Table 1. Sample Characteristics.
| Characteristic | Participants, No. (%) (N = 1957) |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Male | 1807 (92.3) |
| Female | 150 (7.7) |
| Age, y | |
| ≥30 | 389 (20.1) |
| 25-29 | 507 (26.2) |
| 17-24 | 1040 (53.7) |
| Racea | |
| Black | 310 (15.8) |
| Otherb | 405 (20.7) |
| White | 1242 (63.5) |
| Education | |
| Associate’s degree or some college | 600 (30.9) |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 379 (19.5) |
| High school graduate (or GED) | 963 (49.6) |
| Marital status | |
| Single, divorced, widowed | 1155 (59.0) |
| Married | 802 (41.0) |
| Past 30-d tobacco usec | |
| Cigarettes or roll your own | 390 (19.9) |
| Cigars or cigarillo | 227 (11.6) |
| Dip or smokeless tobacco | 366 (18.7) |
| Hookah | 91 (4.6) |
| E-cigarette use | 611 (31.2) |
| Survey year | |
| 2023 | 1546 (79.0) |
| 2022 | 411 (21.0) |
Abbreviation: GED, General Educational Development.
a
Race was self-identified by selecting all that apply among the following: American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Black or African American, Pacific Islander, White, or other.
b
Other category includes those who self-identified as American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Pacific Islander, or other.
c
Item asked, “In the past 30 days, did you use the following products?” with response options yes or no for the following products: cigarettes or roll you own, cigars or cigarillos, dip or smokeless tobacco/snus, e-cigarettes or vape, hookah, and nicotine pouches.