According to the Mayo Clinic, nearly 90 percent of adult smokers took up the habit before they turned 19.
It is estimated that 46 million Americans smoke, around 20 percent of the population.
In the United States, approximately 8% of high school students reported smoking cigarettes in 2019 according to the CDC's National Youth Risk Behavior Survey. However, this number can vary depending on the country and region.
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24 percent of the people in the United States smoke.
now a days the age group with the most smokers is from ages 14 through 21
Among adults who smoke, 68 percent began smoking regularly at age 18 or younger.
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33 percent are under the age of eighteen.
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African Americans are the ethnic group that have the fewest amount of teen smokers at 9.6 percent. The highest is Hispanic with 20.3 percent.
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