Table 1.
Prevalence of Current Smoking and Menthol Smoking Among Young Adults (Age 18–34 Years) by Gender, Race/Ethnicity, Age Group, and Education: 2011 NYAHS
| Current smoking among all respondents (n = 2,871) | Menthol smoking among current smokers (n = 619) | p valuea | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | (95% CI) | % | (95% CI) | ||
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 26.72 | (23.5–30.2) | 38.3 | (31.2–46.1) | .6944 |
| Female | 20.87 | (17.8–24.3) | 42.9 | (34.5–51.7) | |
| Race/ethnicity | |||||
| White | 24.02 | (21.2–27.1) | 28.2 | (22.3–35.0) | <.0001 |
| Black | 20.04 | (14.6–26.8) | 82.0 | (67.7–90.8) | |
| Hispanic | 25.74 | (19.8–32.7) | 50.2 | (35.9–64.5) | |
| Asian | 14.83 | (9.0–23.4) | 49.3 | (25.7–73.2) | |
| Otherb | 30.9 | (22.8–40.3) | 42.0 | (25.6–60.4) | |
| Age group | |||||
| 18–24 years | 20.3 | (17.3–23.7) | 51.0 | (42.2–59.9) | .0231 |
| 25–34 years | 26.3 | (23.2–29.7) | 34.3 | (27.9–41.4) | |
| Education | |||||
| High school or less | 33.3 | (29.4–37.5) | 43.4 | (36.4–50.6) | .4802 |
| Some college or more | 17.8 | (15.1–20.8) | 36.8 | (28.3–46.1) | |
| Income | |||||
| Less than $25,000 | 32.1 | (28.1–36.5) | 41.0 | (33.1–49.5) | .3676 |
| $25,000–$49,000 | 25.6 | (21.0–30.7) | 43.5 | (32.9–54.7) | |
| $50,000–$74,999 | 21.2 | (15.6–28.2) | 26.6 | (15.7–41.4) | |
| $75,000 or more | 10.9 | (7.1–16.3) | 30.5 | (15.6–51.0) | |
| Region | |||||
| Northeast | 16.8 | (13.5–20.7) | 35.9 | (25.8–47.4) | .2650 |
| Midwest | 30.3 | (25.8–35.2) | 40.7 | (31.8–50.2) | |
| South | 25.2 | (21.2–29.7) | 46.8 | (37.0–56.8) | |
| West | 19.5 | (15.4–24.3) | 29.6 | (18.6–43.7) | |
| Total | 23.8 | (21.6–26.2) | 40.3 | (34.8–46.1) | |
Note. Prevalence estimates are based on weighted analyses. NYAHS = National Young Adult Health Survey.
aWald-F chi-square.
bIncludes American Indian/Alaskan Native, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, and other groups.