Vaping

Vaping can affect young people's health, brain development, and well-being. Youth vaping is shaped by factors such as marketing, product access, flavors, and social influences. Communities can help reduce use through prevention efforts, supportive policies, and youth engagement.

Vaping

How common is vaping among students?

Click on the map below to explore data about our young people by grade, gender, sexual orientation, and race/ethnicity. Results are organized by county, although participating school districts do not always align with county boundaries. 

    Takeaways

    Takeaways

    • A greater percentage of cis female students tried vaping (18% to 23%) than cis male students (13% to 17%). 


    • It was more common for older students (10th and 12th grades) to have tried vaping than younger students (8th grade), especially in Berkshire, Franklin County/North Quabbin, and Hampshire counties. 

    Understanding the Data

    Not all students took the survey, so the results may not reflect everyone’s experiences. Also, when results are for a small number of students, even one or two different answers can noticeably change the results. This data should be considered alongside other information to better understand what students are experiencing. 


    • Differences across student groups or regions may be shaped by many factors, including school and community conditions, racism, classism, ableism, heterosexism, and gender-based discrimination. When interpreting the data, we encourage users to consider the broader systems and environments that shape health and well-being.


    • We do not recommend comparing responses between counties because survey questions, methods, and timing may differ across the region. 


    Learn more about Understanding the Data. 

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    Trends & Comparisons 

    Vaping has decreased over time.

    • Statewide, fewer students report having ever tried vaping:
    • High school: 51% in 2019 to 24% in 2025
    • Middle school: 15% in 2019 to 11% in 2025 



    • In Springfield, the rate of high schoolers who have ever tried vaping has decreased since 2015, but it increased among 8th graders from 19% in 2017 to 24% in 2024. 


    • In Hampshire County, the rate of students who reported vaping nicotine in the past 30 days decreased from 25% in 2019 to 7% in 2025. 

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    See our Methods and Data Dictionary to learn how we grouped students into categories based on their responses to demographic questions.

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