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. 2018 Jul 12;28(3):135–144. doi: 10.18865/ed.28.3.135

Table 1. Descriptive characteristics: Overall and for current CCLC use, freaking and blunting.

Overall Non-User Current CCLC Usea Current Freakinga Current Bluntinga
% (95% CI) % (95% CI) % (95% CI) % (95% CI) % (95% CI)
n=16855 n=11636 n= 2551 n=1652 n=2598
Sex
Male 51.5 (50.2, 52.7) 48.4 (46.9, 49.8) 61.7 (59.0, 64.4) 58.0 (54.2, 61.8) 57.2 (54.6, 59.8)
Female 48.5 (47.3, 49.8) 51.6 (50.2, 53.1) 38.3 (35.6, 41.0) 42.0 (38.2, 45.8) 42.8 (40.2, 45.4)
Race
Black 39.4 (37.7, 41.1) 34.6 (32.8, 36.4) 51.5 (48.2, 54.9) 56.8 (53.1, 60.4) 45.2 (42.1, 48.3)
White 55.4 (53.6, 57.2) 6.4 (58.5, 62.3) 43.1 (39.6, 46.7) 37.4 (33.7, 41.3) 49.5 (46.3, 52.6)
Hispanic 3.3 (2.9, 3.6) 2.9 (2.6, 3.3) 3.4 (2.8, 4.1) 3.7 (2.9, 4.7) 3.4 (2.8, 4.1)
Other/Multiple 2.0 (1.8, 2.2) 2.0 (1.8, 2.3) 1.9 (1.5, 2.5) 2.1 (1.7, 2.7) 2.0 (1.6, 2.4)
Grade level
9th 27.8 (24.3, 31.6) 29.6 (25.6, 33.8) 20.1 (16.8, 24.0) 22.9 (19.0, 27.4) 21.0 (17.5, 25.0)
10th 25.0 (21.7, 28.5) 25.8 (22.3, 29.8) 21.5 (18.1, 25.4) 22.1 (18.3, 26.4) 22.6 (19.0, 26.6)
11th 23.4 (20.2, 26.9) 23.0 (19.6, 26.8) 24.3 (20.4, 28.8) 24.1 (19.9, 29.0) 26.9 (24.8, 34.7)
12th 23.9 (20.6, 27.5) 21.6 (18.4, 25.2) 34.0 (29.0, 39.4) 30.8 (25.5, 36.7) 29.5 (24.8, 34.7)
Family affluence
Low 24.3 (23.3, 25.4) 21.4 (20.3, 22.4) 33.5 (30.8, 36.4) 35.4 (31.9, 39.0) 30.2 (27.6, 32.9)
Medium 34.5 (33.4, 35.6) 34.9 (33.6, 36.3) 32.9 (30.0, 35.9) 34.2 (30.7, 38.0) 32.7 (29.9, 35.7)
High 41.2 (39.9, 42.5) 43.7 (42.3, 45.2) 33.6 (30.7, 36.6) 30.4 (27.1, 34.0) 37.1 (34.1, 40.1)
Any cigar useb 25.3 (24.0, 26.6) - 100% 100% 100%
Current CCLC Use 15.2 (14.1, 16.3) - 100% 67.8 (63.6, 71.8) 51.1 (47.8, 54.3)
Current freaking 11.0 (10.1, 12.0) - 49.0 (45.2, 52.8) 100% 43.7 (40.6, 46.8)
Current blunt use 18.5 (17.4, 19.7) - 64.3 (60.7, 67.7) 73.5 (70.2, 76.5) 100%
Current marijuana use 22.9 (21.6, 24.2) 7.2 (6.5, 8.0) 73.5 (70.8, 76.1) 71.4 (68.1, 74.4) 78.4 (75.6, 81.0)
Current cigarette use 10.5 (9.5, 11.5) 3.1 (2.6, 3.7) 42.7 (39.1, 46.3) 38.5 (34.0, 43.2) 32.3 (29.0, 35.8)

CCLC = cigar, cigarillo, or little cigar.

a. Categories are not exclusive.

b. Includes CCLC use, freaking, or blunting.