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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Coll Health. 2016 Nov 2;65(2):103–111. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2016.1254638

Table 1.

Sociodemographic characteristics and tobacco use behaviors of college student population, ages 18–29 (n = 5,203).

Characteristic n %
Gender
  Male 1,903 36.6%
  Female 3,300 63.4%
  Race
  White 1,951 37.5%
  Hispanic 1,609 30.9%
  Asian 967 18.6%
  Black 418 8.0%
  Other/multiple 258 5.0%
  Mean age 95% CI 20.50 20.4–20.6
Mother’s education
  High school or below 1,318 25.3%
  Some college/2-year degree 1,796 34.5%
  Bachelor’s or higher 2,089 40.2%
Father’s education
  High school or below 1,506 28.9%
  Some college/2-year degree 1,224 23.5%
  Bachelors or higher 2,473 47.5%
School type
  4-year college 4,831 92.9%
  2-year/vocational college 372 7.2%
Current user status
  Nonuser 3,663 70.4%
  Cigarette only 633 12.2%
  E-cigarette only 429 8.3%
  E-cigarette + cigarette 478 9.2%
Number other tobacco products (current use)
  0 products 3,994 76.8%
  1 product 917 17.6%
  2 or 3 products 292 5.6%