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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Health Commun. 2017 Dec 13;34(3):280–289. doi: 10.1080/10410236.2017.1407227

Table 1.

Sample descriptive characteristics

Unweighted N Unweighted % Weighted % (95% CI)
Race (N=12,307)
 African American 1,843 14.98 15.27(15.17-15.36)
 Hispanic 3,878 31.51 24.45(24.38-24.53)
 NHW 6,586 53.51 60.28(60.19-60.37)
SES (N=12,307)
 LT High School 2,670 21.69 18.74(17.49-20.05)
 High School degree or equivalent 2,356 19.14 18.41(17.37-19.5)
 Some college or assoc. degree 3,941 32.02 32.39(30.94-33.88)
 College degree or more 3,340 27.14 30.46(28.35-32.66)
Gender (N=12,307)
 Female 5,946 48.31 48.25(47.86-48.64)
 Male 6,361 51.69 51.75(51.36-52.14)
Age (N=12,307)
 12-14 6,294 51.14 50.42(50.36-50.48)
 15-17 6,013 48.86 49.58(49.52-49.64)
Tobacco use
 Ever used any product (N=12,307) 2,591 21.05 21.44(20.45-22.47)
 Ever used cigarettes (N=12,307) 1,646 13.37 13.64(12.77-14.56)
 Ever used e-cigarettes (N=12,307) 1,292 10.5 11.97(11.22-12.77)
 Ever used non-large cigars (N=12,307) 930 7.56 12.04(11.22-12.91)
Liking and recall of tobacco ads
 Recalled cigarette ad (N=12,307) 2,803 22.78 22.4(21.57-23.25)
 Liked cigarette ad (N=12,307) 397 3.23 3.25(2.94-3.6)
 Recalled e-cigarette ad (N=12,307) 3,890 31.61 31.35(30.33-32.39)
 Liked e-cigarette ad (N=12,307) 623 5.06 5.09(4.63-5.58)
 Recalled non-large cigar ad (N=12,307) 1,291 10.49 10.12(9.52-10.75)
 Liked non-large cigar ad (N=12,307) 322 2.62 2.56(2.27-2.88)
Exposure to tobacco marketing tactics
 Seen a sweepstakes ad (N=12,260) 3,125 25.39 25.31(24.23-26.41)
 Obtained a discount coupon (N=12,225) 939 7.63 7.72(7.19-8.29)
 Obtained a free sample (N=12,279) 95 0.77 0.74(0.61-0.9)
Self-reported role of tobacco advertising on use
 Cigarettes: People in the media smoke this brand (N=289) 39 13.49 13.46(9.52-18.68)
 E-cigarettes: People in media/public figures use (N=370) 140 37.84 36.27(31.71-41.1)
 E-cigarettes: The advertising appeals to me (N=369) 76 20.6 19.28(15.56-23.65)
 Non-large cigars: People in media/public figures use product (N=279) 81 29.03 26.29(21.7-31.47)
 Non-large cigars: The advertising appeals to me (N=279) 38 13.62 12.13(8.95-16.23)