Table 2.
Characteristics Associated With Exclusive Enrollment Use and Never Use of Tobacco Products Among Females (n = 501)
Never used (n = 357) | Cigarettes (n = 55) | Other pattern (n = 89) | |
---|---|---|---|
n (%) | |||
Race/ethnicity | |||
Non-Hispanic white | 271 (76) | 43 (78) | 79 (89) |
Non-Hispanic black | 20 (6) | 4 (7) | 0 (0) |
Hispanic | 41 (12) | 5 (9) | 4 (5) |
Other | 23 (6) | 3 (5) | 5 (6) |
Education | |||
High school or below | 21 (6) | 5 (9) | 1 (1) |
Some college or above | 334 (94) | 50 (91) | 86 (97) |
Annual income* | |||
<$50 000 | 56 (16) | 20 (36) | 13 (15) |
$50–100 000 | 162 (46) | 23 (42) | 49 (55) |
>$100 000 | 132 (38) | 12 (22) | 24 (27) |
Alcohol use past yeara,* | |||
No | 102 (29) | 10 (18) | 15 (17) |
Yes, less than weekly | 156 (44) | 22 (40) | 40 (45) |
Yes, weekly or more | 97 (27) | 23 (42) | 34 (38) |
Caffeine use, daily* | |||
<4 cups | 328 (92) | 35 (65) | 80 (90) |
≥4 cups | 28 (8) | 19 (35) | 8 (9) |
Mean (SD) | |||
Age at enrollment* | 29.7 (4.2) | 30.7 (3.9) | 30.8 (3.9) |
BMI at enrollment* | 27.0 (7.1) | 30.1 (8.1) | 28.3 (7.4) |
BMI = body mass index.
aConsumed less than 12 alcoholic drinks in the year prior to enrollment.
*P value less than .05 (chi-square test for categorical and Kruskal–Wallis test for continuous variables).