According to a survey from 2024, around 25 percent of college students in the United States who had used tobacco or nicotine products in their lifetime used them daily or almost daily during the last 3 months. 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 2024, by frequency.
Percentage of U.S. college students that had used tobacco or nicotine products within the past 3 months as of fall 2024, by frequency*
Undergraduate students from 48 postsecondary institutions
Method of interview
Online survey
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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NCHA. (February 4, 2025). Percentage of U.S. college students that had used tobacco or nicotine products within the past 3 months as of fall 2024, by frequency* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/826360/cigarette-use-among-college-students-us/
NCHA. "Percentage of U.S. college students that had used tobacco or nicotine products within the past 3 months as of fall 2024, by frequency*." Chart. February 4, 2025. Statista. Accessed May 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/826360/cigarette-use-among-college-students-us/
NCHA. (2025). Percentage of U.S. college students that had used tobacco or nicotine products within the past 3 months as of fall 2024, by frequency*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/826360/cigarette-use-among-college-students-us/
NCHA. "Percentage of U.S. College Students That Had Used Tobacco or Nicotine Products within The past 3 Months as of Fall 2024, by Frequency*." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Feb 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/826360/cigarette-use-among-college-students-us/
NCHA, Percentage of U.S. college students that had used tobacco or nicotine products within the past 3 months as of fall 2024, by frequency* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/826360/cigarette-use-among-college-students-us/ (last visited May 05, 2025)
Percentage of U.S. college students that had used tobacco or nicotine products within the past 3 months as of fall 2024, by frequency* [Graph], NCHA, February 4, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/826360/cigarette-use-among-college-students-us/
