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Teen girls overtake boys in vaping
Established nicotine vaping reached 7.8% among girls aged 15 to 17 years in 2024, compared with 4.6% among boys, reversing the pattern observed a decade earlier.
Researchers analyzed 8 waves of nationally representative US data on adolescents aged 12 to 17 years from October 2014 through December 2024.
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Among adolescents aged 15 to 17 years, established vaping prevalence rose among girls from 4.9% in 2021 to 7.8% in 2024, while boys’ prevalence remained near 4.2% to 4.6%.
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In 2024, established vaping prevalence among adolescents aged 12 to 14 years was 1.5% among girls and 1.1% among boys.
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Established combustible cigarette smoking prevalence declined from 1.6% in 2014 to 2015 to 0.2% in 2024.
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The repeated cross-sectional design, self-reported nicotine use, and focus on established use limited conclusions about individual trajectories, causes, and experimentation.
