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Legend Colors
Red is bad, green is good, blue is not statistically different/neutral.
Compared to Distribution
the value is in the best half of communities.
the value is in the 2nd worst quarter of communities.
the value is in the worst quarter of communities.
Compared to Target
meets target; 
does not meet target.
Compared to a Single Value
lower than the comparison value;
higher than the comparison value;
not statistically different from comparison value.
Trend
non-significant change over time; 
significant change over time; 
no change over time.
Compared to Prior Value
higher than the previous measurement period;
lower than the previous measurement period;
no statistically different change from previous measurement period.
Significantly better than the overall value
Significantly worse than the overall value
No significant difference with the overall value
No data on significance available
Teens Who Use E-Cigarettes Due to Flavors
State: Hawaii
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This indicator shows the percent public school students in grades 9-12 who have used an electronic vapor product and did so because of the flavors.
Why is this important?
Flavored tobacco products are driving the youth vaping epidemic. Nationally, 81.5% of youth who use e-cigarettes report product flavoring as their top reason for use and 85% use e-cigarettes with flavors. With more than 15,500 unique e-cigarette flavors available on the market, the tobacco industry uses a wide variety of flavors, images, and names to market the products to kids Although the tobacco industry claims to offer a variety of products to respond to their adult users, flavors play an important role in alluring youth into a lifetime of addiction.
State: Hawaii
2.5%
Source:
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System
Measurement period: 2021
Maintained by: Hawaii Department of Health
Last update: March 2023
Measurement period: 2021
Maintained by: Hawaii Department of Health
Last update: March 2023
Compared to
Technical note: Values are not shown where the total unweighted response count is less than 100.
Graph Selections
No significant difference with the overall value
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Data Source
- Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System
Maintained By: Hawaii Department of Health
Filed under: Health / Tobacco Use, Health / Adolescent Health, Health Behaviors, Teens