Table 1. Summary Statistics for Those Who Did Not Smoke or Vape at Baseline, Among Youths and Emerging Adultsa.
| Wave 2 vaping status | Vaped, % (95% CI) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | Flavored | Unflavored | |
| Youths (12-17 y) | ||||
| No. | 7096 | 164 | 129 | 14 |
| Ever tried cigarettes, wave 1 | 4.86 (4.24-5.57) | 22.77 (15.79-31.67) | 21.64 (14.64-30.78) | 35.56 (10.63-71.91) |
| Smoked in past 30 d, wave 3 | 2.84 (2.40-3.35) | 21.80 (16.16-28.73) | 19.47 (13.82-26.71) | 41.76 (14.80-74.74) |
| Male youths | 51.18 (49.79-52.57) | 56.69 (48.41-64.62) | 57.19 (48.20-65.73) | 42.83 (19.96-69.23) |
| Race | ||||
| White | 66.88 (64.15-69.51) | 74.56 (68.05-80.14) | 72.36 (64.74-78.88) | 88.68 (58.33-97.77) |
| Black | 15.28 (13.27-17.53) | 7.84 (4.57-13.14) | 7.49 (3.64-14.79) | 6.82 (0.75-41.53) |
| Other | 13.68 (12.28-15.21) | 13.53 (8.94-19.95) | 16.32 (10.56-24.37) | 0 |
| Hispanic | 22.40 (19.66-25.41) | 20.64 (14.96-27.77) | 19.95 (13.98-27.66) | 23.39 (7.74-52.63) |
| Parental education | ||||
| <High school | 17.18 (15.67-18.79) | 18.78 (13.01-26.32) | 20.11 (13.62-28.68) | 20.94 (5.93-52.66) |
| High school graduate | 17.35 (16.14-18.63) | 19.58 (13.71-27.18) | 18.43 (12.07-27.10) | 29.31 (6.92-69.80) |
| Some college | 30.79 (28.96-32.68) | 30.60 (23.98-38.14) | 34.14 (26.29-42.98) | 4.69 (0.51-32.26) |
| ≥College degree | 34.17 (31.60-36.83) | 31.04 (23.27-40.04) | 27.32 (19.32-37.10) | 45.07 (17.88-75.56) |
| Parental household income, $ | ||||
| <10 000 | 7.23 (6.21-8.40) | 7.76 (4.36-13.46) | 7.53 (3.83-14.27) | 10.71 (2.06-40.67) |
| 10 000-24 999 | 13.86 (12.64-15.19) | 15.76 (11.23-21.67) | 16.13 (10.33-24.30) | 21.29 (3.53-66.65) |
| 25 000-49 999 | 20.02 (18.78-21.32) | 17.99 (12.08-25.94) | 14.65 (8.83-23.31) | 29.99 (9.57-63.43) |
| 50 000-99 999 | 23.41 (22.15-24.72) | 28.54 (21.19-37.23) | 28.11 (20.24-37.60) | 21.46 (5.50-56.17) |
| ≥100 000 | 23.61 (21.61-25.73) | 21.82 (14.33-31.77) | 23.79 (15.61-34.50) | 16.55 (3.44-52.46) |
| Emerging adults (18-24 y) | ||||
| No. | 4517 | 102 | 92 | 8 |
| Ever tried cigarettes, wave 1 | 40.03 (38.00-42.10) | 67.52 (54.51-78.29) | 69.41 (56.08-80.13) | 47.51 (11.97-85.77) |
| Established smoking, wave 3 | 5.34 (4.69-6.06) | 21.91 (14.68-31.39) | 23.79 (15.96-33.91) | 8.17 (0.70-52.74) |
| Male emerging adults | 47.00 (45.43-48.57) | 65.73 (54.90-75.14) | 62.68 (51.39-72.74) | 93.84 (55.01-99.48) |
| Race | ||||
| White | 65.44 (62.53-68.24) | 71.25 (59.28-80.83) | 70.48 (57.92-80.55) | 74.59 (31.84-94.86) |
| Black | 15.50 (13.46-17.79) | 11.38 (6.29-19.71) | 10.93 (5.76-19.77) | 16.52 (2.49-60.57) |
| Other | 15.36 (13.46-17.49) | 13.51 (6.94-24.66) | 14.22 (7.00-26.76) | 8.89 (0.77-55.08) |
| Hispanic | 21.82 (19.29-24.57) | 23.22 (14.82-34.45) | 25.18 (15.92-37.43) | 8.89 (0.77-55.08) |
| Any college at baseline | 59.40 (57.26-61.51) | 39.77 (29.69-50.81) | 42.26 (31.37-53.97) | 17.07 (2.76-59.86) |
| Household income, $ | ||||
| <10 000 | 24.17 (22.47-25.94) | 22.85 (15.25-32.78) | 24.48 (16.11-35.37) | 0 |
| 10 000-24 999 | 20.14 (18.46-21.93) | 23.87 (14.94-35.88) | 24.64 (14.93-37.84) | 19.94 (3.26-64.76) |
| 25 000-49 999 | 16.89 (15.56-18.30) | 14.82 (8.10-25.56) | 13.13 (7.00-23.27) | 31.14 (4.62-80.86) |
| 50 000-99 999 | 15.40 (14.16-16.73) | 12.83 (7.19-21.88) | 13.59 (7.40-23.62) | 7.77 (0.67-51.33) |
| ≥100 000 | 10.64 (9.25-12.22) | 12.04 (6.03-22.59) | 8.83 (3.94-18.60) | 41.15 (8.55-83.94) |
a
Sample-weighted means use data from Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study waves 1 to 3. Age groups are based on age at wave 1. A total of 51 youths and 15 emerging adults lacked wave 2 vaping data. Among those who vaped at wave 2, flavor preference was missing for 14 youths and 2 emerging adults. Sex, race, Hispanic ethnicity, (parental) education, and (parental) income were missing in 0.26%, 4.18%, 2.33%, 0.50%, and 11.78% of youth observations, respectively; for emerging adults, the corresponding percentages were 0.9%, 3.68%, 0.45%, 0.44%, and 12.88%.