Teenage smoking was higher in the 70s but has lowered throughout the years. in 1997 about 25% of seniors in high school smoked. now the percentage is 6% in 12th grade, 3% in 10th grade, and 1% in 8th grade for daily smokers in 2015. But nearly 90% of reported smokers started before they were 18, and 11% of seniors reported smoking in December of 2016 and November of 2016.
