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Table 51 shows the percentage of middle school students in Indian River and Florida who reported <br /> `current cigarette use' from 2002 through 2014. Current cigarette use is defined as having smoked one <br /> or more cigarettes during the past 30 days. While the rate in Florida has been on a steady downward <br /> trend, the rate in Indian River has fluctuated, with a sharp increase between 2008 and 2009. In 2014, <br /> 3.0% of Indian River County middle school students reported smoking cigarettes in the past 30 days. <br /> Table 51:Middle School Students Who Report Smoking Cigarettes in the Past 30 Days,Indian River,Florida,2002-2014 <br /> 2002 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 <br /> Florida 9.2% 6.6% 5.0% 4.9% 3.3% 2.0% <br /> Indian River 7.4% 4.4% 5.2% 7.9% 3.4% 3.0% <br /> Source:FloridaCHARTS,Youth Risk Substance Abuse Survey,2014 <br /> Compiled by:Health Council of Southeast Florida,2014 <br /> Table 52 shows the percentage of high school students in Indian River and Florida who reported <br /> `current cigarette use'from 2006 through 2014. Current cigarette use is defined as having smoked one <br /> or more cigarettes during the past 30 days. In both the county and the state, the rate of middle school <br /> student smokers decreased considerably between 2006 and 2014, with a 8.4 percentage point <br /> decrease in Florida and a 9.7 percentage point decrease in Indian River. Indian River's rate of high <br /> school students who reported smoking, 8.6%, was greater than the state's, 7.1%, in 2014. <br /> Table 52:High School Students Who Report Smoking Cigarettes in the Past 30 Days,Indian River,Florida,2006-2014 <br /> 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 <br /> Florida 15.5% 14.5% 13.1% 10.1% 7.1% <br /> Indian River 18.3% 15.5% 14.0% 13.9% 8.6% <br /> Source:FloridaCHARTS,Youth Risk Substance Abuse Survey,2014 <br /> Compiled by:Health Council of Southeast Florida,2014 <br /> 45 <br /> / 2--cf- y <br />