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. 2014 Dec 26;17(10):1247–1254. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntu276

Table 1.

Sample Descriptive Statistics for U.S. Young Adults

Unweighted Weighted
n % %
Gender
 Male 633 50.8 50.7
 Female 614 49.2 49.2
Race/ethnicity
 White non-Hispanic 673 54.0 52.7
 Black non-Hispanic 249 20.0 20.0
 Hispanic 239 19.2 19.2
 Other non-Hispanic 86 6.9 8.1
Education (categorical)
 Less than high school 112 9.0 12.2
 High school 302 24.2 27.5
 Some college 428 34.3 35.9
 Bachelor’s degree or more 405 32.5 24.4
Income
 <$10,000 218 17.5 16.5
 $10,000–$24,999 191 15.3 10.5
 $25,000–$49,999 197 15.8 15.6
 $50,000–$74,999 229 18.4 19.5
 ≥$75,000 412 33.0 37.9
Smoking status
 Nonsmoker 843 67.6 66.7
 Former smoker 133 10.7 10.9
 Non-daily smoker 157 12.6 12.9
 Daily smoker 114 9.1 9.5
E-cigarette use
 Never use 931 74.7 74.1
 Ever use 218 17.5 18.0
 Past 30 days 98 7.9 7.9