Table 1.
Selected sociodemographic characteristics, perceived peer tobacco use, and current tobacco use among middle and high school students, overall and by survey setting: National Youth Tobacco Survey, 2021
| Characteristic | Overall | On school campus (n = 10,737) | At home/other place (n = 8,823) | p-valuea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unweighted sample size | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | ||
| Total | 20,413 | 100.0 | 50.8 (43.5–58.0) | 49.2 (42.0–56.5) | |
| School level | |||||
| Middle school | 9,763 | 43.7 (38.1–49.4) | 47.3 (39.8–55.0) | 39.2 (32.0–46.9) | .1062 |
| High school | 10,515 | 56.3 (50.6–61.9) | 52.7 (45.0–60.2) | 60.8 (53.1–68.0) | .1062 |
| Sex | |||||
| Female | 9,919 | 47.7 (45.7–49.6) | 45.4 (43.2–47.7) | 49.5 (47.1–51.9) | .0004 |
| Male | 10,368 | 52.3 (50.4–54.3) | 54.6 (52.3–56.8) | 50.5 (48.1–52.9) | .0004 |
| Race and ethnicity | |||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 10,104 | 53.7 (49.3–58.1) | 67.8 (63.1–72.2) | 39.7 (34.5–45.2) | <.0001 |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 3,446 | 13.1 (10.9–15.7) | 10.9 (8.4–14.0) | 15.0 (11.8–18.9) | .0621 |
| Hispanic | 5,056 | 26.3 (23.1–29.8) | 16.9 (13.7–20.8) | 35.9 (30.5–41.6) | <.0001 |
| Non-Hispanic other races | 1,176 | 6.9 (5.2–9.1) | 4.4 (3.5–5.5) | 9.5 (6.8–13.1) | .0011 |
| Sexual and gender identity | |||||
| Lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender | 2,586 | 14.4 (13.4–15.5) | 14.8 (13.6–16.1) | 14.0 (12.6–15.6) | .4146 |
| Not lesbian, gay, bisexual, nor transgender | 12,980 | 71.5 (70.1–73.0) | 71.5 (69.8–73.2) | 71.8 (69.8–73.7) | .7812 |
| Unknown | 2,659 | 14.0 (12.9–15.2) | 13.7 (12.4–15.1) | 14.2 (12.7–15.8) | .5868 |
| Psychological distress | |||||
| None | 9,358 | 53.2 (51.8–54.5) | 52.9 (51.1–54.6) | 53.1 (51.2–55.1) | .8224 |
| Mild/moderate | 5,806 | 34.3 (33.1–35.4) | 33.4 (31.8–35.1) | 35.4 (34.0–36.8) | .0689 |
| Severe | 2,191 | 12.6 (11.7–13.5) | 13.7 (12.5–15.0) | 11.4 (10.5–12.5) | .0024 |
| Family affluence | |||||
| Low | 4,537 | 25.2 (22.7–27.8) | 21.8 (19.7–24.1) | 28.5 (24.8–32.5) | .0006 |
| Medium | 7,876 | 44.5 (42.8–46.2) | 44.1 (41.7–46.5) | 45.2 (43.0–47.4) | .4962 |
| High | 5,465 | 30.4 (28.2–32.7) | 34.1 (31.4–37.0) | 26.4 (23.5–29.4) | .0001 |
| Past-year grades in school | |||||
| Mostly A’s or B’s | 12,847 | 72.2 (70.1–74.3) | 72.8 (70.2–75.3) | 71.7 (68.9–74.3) | .4606 |
| Mostly C’s or lower | 3,702 | 19.4 (17.9–21.1) | 19.4 (17.4–21.5) | 19.5 (17.5–21.7) | .9046 |
| None of these grades/not sure | 1,569 | 8.3 (7.5–9.2) | 7.8 (6.9–8.8) | 8.8 (7.6–10.2) | .2053 |
| Language other than English spoken at home | |||||
| Yes | 5,058 | 28.6 (24.9–32.5) | 17.9 (15.4–20.7) | 40.1 (34.5–45.9) | <.0001 |
| No | 13,159 | 71.4 (67.5–75.1) | 82.1 (79.3–84.6) | 59.9 (54.1–65.5) | <.0001 |
| Perceived peer e-cigarette use | |||||
| Less than 50% | 11,663 | 60.0 (57.1–62.9) | 59.1 (54.9–63.2) | 60.7 (57.2–64.2) | .5084 |
| 50% or more | 7,038 | 40.0 (37.1–42.9) | 40.9 (36.8–45.1) | 39.3 (35.8–42.8) | .5084 |
| Perceived peer cigarette use | |||||
| Less than 50% | 14,911 | 79.5 (77.7–81.2) | 80.8 (78.4–82.9) | 78.6 (76.2–80.8) | .1366 |
| 50% or more | 3,838 | 20.5 (18.8–22.3) | 19.2 (17.1–21.6) | 21.4 (19.2–23.8) | .1366 |
| Current use of any tobacco product | |||||
| Yes | 1,849 | 9.3 (8.3–10.5) | 11.7 (10.2–13.4) | 6.9 (6.0–7.9) | <.0001 |
| No | 18,375 | 90.7 (89.5–91.7) | 88.3 (86.6–89.8) | 93.1 (92.1–94.0) | <.0001 |
| Current use of e-cigarettes | |||||
| Yes | 1,436 | 7.6 (6.6–8.7) | 9.7 (8.2–11.4) | 5.5 (4.7–6.4) | <.0001 |
| No | 18,701 | 92.4 (91.3–93.4) | 90.3 (88.6–91.8) | 94.5 (93.6–95.3) | <.0001 |
| Current use of cigarettes | |||||
| Yes | 320 | 1.5 (1.3–1.8) | 2.0 (1.6–2.5) | 1.0 (0.8–1.4) | .0004 |
| No | 19,622 | 98.5 (98.2–98.7) | 98.0 (97.5–98.4) | 99.0 (98.6–99.2) | .0004 |
| Current use of cigars | |||||
| Yes | 303 | 1.4 (1.2–1.7) | 1.8 (1.5–2.1) | 1.2 (0.9–1.5) | .0109 |
| No | 19,561 | 98.6 (98.3–98.8) | 98.2 (97.9–98.5) | 98.8 (98.5–99.1) | .0109 |
| Current use of tobacco products other than e-cigarettes | |||||
| Yes | 873 | 4.2 (3.7–4.7) | 5.3 (4.6–6.1) | 3.0 (2.6–3.5) | <.0001 |
| No | 19,120 | 95.8 (95.3–96.3) | 94.7 (93.9–95.4) | 97.0 (96.5–97.4) | <.0001 |
| Current use of tobacco products other than cigarettes | |||||
| Yes | 1,787 | 9.1 (8.0–10.2) | 11.3 (9.8–13.0) | 6.7 (5.9–7.8) | <.0001 |
| No | 18,436 | 90.9 (89.8–92.0) | 88.7 (87.0–90.2) | 93.3 (92.2–94.1) | <.0001 |
| Current use of tobacco products other than cigars | |||||
| Yes | 1,760 | 8.9 (7.9–10.1) | 11.4 (9.8–13.1) | 6.4 (5.6–7.4) | <.0001 |
| No | 18,464 | 91.1 (89.9–92.1) | 88.6 (86.9–90.2) | 93.6 (92.6–94.4) | <.0001 |
CI = confidence interval. Significant differences by survey setting (p < .05) are indicated in bold type.
a
p-values were from two-sided t-tests and not adjusted for multiplicity.