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. 2015 Aug 7;18(5):950–958. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntv149

Table 1.

Means or Percentages of Predictor Variables Among Adolescents and Parents ( N = 908)

Predictors Mean ( SD ) %
Adolescent factors (W5)
 Demographics
  Age (in years) 16.6 (1.3)
  Female 54.9
 Race/ethnicity
  White 25.5
  Black 33.6
  Hispanic 40.9
 Smoking/ DSM-IV nicotine dependence last 12 months
  Did not smoke 57.6
  Smoked, not nicotine dependent 29.0
  Smoked, nicotine dependent 13.4
 Number of cigarettes smoked last 12 months (among users) a 3.9 (2.7)
 Other substance use
  Alcohol use last 12 months 49.8
  Number of alcohol drinks consumed  last 12 months (among users) a 2.5 (1.7)
  Marijuana use last 12 months 31.0
  Number of marijuana joints smoked  last 12 months (among users) a 2.9 (2.3)
 Physical health
  Frequency physical health  symptoms last 12 months 5.1 (8.3)
  Body mass index 23.8 (4.9)
 Mental Health
  Depressive disorder last 12 months 3.5
  Anxiety disorder last 12 months 6.3
  Disruptive disorder last 12 months 13.1
Parental factors (W1–W5)
 Education—highest level lifetime (by W1)
  Less than high school 22.0
  High school 22.7
  Some college or more 55.3
 Smoking/ DSM-IV nicotine dependence lifetime (by W5)
  Never smoked 29.8
  Smoked, never nicotine dependent 42.0
  Smoked, nicotine dependent 28.2
 Number of health conditions last  12 months (W1–W5) 1.6 (1.6)
 Depressive disorder lifetime (by W5) 15.8

DSM-IV = Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Weighted estimates, unweighted N .

a Log-transformed values.