Table 2.
Sample Characteristics
| 13- to 17-year-old current nonsmokers (n = 553) | 18- to 25-year-old never tobacco users (n = 586) | 18- to 25-year-old current tobacco usersa (n = 307) | 18- to 25-year-old current menthol cigarette smokersa (n = 165) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unweighted % (weighted %) | Unweighted % (weighted %) | Unweighted % (weighted %) | Unweighted % (weighted %) | |
| Female | 59 (51) | 62 (62) | 47 (45) | 50 (47) |
| Education | ||||
| High school or less | 96 (97) | 28 (44) | 33 (51) | 35 (52) |
| Some college education | 3 (3) | 41 (34) | 42 (31) | 37 (28) |
| Associate degree or more | 1 (0) | 31 (22) | 25 (19) | 28 (20) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 53 (57) | 62 (56) | 55 (55) | 56 (57) |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 13 (15) | 11 (17) | 13 (16) | 16 (18) |
| Hispanic | 19 (20) | 12 (18) | 18 (20) | 16 (18) |
| Other | 15 (7) | 15 (9) | 14 (9) | 12 (7) |
| Lives in a metropolitan area | 84 (83) | 85 (85) | 89 (87) | 90 (91) |
| Sibling smokes | 21 (21) | 20 (21) | 37 (38) | 49 (52) |
| Lives with a tobacco user | 42 (43) | 30 (33) | 53 (52) | 56 (55) |
| Any close friend uses tobacco | 33 (31) | 40 (42) | 85 (83) | 87 (84) |
| M ± SD | M ± SD | M ± SD | M ± SD | |
| Age | 15.6±1.3 (15.3±1.4) | 21.6±2.3 (21.2±2.3) | 22.1±2.1 (22.0 ± 2.1) | 22.4±2.1 (22.3±2.1) |
| Sensation seeking (1–5) | 3.0±1.0 (3.0±1.0) | 3.1±0.9 (3.1±0.9) | 3.4±0.9 (3.3±0.9) | 3.4±0.8 (3.4±0.9) |
All reported sample sizes are limited to participants who had heard of menthol cigarettes and had nonmissing data on all of the demographic variables, and are for the weighted samples (however, note that only 585 of the never tobacco users were available for the tobacco intention analysis due to missing data on the tobacco intention outcome measure). The total sample of 13- to 17-year-olds was weighted by sex, age, race/ethnicity, and the proportion living in metropolitan areas. The total sample of 18- to 25-year-olds was weighted by these same characteristics, as well as education.
a18- to 25-year-old current tobacco users and menthol cigarette smokers are limited to those who initiated smoking cigarettes at 18 years or older.