title: Electronic Cigarette and Traditional Cigarette Use among Middle and High School Students in Florida, 2011-2014.
abstract: Recent youth trends in the prevalence of e-cigarette and traditional cigarette use in Florida were examined in a cross-sectional, representative state sample from 2011 to 2014. Traditional cigarette use among youth declined during the study period. Experimentation with and past 30-day use of e-cigarettes among Florida youth tripled over 4 years. Past 30-day e-cigarette use exceeded traditional cigarette use in 2014; 10.8% of high school and 4.0% of middle school students reported recent e-cigarette use, compared with 8.7% of high school and 2.9% of middle school students for traditional cigarettes (P<0.001). By 2014, 20.5% of high school and 8.5% of middle school students reported ever use of e-cigarettes. Among ever e-cigarette users in 2014, 30.3% of high school and 42.2% of middle school students had never smoked traditional cigarettes. Given the concern that significant rates of e-cigarette use by U.S. adolescents may have a negative effect on public health, further review of e-cigarette advertising, marketing, sales, and use among U.S. youth is warranted.
authors.affiliation: Florida Department of Health, Tallahassee, Florida, United States of America.
authors.forename: Lauren
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Porter
authors.affiliation: Public Health Research Division, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States of America.
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Duke
authors.affiliation: Florida Department of Health, Tallahassee, Florida, United States of America.
authors.forename: Meredith
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hennon
authors.affiliation: Florida Department of Health, Tallahassee, Florida, United States of America.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dekevich
authors.affiliation: Public Health Research Division, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States of America.
authors.forename: Erik
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Crankshaw
authors.affiliation: Public Health Research Division, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States of America.
authors.forename: Ghada
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Homsi
authors.affiliation: Public Health Research Division, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States of America.
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Farrelly
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D066300:Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D005431:Florida / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D040541:Marketing / Q000941:ethics*; D015995:Prevalence; D011634:Public Health; D012574:Schools; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D062789:Tobacco Products / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*