoke, Smokeless tobacco use, Tobacco, Tobacco smoking, Young adults

Citation

Contributors

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Publisher

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Publication year

2016

Suggested citation

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). United States National Youth Tobacco Survey 2015. Atlanta, United States of America: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2016.