Table 1.
Characteristics of U.S. High School Students According to Current Exclusive E-Cigarette Use, Exclusive Combustible Cigarette Smoking, and Dual-Product Use, 2017 YRBS
| Current E-Cigarette Use and Combustible Cigarette Smoking | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall (N=11,296) | Non-Tobacco Users (n=10,388) | Exclusive E-Cigarette Users (n=566) | Exclusive Combustible Cigarette Smokers (n=157) | Dual-Product Users (n=235) | P-Value | |
| Participant Characteristics | n (%)a | n (%)a | n (%)a | n (%)a | n (%)a | |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 5,173 (46.4) | 4,764 (46.7) | 272 (52.9) | 49 (23.2) | 88 (35.5) | <0.001 |
| Female | 6,094 (53.6) | 5,548 (53.3) | 293 (47.1) | 107 (76.8) | 146 (64.5) | |
| Grade Level | ||||||
| 9th | 3,167 (28.8) | 2,962 (29.5) | 143 (24.7) | 22 (15.9) | 40 (16.1) | <0.001 |
| 10th | 2,884 (26.0) | 2,649 (26.1) | 143 (23.3) | 35 (22.4) | 57 (26.9) | |
| 11th | 2,713 (23.2) | 2,465 (23.1) | 139 (24.6) | 39 (24.7) | 70 (24.5) | |
| 12th | 2,506 (22.0) | 2,238 (21.3) | 140 (27.4) | 61 (37.0) | 67 (32.5) | |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 4,748 (53.4) | 4,194 (52.7) | 297 (54.3) | 97 (73.4) | 160 (70.2) | <0.001 |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 2,227 (13.8) | 2,124 (14.1) | 79 (12.5) | 16 (9.1) | 8 (3.5) | |
| Non-Hispanic Asian | 567 (4.0) | 553 (4.2) | 9 (1.2) | 1 (0.7) | 4 (1.3) | |
| Non-Hispanic Other | 809 (6.7) | 747 (6.7) | 41 (7.9) | 5 (2.5) | 16 (6.7) | |
| Hispanic | 2,758 (22.1) | 2,547 (22.3) | 132 (24.1) | 35 (14.3) | 44 (18.3) | |
| TV Watching on Average | ||||||
| <3 hours/day | 8,362 (80.0) | 7,678 (80.1) | 398 (81.0) | 110 (75.6) | 176 (77.0) | 0.31 |
| ≥3 hours/day | 2,301 (20.0) | 2,102 (19.9) | 114 (19.0) | 39 (24.4) | 46 (23.0) | |
| Computer Use on Average | ||||||
| <3 hours/day | 5,957 (56.1) | 5,460 (55.9) | 293 (59.2) | 81 (56.2) | 123 (58.3) | 0.49 |
| ≥3 hours/day | 4,688 (43.9) | 4,299 (44.1) | 220 (40.8) | 70 (43.8) | 99 (41.7) | |
| Current Physical, Mental, Emotional Problem | ||||||
| No | 5,668 (70.2) | 5,365 (71.5) | 166 (62.0) | 59 (50.7) | 78 (47.8) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 2,501 (29.8) | 2,237 (28.5) | 118 (38.0) | 60 (49.3) | 86 (52.2) | |
| Current Alcohol Use | ||||||
| No | 8,176 (79.9) | 7,918 (83.9) | 184 (36.4) | 50 (39.1) | 24 (11.0) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 2,099 (20.1) | 1,522 (16.1) | 312 (63.6) | 85 (60.9) | 180 (89.0) | |
| Current Marijuana Use | <0.001 | |||||
| No | 9,744 (87.9) | 9,259 (91.2) | 316 (55.2) | 81 (48.6) | 88 (38.3) | |
| Yes | 1,411 (12.1) | 960 (8.8) | 239 (44.8) | 73 (51.4) | 139 (61.7) | |
Abbreviation: e-cigarette use, electronic cigarette use.
a
n refers to raw sample size and % refers to weighted column percent. Missing values excluded.