MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2004 Jun 18;53(23):499-502.
Cigarette use is the leading preventable cause of death in the United States. One of the national health objectives for 2010 is to reduce the prevalence of current cigarette use among high school students to < or =16%. To examine changes in cigarette use among high school students in the United States during 199-2003, CDC analyzed data from the national Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS). This report summarizes the results of that analysis, which indicated that although 1) the prevalence of lifetime cigarette use was stable among high school students during the 1990s and 2) the prevalence of both current and current frequent cigarette use increased into the late 1990s, all three behaviors had declined significantly by 2003. Prevention efforts must be sustained to ensure this pattern continues and the 2010 objective is achieved.
在美国，吸烟是可预防的首要死因。2010年的一项全国健康目标是将高中生当前吸烟率降至≤16%。为研究1999 - 2003年期间美国高中生吸烟情况的变化，美国疾病控制与预防中心（CDC）分析了全国青少年危险行为调查（YRBS）的数据。本报告总结了该分析结果，结果表明，虽然1）20世纪90年代高中生终生吸烟率稳定，且2）当前吸烟率和当前频繁吸烟率在90年代末均有所上升，但到2003年，这三种行为均显著下降。必须持续开展预防工作，以确保这种趋势持续下去并实现2010年的目标。
