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This research examines the trends in cigarette smoking initiation rates among different age groups in the United States from 1944 to 1988.

Smoking Initiation Rates in Adults and Minors: United States, 1944–1988

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This research examines the trends in cigarette smoking initiation rates among different age groups in the United States from 1944 to 1988.
Used National Health Interview Survey data from 1970, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1987, and 1988
Analyzed smoking initiation rates for males and females aged 10-24 years based on responses from 102,626 respondents
Explored correlations with public health milestones like the Surgeon General's report
Smoking initiation rates for adult males declined sharply after 1950 and dropped below 1% by 1988.
For adult females, initiation rates began to decline in the mid-1960s, also falling below 1%.
However, initiation rates for 10- to 14-year-old males remained constant, while rates for 15- to 20-year-old females increased through the mid-1970s.

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Analysis reveals smoking initiation trends among young males and females, indicating public health impacts.

Gilpin et al. (1994) studied this question.

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