Table 1.

Characteristics of the PATH Study Wave 1 Cohort Who Never Used Cigarettes, E-Cigarettes, or Any Cigar

	Cigarettes		E-Cigarettes		Any Cigar
Covariates¹	n	Wgt%	n	Wgt%	n	Wgt%

Never Used @ Wave 1
Total	18,907	38.1%	32,888	82.9%	26,414	62.6%
Past-Year Blunt Use
Neither	17,705	96.4%	29,007	92.9%	24,334	95.8%
Non-Blunt Cannabis	607	2.2%	1,890	4.5%	1,330	3.3%
Blunts	472	1.4%	1,679	2.7%	527	0.9%
Sex
Male	8,962	42.5%	16,420	47.1%	10,986	36.7%
Female	9,945	57.5%	16,468	52.9%	15,428	63.3%
Age
12–14	6,557	11.8%	6,618	5.5%	6,602	7.5%
15–17	5,235	9.8%	5,538	4.7%	5,671	6.7%
18–24	3,144	14.4%	5,209	9.6%	3,902	10.6%
25–34	1,168	15.3%	3,503	13.9%	2,277	13.6%
35 or older	2,801	48.7%	12,015	66.2%	7,956	61.6%
Race/Ethnicity
White	9,127	55.3%	17,858	64.0%	13,750	60.1%
Black	3,071	14.1%	5,162	12.0%	3,905	12.3%
Other²	1,734	10.8%	2,637	8.0%	2,253	9.1%
Hispanic	4,975	19.7%	7,231	16.0%	6,506	18.5%
Total Family Income³
Less than $10K	2,531	14.0%	4,873	12.2%	4,041	13.8%
$10K to $24,999	3,463	19.8%	6,450	19.6%	5,489	21.6%
$25K to $49,999	3,966	22.4%	7,028	22.6%	5,741	23.0%
$50K to $99,999	4,110	25.5%	7,053	25.7%	5,375	24.4%
$100K or more	3,247	18.4%	5,390	19.9%	3,848	17.2%
Census Region
Northeast	2,964	18.2%	5,229	18.4%	4,163	18.6%
Midwest	3,965	19.4%	7,393	21.1%	5,836	20.6%
South	7,210	38.1%	12,463	37.1%	10,049	37.4%
West	4,768	24.2%	7,803	23.4%	6,366	23.4%

Data: Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study, Wave 1 Cohort (n=45,971)

The table excluded respondents with missing data on each variable

This category included non-Hispanic Asian, American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, other Pacific Islander, and those indicating more than one race.

Total family income for youth was not assessed until Wave 2. Youth total family income for Wave 1 was imputed based on their median values assessed across Waves 2–4.