A packet of 25 cigarettes now costs between $25 and $30
Around 15% of middle and high school students use tobacco products In 2020, 23.6% of high school students and 6.7% of middle school students reported using any tobacco product, although the number of users declined by 1.73 million from 2019 to about 4.45 million, according to data published in MMWR
Key findings: At some point in their lives, 15.6 percent of respondents used pod-based e-cigarettes (e.g., JUUL e-cigarettes)
StatistaImarcgroup Segment Focus: The report categorizes products into traditional full-flavor cigarettes, "light" mainstream cigarettes, and heated tobacco products (HTPs)
A study by the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco found that cigarette smoking prevalence is linked to lower income levels worldwide and across subgroups. According to the National Bureau of Economic Research, the income picture is a little more nuanced