Tobacco or nicotine product use among college students by frequency U.S. 2021

This statistic presents the percentage of college students in the U.S. that had used tobacco or nicotine products during the past 3 months as of fall 2021, by frequency. According to the data, 21.6 percent of respondents had used tobacco or nicotine products daily or almost daily during the last 3 months.

Percentage of U.S. college students that had used tobacco or nicotine products within the past 3 months as of fall 2021, by frequency*

Characteristic	Percentage of respondents
Never	35.6%
Once or twice	24.6%
Monthly	8%
Weekly	10.2%
Daily or almost daily	21.6%

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Release date

February 2022

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Region

United States

Survey time period

Fall 2021

Number of respondents

9,962 students

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

41 schools

Supplementary notes

* Original question: "In the past 3 months, how often have you used the substance(s) you mentioned? (only includes students who have ever used this substance) Tobacco or nicotine delivery products (cigarettes, e-cigarettes, Juul or other vape products, water pipe or hookah, chewing tobacco, cigars, etc.)"

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