Table 1. Prevalence of Cigarette Smoking and E-Cigarette Use in the Past 30 Days, by Selected Demographic, Socioeconomic and Behavioral Characteristics Among Adolescents in Minnesota (N = 126,868), Minnesota Student Survey, 2016a .
| Variable | Total, No. (%) (N = 126,868) | Cigarettes, No. (%) (n = 5,816) | E-Cigarettes, No. (%) (n = 12,101) | Both Cigarettes and E-Cigarettes, No. (%) (n =4,015) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade level | ||||
| Grade 8 | 44,983 (35.5) | 1,176 (20.2) | 2,412 (19.9) | 776 (19.3) |
| Grade 9 | 45,309 (35.7) | 1,787 (30.7) | 3,891 (32.2) | 1,236 (30.8) |
| Grade 11 | 35,576 (28.8) | 2,853 (49.1) | 5,798 (47.9) | 2,003 (49.9) |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 63,818 (50.5) | 2,738 (47.1) | 6,328 (52.3) | 1,976 (49.2) |
| Female | 62,677 (49.5) | 3,064 (52.7) | 5,747 (47.5) | 2,030 (50.6) |
| Race/ethnicityb | ||||
| American Indian | 1,516 (1.2) | 188 (3.2) | 203 (1.7) | 104 (2.6) |
| Asian | 7,551 (6.0) | 128 (2.2) | 361 (3.0) | 89 (2.2) |
| Black | 8,052 (6.3) | 213 (3.7) | 488 (4.0) | 149 (3.7) |
| Hispanic | 12,040 (9.5) | 652 (11.2) | 1,402 (11.6) | 451 (11.2) |
| Multiple races | 9,372 (7.4) | 640 (11.0) | 1,196 (9.9) | 439 (10.9) |
| Pacific Islander | 207 (0.2) | 14 (0.2) | 25 (0.2) | 11 (0.3) |
| White | 87,083 (68.6) | 3,949 (67.9) | 8,351 (69.0) | 2,747 (68.4) |
| Somalic | 2,406 (1.9) | 88 (1.5) | 137 (1.1) | 71 (1.8) |
| Hmongc | 3,631 (2.9) | 92 (1.6) | 213 (1.8) | 65 (1.6) |
| Sexual identityd | ||||
| Heterosexual | 72,305 (89.7) | 3,506 (76.3) | 8,256 (85.9) | 2,462 (76.7) |
| Bisexual | 4,014 (5.0) | 727 (15.8) | 860 (9.0) | 502 (15.6) |
| Gay or lesbian | 1,027 (1.3) | 128 (2.8) | 167 (1.7) | 85 (2.7) |
| Not sure or questioning | 3,272 (4.1) | 233 (5.1) | 324 (3.4) | 160 (5.0) |
| Economic status | ||||
| Receives free or reduced-price lunch | 35,663 (28.5) | 2,344 (40.5) | 3906 (32.4) | 1564 (39.2) |
| In past 30 days, skipped meals because family did not have enough money to buy food | 5,700 (4.6) | 866 (15.0) | 1,269 (10.5) | 620 (15.6) |
| Grades reportede | ||||
| Mostly As | 54914 (43.8) | 763 (13.3) | 2,515 (21.1) | 484 (12.2) |
| Mostly Bs | 43,702 (34.9) | 1,910 (33.3) | 4,576 (38.3) | 1,307 (33.0) |
| Mostly Cs | 19,125 (15.3) | 1,865 (32.5) | 3,245 (27.2) | 1,330 (33.5) |
| Mostly Ds | 4,483 (3.6) | 682 (11.9) | 982 (8.2) | 486 (12.3) |
| Mostly Fs | 1,716 (1.4) | 354 (6.2) | 420 (3.52) | 238 (6.0) |
| No. of days of alcohol use in past 30 days | ||||
| 0 | 101,737 (86.1) | 1,777 (30.8) | 4,946 (41.2) | 1,010 (25.4) |
| 1 or 2 | 9,931 (8.4) | 1,612 (28.0) | 3,416 (28.5) | 1,096 (27.5) |
| 3–5 | 3,519 (3.0) | 1,062 (18.4) | 1,838 (15.3) | 824 (20.7) |
| 6–9 | 1,613 (1.4) | 663 (11.5) | 1,002 (8.4) | 522 (13.1) |
| 10–19 | 811 (0.7) | 441 (7.7) | 537 (4.5) | 357 (9.0) |
| 20–29 | 205 (0.2) | 111 (1.9) | 129 (1.1) | 90 (2.3) |
| All 30 | 289 (0.2) | 102 (1.8) | 130 (1.1) | 83 (2.1) |
a
Numbers do not total expected value because of missing data. Percentages are based on n’s in column head.
b
All categories are non-Hispanic, except Hispanic.
c
Somali and Hmong race/ethnicity asked about as a yes-or-no question separately from the question on race.
d
Sexual identity inquired of grades 9 and 11 only.
e
Numbers may not total expected value because of a small number of responses of “mostly incompletes” or “none of these letter grades.”