Table 2.
Included Survey Parameters
| Sample and Population Parameters | National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS) | Monitoring the Future (MTF) | National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) | Youth Risk Behavioral Surveillance Survey(YRBSS) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample Size (≤18 years old) | ~19,000 | ~50,000 | ~20,000 | ~15,000 |
| Population (≤18 years old) | □Students enrolled in grades 6–12 □244 public, Catholic, and other private schools |
□Enrolled 8th, 10th and 12th graders □~420 public and private secondary schools |
□Residents of households and persons in noninstitutional group quarters (e.g., shelters, rooming/boarding houses, college dormitories) □In 2012 those aged 12–17 were sampled at a rate of 87.3% on average |
□Enrolled 9th–12th graders □~158 public and private high schools |
| Sample Size for young adults | N/Aa | □~1000 college students □~5000 young adults (defined as those aged 19–28) |
□~20,000/survey (defined as those aged 18–25) | N/Aa |
| Population surveyed for young adult population | N/Aa | □subsample of each 12th- grade class sample is taken □~2,400 participants from each class selected for follow-up. |
□18–25-year-olds sampled at a rate of 69.8% on average when present in sampled households or group quarters | N/Aa |