Table 1.
Weighted demographic characteristics of 2011 and 2012 National Youth Tobacco Survey samples, % (95% CI)
| Sex |
Age group (years) |
School type |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Male | Female | 9–14 | 15–16 | ≥17 | Middle school (Grades 6–8) |
High school (Grades 9–12) |
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| 2011 | ||||||||
| Overalla | 100% | 51.0 (50.0, 52.0) | 49.0 (48.0, 50.0) | 48.0 (42.7, 53.4) | 30.3 (27.1, 33.6) | 21.7 (19.4, 24.3) | 43.3 (37.5, 49.3) | 56.7 (50.7, 62.5) |
| White, non-Hispanic |
55.7 (50.8, 60.4) | 51.0 (49.8, 52.3) | 49.0 (47.7, 50.2) | 46.4 (39.2, 53.8) | 30.7 (26.5, 35.4) | 22.8 (19.6, 26.4) | 41.6 (33.9, 49.8) | 58.4 (50.2, 66.1) |
| Black, non-Hispanic |
14.2 (11.6, 17.2) | 50.9 (49.0, 52.8) | 49.1 (47.2, 51.0) | 45.7 (40.9, 50.6) | 31.7 (28.8, 34.8) | 22.5 (19.9, 25.4) | 41.7 (35.9, 47.7) | 58.3 (52.3, 64.1) |
| Hispanic | 20.2 (16.9, 24.0) | 50.9 (48.9, 52.8) | 49.1 (47.2, 51.1) | 50.7 (43.5, 57.8) | 29.6 (25.0, 34.6) | 19.8 (16.7, 23.2) | 45.5 (37.6, 53.7) | 54.5 (46.3, 62.4) |
| 2012 | ||||||||
| Overalla | 100% | 51.1 (50.3, 51.9) | 48.9 (48.1, 49.7) | 48.5 (44.4, 52.5) | 29.2 (26.8, 31.8) | 22.3 (20.4, 24.4) | 43.9 (39.4, 48.4) | 56.1 (51.6, 60.6) |
| White, non-Hispanic |
53.9 (49.8, 57.9) | 50.8 (49.7, 52.0) | 49.2 (48.0, 50.3) | 46.8 (41.8, 51.8) | 30.4 (27.1, 33.9) | 22.8 (20.5, 25.3) | 42.2 (36.8, 47.8) | 57.8 (52.2, 63.2) |
| Black, non-Hispanic |
13.9 (11.3, 17.0) | 51.1 (49.4, 52.9) | 48.9 (47.1, 50.6) | 47.1 (35.9, 58.2) | 28.7 (22.9, 35.3) | 24.2 (18.9, 30.6) | 42.6 (30.4, 55.8) | 57.4 (44.2, 69.6) |
| Hispanic | 21.7 (19.2, 24.4) | 50.9 (49.0, 52.8) | 49.1 (47.2, 51.0) | 50.6 (45.0, 56.1) | 27.9 (24.6, 31.4) | 21.5 (18.6, 24.8) | 45.8 (39.6, 52.1) | 54.2 (47.9, 60.4) |
a
Overall includes non-Hispanic: white, black/African American, Asian, American Indian/Alaskan Native, Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander, multi-race, and Hispanic race/ethnicities.