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Smoking Initiation, Tobacco Product Use, and Secondhand Smoke Exposure Among General Population and Sexual Minority Youth, Missouri, 2011–2012

Age of Initiation, yGeneral Population, %LGBQ, %
8 or younger6.01.4
9 or 107.53.5
11 or 1218.317.5
13 or1431.530.1
15 or 1630.132.9
17 or older6.614.7

Figure 1. Age of smoking initiation (current smokers only) among LGBQ and general population youth, Missouri Youth Tobacco Survey and Out, Proud and Healthy Survey, Missouri, 2011–2012. Abbreviation: LGBQ, lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer and questioning.

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Age, yGeneral Population, %LGBQ, %
142.93.1
1514.03.1
1628.118.9
1732.829.9
1822.245.1

Figure 2. Percentage of current smokers, by age, among LGBQ and general population youth, Missouri Youth Tobacco Survey and Out, Proud and Healthy Survey, Missouri, 2011–2012. Abbreviation: LGBQ, lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer and questioning.

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Tobacco ProductGeneral Population, %LGBQ, %
Cigarette use only4.725.3
Cigar/cigarillos use only6.410.7
Chews/snus use only5.90.5
Poly-tobacco use7.121.5

Figure 3. Types of Tobacco Use Among LGBQ and General Population Youth, Missouri Youth Tobacco Survey and Out, Proud and Healthy Survey, 2011–2012. Abbreviation: LGBQ, lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer and questioning.

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