Table. Weighted Prevalence of Current Electronic Cigarette Use.
| Group | Youths, % (95% CI) (N = 186 555)a | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 (n = 16 746) | 2014 (n = 20 245) | 2015 (n = 16 467) | 2016 (n = 19 125) | 2017 (n = 16 586) | 2018 (n = 18 654) | 2019 (n = 18 267) | 2020 (n = 14 025) | 2021 (n = 19 385) | 2022 (n = 27 055) | |
| Overall | 3.10 (2.66-3.61) | 9.33 (7.98-10.88) | 11.28 (10.09-12.59) | 8.29 (7.43-9.23) | 7.93 (6.69-9.37) | 13.86 (12.41-15.45) | 20.18 (18.60-21.85) | 13.25 (11.42-15.33) | 7.50 (6.40-8.77) | 9.44 (8.03-11.08) |
| Age, yb | ||||||||||
| 9-12 | 0.58 (0.36-0.95) | 2.26 (1.73-2.94) | 3.30 (2.56-4.25) | 2.70 (2.10-3.46) | 2.46 (1.82-3.30) | 2.82 (2.23-3.56) | 5.81 (4.74-7.12) | 2.63 (1.90-3.61) | 1.87 (1.39-2.52) | 2.06 (1.43-2.97) |
| 13-15 | 2.40 (1.97-2.92) | 7.70 (6.45-9.16) | 9.27 (8.20-10.47) | 7.03 (6.26-7.87) | 6.53 (5.59-7.62) | 10.60 (9.42-11.90) | 18.14 (16.59-19.79 | 10.67 (9.01-12.59) | 5.22 (4.35-6.25) | 6.82 (5.69-8.15) |
| 16-18 | 5.23 (4.32-6.32) | 14.88 (12.43-17.70) | 17.85 (15.70-20.24) | 12.82 (11.19-14.65) | 12.78 (10.39-15.62) | 23.66 (21.18-26.33) | 30.08 (27.61-32.67) | 22.73 (19.99-25.73) | 13.49 (11.40-15.90) | 16.96 (14.96-19.16) |
| Sexb | ||||||||||
| Male | 3.82 (3.18-4.58) | 10.49 (8.89-12.34) | 13.23 (11.62-15.02) | 9.61 (8.58-10.75) | 9.04 (7.67-10.64) | 14.85 (13.31-16.52) | 20.14 (18.41-21.98) | 13.56 (11.63-15.74) | 6.99 (5.85-8.34) | 8.39 (6.83-10.27) |
| Female | 2.36 (1.94-2.88) | 8.17 (6.96-9.57) | 9.28 (8.19-10.51) | 6.96 (5.89-8.20) | 6.79 (5.56-8.26) | 12.88 (11.40-14.52) | 20.22 (18.47-22.09) | 12.94 (10.96-15.20) | 8.05 (6.81-9.49) | 10.53 (8.90-12.41) |
| Race and ethnicityb | ||||||||||
| Hispanic | 3.72 (3.03-4.55) | 10.94 (9.05-13.18) | 12.62 (11.22-14.17) | 8.18 (6.84-9.76) | 7.31 (5.53-9.61) | 10.81 (9.34-12.48) | 18.64 (16.82-20.60) | 13.69 (11.02-16.87) | 5.78 (4.60-7.22) | 8.51 (7.38-9.80) |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 1.96 (1.35-2.86) | 4.87 (3.75-6.30) | 6.41 (5.45-7.53) | 5.03 (4.23-5.97) | 3.50 (2.65-4.62) | 5.24 (4.09-6.68) | 13.32 (11.09-15.91) | 5.65 (4.27-7.45) | 4.23 (2.97-5.97) | 8.04 (6.03-10.66) |
| Non-Hispanic White | 3.12 (2.51-3.88) | 10.01 (8.21-12.14) | 11.54 (10.00-13.29) | 9.37 (8.22-10.65) | 9.63 (8.14-11.36) | 17.99 (16.09-20.07) | 23.37 (21.28-25.60) | 15.44 (13.32-17.84) | 9.47 (7.97-11.21) | 10.96 (8.94-13.37) |
| Non-Hispanic multiracialc | 3.62 (2.36-5.53) | 10.00 (6.85-14.38) | 15.77 (11.72-20.89) | 9.01 (7.14-11.31) | 8.42 (6.17-11.39) | 11.66 (9.04-14.91) | 18.32 (15.63-21.36) | 14.61 (10.61-19.79) | 9.45 (7.21-12.31) | 10.57 (8.21-13.50) |
| Another race or ethnicityd | 2.87 (1.74-4.72) | 6.69 (4.91-9.05) | 11.26 (6.33-19.26) | 4.64 (3.11-6.86) | 3.62 (2.25-5.76) | 9.50 (7.30-12.28) | 13.95 (11.15-17.31) | 8.10 (5.28-12.21) | 4.06 (2.58-6.31) | 3.22 (1.89-5.43) |
a
Given survey administration (ie, in person to online) and methodological differences in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, comparing estimates between 2021 and any prior year is discouraged. While surveys were administered solely online, additional methodological differences were introduced for the National Youth Tobacco Survey 2022, limiting comparisons between 2021 and 2022.
b
Age, sex, and race and ethnicity were reported to characterize disparities in electronic cigarette use.
c
Multiracial refers to youths who identified as multiple races.
d
Another race or ethnicity included youths who identified as non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaskan Native, non-Hispanic Asian, and non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander.