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. 2018 Nov 30;142(6):e20181505. doi: 10.1542/peds.2018-1505

TABLE 1.

Demographics and Other Characteristics of W1 Youth Who Completed a W2 Interview (n = 10 081)

na %b 95% CIb
Age, yc
 12–14 6217 61.4 61.0–61.8
 15–17 3864 38.6 38.2–39.0
Sex
 Male 5181 51.5 51.1–51.9
 Female 4900 48.5 48.1–48.9
Race and/or ethnicity
 White, non-Hispanic 4844 54.6 54.1–55.1
 African American, non-Hispanic 1371 13.7 13.4–14.1
 Other, non-Hispanicd 929 9.2 8.9–9.5
 Hispanic 2937 22.5 22.2–22.9
Education (grade in school)
 Sixth 694 6.8 6.3–7.4
 Seventh 1914 19.0 18.4–19.6
 Eighth 2009 20.0 19.3–20.7
 Ninth 2049 20.3 19.6–20.9
 10th 1857 18.8 18.1–19.4
 11th 1153 11.5 10.9–12.2
 Othere 377 3.6 3.2–4.0
Census region
 Northeast 1439 16.1 15.7–16.5
 Midwest 2233 22.4 22.1–22.6
 South 3794 37.4 36.9–37.8
 West 2615 24.2 23.8–24.5
Ever substance use
 Alcohol 3297 33.5 32.0–35.0
 Tobacco 1665 16.9 16.0–17.9

From the US PATH Study (2013–2014).

a

Unweighted sample size (numbers may not sum to the total because of missing data).

b

Percentages and 95% CIs are weighted to represent the US youth population at W1.

c

Specific ages were not available for PATH Study youth.

d

Includes Asian Americans, American Indians and/or Alaskan natives, Pacific Islanders, and those who reported >1 race.

e

Includes those who were not enrolled, who were homeschooled, whose schools were not graded, who were in 12th grade, and who were in college or vocational school.