Table 1.
Access to Tobacco Products in the Past 30 Days among US Middle and High School Students Aged 9 to 17 Years who Reported Past 30-day Tobacco Product Use – National Youth Tobacco Survey, 2016-2018
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | p-valuef | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | ||
| How Obtained Tobacco Productsa | ||||
| I bought them myself | 15.6 (13.8-17.5) | 11.8 (9.9-14.1) | 11.4 (9.8-13.2) | < .001 |
| I had someone else buy them | 27.4 (24.3-30.7) | 23.5 (21.0-26.1) | 19.9 (18.1-21.7) | < .001 |
| I asked someone to give me some | 16.4 (14.7-18.3) | 15.0 (13.0-17.3) | 12.2 (11.0-13.6) | < .001 |
| Someone offered them to me | 21.2 (19.1-23.4) | 19.1 (17.0-21.4) | 16.0 (14.6-17.6) | < .001 |
| I bought them from another person | 8.1 (6.8-9.7) | 8.3 (7.0-9.7) | 9.3 (8.0-10.7) | g |
| I took them from a store or another person | 3.9 (2.8-5.5) | 4.1 (3.1-5.3) | 2.6 (2.0-3.4) | g |
| I got them some other way | 12.7 (10.8-15.0) | 10.3 (9.0-11.7) | 10.7 (9.3-12.4) | g |
| From social sourcesb | 51.0 (48.1-53.9) | 46.3 (43.2-49.4) | 40.3 (38.0-42.6) | < .001 |
| Missingc | 4.4 (3.1-6.1) | 5.2 (3.8-7.0) | 6.3 (5.3-7.5) | < .05 |
| Where Obtained Tobacco Products (among those who reported buying themselves in the past 30 days)a | ||||
| Gas station/convenience store | 57.3 (50.6-63.7) | 57.1 (47.6-66.0) | 57.7 (49.6-65.5) | g |
| Grocery store | 14.0 (10.0-19.2) | 8.7 (4.9-14.9) | 9.5 (6.2-14.4) | g |
| Drug store | 13.3 (9.9-17.8) | 15.9 (11.2-22.2) | 13.6 (9.9-18.6) | g |
| Vending machine | 7.9 (4.6-13.3) | e | 3.5 (2.1-5.8) | g |
| On the Internet | 19.0 (14.4-24.5) | 6.9 (4.0-11.7) | 13.0 (9.5-17.5) | g |
| Through the mail | 8.9 (5.9-13.2) | e | 4.2 (2.8-6.4) | < .05 |
| Some other place not listed here | 28.6 (23.7-34.0) | 27.5 (19.2-37.6) | 26.9 (21.3-33.3) | g |
| Missingc | e | e | e | h |
| How and Where Obtained E-Cigarettes (among past 30-day e-cigarette users)a | ||||
| Gas station/convenience store | 11.5 (9.2-14.3) | 8.4 (6.0-11.6) | 9.8 (7.6-12.5) | g |
| Grocery store | 2.7 (1.9-3.8) | 0.9 (0.5-1.6) | 1.0 (0.6-1.5) | < .01 |
| Drug store | 3.3 (2.3-4.8) | 1.8 (1.1-3.1) | 1.8 (1.3-2.5) | < .05 |
| Mall or shopping center kiosk/stand | 3.9 (2.7-5.5) | 2.3 (1.3-4.1) | 1.9 (1.2-3.0) | < .05 |
| On the Internet | 10.2 (8.1-12.7) | 6.5 (5.0-8.4) | 5.7 (4.6-7.2) | < .001 |
| Vape shop or other store that only sells e-cigarettes | 22.4 (20.0-24.9) | 14.8 (12.4-17.5) | 16.5 (13.9-19.3) | < .01 |
| Some other place not listed here | 5.2 (3.8-7.1) | 3.1 (2.2-4.3) | 2.8 (2.1-3.7) | < .01 |
| From a family member | 16.1 (13.5-19.1) | 11.7 (9.6-14.3) | 13.3 (11.5-15.3) | g |
| From a friend | 51.8 (47.3-56.3) | 56.4 (51.7-61.0) | 58.6 (55.6-61.6) | < .05 |
| From some other person that is not a family member or a friend | 11.9 (9.9-14.1) | 7.4 (5.8-9.5) | 9.2 (8.0-10.6) | < .05 |
| From social sourcesd | 67.7 (64.6-70.8) | 69.6 (65.1-73.8) | 72.6 (70.2-74.9) | < .05 |
| Missingc | 2.3 (1.4-3.7) | e | 2.0 (1.3-3.0) | g |
| Refused Tobacco Products Sale Because of Age (among those who tried to buy tobacco products) | ||||
| Yes | 24.7 (21.7-28.0) | 23.3 (20.1-26.9) | 25.5 (22.0-29.2) | g |
| No | 75.3 (72.0-78.3) | 76.7 (73.1-79.9) | 74.5 (70.8-78.0) | g |
Note.
Respondents could select more than one option.
A composite variable indicating that the respondent obtained tobacco products through at least one of the following ways: “I had someone else buy them for me;” “I asked someone to give me some;” “Someone offered them to me;” “I bought them from another person.”
No response provided.
A composite variable indicating that the respondent obtained e-cigarettes through at least one of the following sources: “From a family member;” “From a friend;” “From some other person that is not a family member or a friend.”
Data suppressed because the sample size was < 50 or the relative standard error was > 30%.
Independent t-tests were performed to examine differences between 2016 and 2018.
Not significant.
Not applicable. Data suppressed for 2016 and 2018.