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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Adolesc Health. 2018 Sep 8;64(4):487–493. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2018.07.012

Table 1:

Participant Characteristics

Total (n = 2630)
M (SD) or % n
Demographic Characteristics
Age 16.36 (1.1)
Gender
    Male 45.7 1201
    Female 50.8 1337
    Transgender 1.9 49
    Other 1.6 43
Race
    Caucasian 78.6 2067
    African-American 3.4 89
    Hispanic 13.5 355
    Othera 4.5 119
Education
    6–8th Grades 11.3 296
    9–10th Grades 48.7 1280
    11th–12th Grades 35.6 936
    Started College 4.5 118
Substance Use
Cigarette Use
    Lifetime Use 72.7 1912
    Use in the Past 30 Daysb 57.5 1100
Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems Use
    Lifetime Use 70.6 1858
    Use in the Past 30 Daysc 50.3 934
Lifetime Other Drug Use
    Alcohol 90.6 2384
    Pain Killers (Vicodin, OxyContin, Hydrocodone, Percocet, Dilaudid, Heroin) 39.2 1030
    “Study” Drugs (Adderall, Ritalin) 37.5 985
    Hallucinogens (Shrooms, LSD, DMT) 31.9 839
    Downers (Bennies, Valium, Klonipin, Ativan, Xanax) 31.2 820
    Uppers (Cocaine, Amphetamine, Methamphetamine) 19.8 522
    Molly or Ecstasy 15.9 419
    Inhalants (Gasoline, Nitrous Oxide, Poppers, Whippets) 12.7 334

Note:

a:

This group represents adolescents who identified as American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.

b:

Among those adolescents who reported smoking cigarettes at least once in the past 30 days.

c:

Among those adolescents who reported use of electronic nicotine delivery systems at least once in the past 30 days.