Table 1.
Characteristics of Ever and Current Use of Tobacco/Nicotine Products, National Youth Tobacco Survey 2013 to 2015.
| Cigarettes | E-Cigarettes | Cigars | Hookah | Pipes | Bidis | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | 2013, n (%)a | 2014, n (%) | 2015, n (%) | 2013, n (%) | 2014, n (%) | 2015, n (%) | 2013, n (%) | 2014, n (%) | 2015, n (%) | 2013, n (%) | 2014, n (%) | 2015, n (%) | 2013, n (%)a | 2014, n (%) | 2015, n (%) | 2013, n (%)a | 2014, n (%) | 2015, n (%) |
| Ever use | 3515 (34.7) | 3630 (30.8) | 2841 (30.6) | 1093 (11.9) | 3059 (27.3) | 3484 (37.7) | 3071 (30.5) | 3010 (26.2) | 2431 (26.2) | 1319 (14.3) | 2396 (22.0) | 1827 (19.8) | 938 (9.7) | 557 (5.1) | 326 (3.8) | 257 (2.6) | 260 (2.5) | 189 (2.0) |
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 1820 (36.3) | 2001 (33.2) | 1591 (33.0) | 635 (13.8) | 1740 (30.1) | 1943 (40.7) | 1801 (36.4) | 1815 (31.6) | 1488 (30.9) | 702 (15.1) | 1231 (22.1) | 934 (19.7) | 580 (12.0) | 399 (7.3) | 239 (5.4) | 185 (3.8) | 162 (3.0) | 122 (2.5) |
| Female | 1694 (33.0) | 1621 (28.4) | 1237 (28.0) | 457 (9.9) | 1308 (24.5) | 1531 (34.6) | 1269 (24.5) | 1186 (20.9) | 937 (21.3) | 616 (13.5) | 1154 (21.9) | 889 (19.9) | 357 (7.4) | 155 (2.8) | 86 (2.1) | 72 (1.4) | 95 (1.9) | 65 (1.4) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||||||||||
| White | 1682 (33.9) | 1799 (31.2) | 1399 (29.8) | 683 (14.7) | 1638 (29.7) | 1770 (38.0) | I486 (30.4) | 1502 (26.5) | 1188 (26.2) | 702 (15.5) | 1168 (22.3) | 908 (19.6) | 494 (10.5) | 357 (6.4) | 209 (4.5) | 139 (2.8) | 144 (2.6) | 99 (2.0) |
| Black | 606 (33.8) | 563 (26.6) | 375 (28.1) | 89 (4.9) | 332 (17.6) | 375 (28.5) | 644 (34.9) | 577 (29.2) | 475 (35.5) | 140 (7.4) | 246 (14.7) | 219 (16.6) | 116 (6.1) | 30 (1.5) | 12 (1.1) | 37 (2.1) | 27 (1.9) | 18 (1.3) |
| Hispanic | 972 (40.2) | 964 (33.2) | 855 (33.7) | 251 (10.4) | 849 (29.9) | 1089 (43.0) | 732 (30.4) | 730 (25.8) | 607 (22.3) | 386 (17.4) | 778 (27.8) | 577 (22.6) | 258 (11.1) | 130 (4.3) | 82 (3.7) | 65 (2.8) | 70 (2.8) | 58 (2.3) |
| Other | 168 (24.6) | 156 (20.6) | 113 (28.7) | 45 (8.3) | 140 (18.7) | 154 (37.4) | 125 (20.3) | 90 (11.6) | 79 (17.5) | 66 (11.0) | 124 (16.6) | 76 (18.3) | 44 (6.3) | 20 (2.8) | 16 (3.8) | 10 (1.5) | 11 (1.1) | 6 (1.4) |
| Grade level | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9th grade | 705 (27.6) | 688 (23.0) | 526 (22.3) | 215 (8.7) | 646 (21.5) | 711 (29.0) | 524 (19.9) | 478 (15.9) | 352 (15.0) | 197 (7.4) | 374 (12.7) | 296 (11.8) | 191 (7.4) | 93 (3.1) | 53 (2.1) | 53 (2.1) | 60 (2.2) | 35 (1.4) |
| 10th grade | 852 (32.5) | 879 (29.3) | 698 (28.9) | 246 (10.7) | 770 (26.0) | 930 (37.9) | 714 (28.2) | 700 (24.0) | 546 (23.0) | 264 (11.5) | 543 (19.1) | 441 (17.9) | 209 (8.4) | 129 (4.6) | 82 (4.0) | 62 (2.6) | 66 (2.4) | 56 (2.5) |
| 11th grade | 916 (37.1) | 1008 (35.0) | 747 (32.9) | 269 (12.6) | 831 (31.8) | 883 (40.3) | 847 (35.1) | 849 (30.7) | 673 (28.6) | 328 (15.3) | 672 (26.5) | 476 (21.4) | 247 (11.0) | 147 (5.7) | 78 (3.7) | 62 (2.7) | 64 (2.5) | 42 (1.8) |
| 12th grade | 1042 (42.8) | 1055 (37.1) | 870 (39.7) | 363 (16.4) | 812 (31.0) | 960 (45.0) | 986 (40.9) | 983 (36.1) | 860 (40.6) | 530 (24.5) | 807 (31.2) | 614 (29.7) | 291 (12.7) | 188 (7.2) | 113 (5.6) | 80 (3.1) | 70 (2.9) | 56 (2.2) |
| Home tobacco/nicotine use | ||||||||||||||||||
| None | 1310 (23.1) | 1399 (21.0) | 1086 (20.9) | 364 (7.1) | 1197 (19.2) | 1519 (28.8) | 1210 (21.5) | 1193 (18.9) | 997 (18.9) | 518 (10.0) | 1052 (17.0) | 822 (15.5) | 298 (5.7) | 182 (3.0) | 102 (2.2) | 81 (1.4) | 93 (1.7) | 63 (1.3) |
| Cigarettes | 1625 (51.2) | 1572 (46.6) | 1156 (45.1) | 548 (19.0) | 1306 (40.4) | 1243 (49.3) | 1294 (41.4) | 1194 (35.4) | 869 (34.4) | 555 (19.4) | 899 (28.6) | 627 (25.2) | 414 (14.1) | 260 (8.1) | 141 (5.9) | 123 (4.2) | 111 (3.4) | 72 (2.5) |
| E-cigarettes | - | 599 (56.1) | 410 (51.9) | - | 675 (62.7) | 532 (66.0) | - | 464 (42.1) | 319 (40.8) | - | 403 (39.3) | 275 (33.8) | - | 124 (12.9) | 77 (10.9) | - | 67 (6.4) | 35 (3.7) |
| Cigars | 453 (53.3) | 492 (47.5) | 297 (45.2) | 185 (24.1) | 403 (40.9) | 316 (48.5) | 491 (55.7) | 546 (54.1) | 342 (51.4) | 200 (24.9) | 332 (37.8) | 186 (26.0) | 169 (21.3) | 119 (12.8) | 47 (8.0) | 51 (5.9) | 63 (7.0) | 31 (4.3) |
| Hookah | 180 (63.1) | 280 (56.2) | 154 (56.6) | 90 (33.8) | 281 (56.4) | 181 (66.1) | 170 (58.9) | 268 (52.1) | 131 (48.5) | 167 (59.4) | 326 (69.5) | 161 (56.4) | 105 (37.2) | 80 (15.9) | 35 (13.7) | 37 (10.9) | 42 (8.4) | 20 (5.7) |
| Pipes | 149 (65.4) | 121 (66.5) | 64 (62.5) | 82 (38.9) | 111 (60.0) | 72 (66.5) | 132 (58.9) | 121 (65.9) | 61 (57.0) | 106 (49.8) | 90 (51.2) | 47 (42.0) | 94 (41.1) | 76 (44.4) | 26 (22.2) | 31 (12.0) | 36 (22.5) | 13 (9.8) |
| Bidis | 57 (69.1) | 62 (69.0) | 30 (66.5) | 27 (35.2) | 57 (63.5) | 31 (71.5) | 61 (71.0) | 59 (64.1) | 23 (51.0) | 34 (40.8) | 48 (60.9) | 20 (46.9) | 39 (51.1) | 30 (34.9) | 8 (18.0) | 26 (27.3) | 33 (35.7) | 11 (24.2) |
| Current use | 1262 (12.7) | 1104 (9.2) | 873 (9.3) | 430 (4.5) | 1505 (13.4) | 1469 (16.0) | 1243 (11.9) | 956 (8.2) | 850 (8.6) | 490 (5.2) | 1052 (9.4) | 670 (7.2) | 390 (4.1) | 175 (1.5) | 103 (1.0) | 71 (0.6) | 88 (0.9) | 65 (0.6) |
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 695 (14.1) | 666 (10.6) | 531 (10.7) | 635 (13.8) | 870 (15.0) | 911 (19.0) | 788 (15.4) | 621 (10.8) | 568 (11.5) | 268 (5.6) | 518 (8.9) | 355 (7.4) | 242 (5.0) | 116 (2.1) | 71 (1.4) | 47 (0.8) | 57 (1.2) | 48 (0.9) |
| Female | 566 (11.2) | 434 (7.9) | 338 (7.7) | 457 (9.9) | 628 (11.9) | 553 (12.8) | 454 (8.3) | 330 (5.5) | 281 (5.6) | 222 (4.8) | 527 (9.8) | 312 (6.9) | 148 (3.3) | 56 (0.9) | 32 (0.7) | 24 (0.5) | 29 (0.6) | 17 (0.4) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||||||||||
| White | 696 (14.0) | 654 (10.8) | 495 (10.2) | 683 (14.7) | 847 (15.3) | 813 (17.2) | 586 (11.4) | 474 (8.3) | 424 (8.4) | 244 (5.3) | 507 (9.4) | 324 (6.9) | 168 (3.7) | 102 (1.9) | 57 (1.0) | 32 (0.6) | 41 (0.8) | 26 (0.5) |
| Black | 162 (9.0) | 107 (4.5) | 82 (5.7) | 89 (4.9) | 111 (5.6) | 119 (8.9) | 268 (14.7) | 200 (8.8) | 172 (12.8) | 44 (2.4) | 96 (5.6) | 80 (6.4) | 60 (3.5) | 12 (0.6) | 7 (0.5) | 13 (0.9) | 14 (1.1) | 8 (0.6) |
| Hispanic | 320 (13.4) | 258 (8.8) | 228 (9.0) | 251 (10.4) | 442 (15.3) | 416 (16.4) | 307 (12.1) | 223 (8.0) | 201 (7.3) | 156 (7.1) | 369 (13.0) | 218 (8.7) | 138 (6.5) | 46 (1.5) | 32 (1.5) | 20 (0.7) | 28 (1.1) | 25 (0.9) |
| Other | 54 (7.6) | 40 (5.3) | 31 (7.5) | 45 (8.3) | 66 (9.4) | 75 (18.9) | 49 (8.5) | 23 (2.6) | 23 (5.9) | 38 (6.4) | 49 (6.0) | 32 (6.4) | 20 (2.8) | 8 (1.0) | 5 (0.9) | 5 (0.7) | 3 (0.4) | 2 (0.3) |
| Grade level | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9th grade | 208 (8.0) | 179 (5.7) | 137 (5.9) | 215 (8.7) | 343 (11.0) | 297 (12.3) | 200 (7.2) | 151 (4.7) | 110 (4.5) | 79 (2.8) | 180 (6.0) | 130 (5.4) | 87 (3.5) | 36 (1.1) | 27 (1.0) | 13 (0.4) | 23 (0.9) | 13 (0.4) |
| 10th grade | 274 (10.9) | 255 (8.4) | 183 (8.3) | 246 (10.7) | 387 (13.2) | 371 (15.3) | 281 (10.5) | 200 (6.8) | 166 (6.7) | 99 (4.1) | 245 (8.3) | 164 (6.6) | 83 (3.5) | 40 (1.4) | 25 (1.0) | 18 (0.5) | 23 (1.0) | 21 (1.0) |
| 11th grade | 342 (14.4) | 308 (10.8) | 254 (10.2) | 269 (12.6) | 387 (14.9) | 380 (17.2) | 345 (14.1) | 260 (9.5) | 248 (9.7) | 113 (5.5) | 275 (10.7) | 169 (7.6) | 100 (4.5) | 38 (1.7) | 25 (1.1) | 20 (0.9) | 24 (0.8) | 15 (0.6) |
| 12th grade | 438 (18.4) | 362 (12.6) | 299 (13.4) | 363 (16.4) | 388 (15.2) | 421 (19.7) | 417 (16.8) | 345 (12.3) | 326 (14.5) | 199 (9.1) | 352 (13.0) | 207 (9.4) | 120 (5.2) | 61 (2.1) | 26 (1.1) | 20 (0.7) | 18 (0.8) | 16 (0.5) |
| Home tobacco/nicotine use | ||||||||||||||||||
| None | 321 (5.5) | 330 (4.9) | 256 (4.9) | 364 (7.1) | 556 (8.9) | 929 (10.5) | 406 (7.3) | 321 (5.0) | 295 (5.6) | 177 (3.3) | 417 (6.5) | 233 (4.5) | 100 (2.0) | 55 (0.9) | 24 (0.5) | 22 (0.4) | 26 (0.5) | 16 (0.3) |
| Cigarettes | 682 (22.4) | 567 (17.0) | 409 (16.2) | 548 (19.0) | 648 (20.0) | 572 (22.3) | 554 (16.7) | 407 (12.4) | 320 (11.5) | 213 (7.4) | 416 (13.1) | 250 (9.8) | 174 (6.0) | 81 (2.4) | 51 (1.6) | 32 (0.9) | 34 (1.2) | 27 (0.9) |
| E-cigarettes | - | 229 (22.4) | 164 (20.0) | - | 419 (39.7) | 326 (40.7) | - | 182 (17.5) | 134 (15.2) | - | 204 (19.9) | 141 (17.2) | - | 48 (4.8) | 27 (3.1) | - | 24 (2.4) | 11 (1.2) |
| Cigars | 201 (24.1) | 199 (19.3) | 126 (19.9) | 185 (24.1) | 213 (22.2) | 146 (21.8) | 267 (28.1) | 274 (28.1) | 176 (23.1) | 76 (8.7) | 178 (18.9) | 89 (13.4) | 81 (9.8) | 55 (5.3) | 23 (3.2) | 22 (2.3) | 23 (2.9) | 15 (2.1) |
| Hookah | 95 (31.5) | 127 (25.9) | 62 (23.0) | 90 (33.8) | 161 (31.0) | 104 (39.4) | 91 (26.4) | 126 (25.3) | 64 (21.5) | 107 (35.4) | 206 (44.1) | 103 (36.5) | 63 (21.6) | 43 (9.1) | 23 (9.0) | 18 (4.8) | 20 (3.8) | 13 (4.0) |
| Pipes | 94 (39.0) | 67 (37.8) | 31 (24.6) | 82 (38.9) | 77 (41.4) | 53 (52.2) | 76 (30.6) | 74 (43.0) | 37 (28.5) | 66 (30.1) | 60 (36.5) | 31 (30.4) | 64 (27.1) | 41 (24.1) | 19 (16.5) | 17 (6.0) | 19 (12.5) | 11 (7.8) |
| Bidis | 43 (50.6) | 38 (41.5) | 13 (25.7) | 27 (35.2) | 38 (39.8) | 21 (48.8) | 44 (51.4) | 36 (42.6) | 18 (37.3) | 22 (24.4) | 32 (37.4) | 15 (38.2) | 33 (44.1) | 19 (21.0) | 7 (15.7) | 15 (16.4) | 18 (21.7) | 10 (21.9) |
Abbreviation: e-cigarettes, electronic cigarettes.
a
n is raw sample size and percentage is the weighted valid percentage. Missing values excluded.