Table 1.
Descriptive statistics by e-cigarette use (Texas School Physical Activity and Nutrition, 2015–2016 Texas SPAN): unweighted sample size and weighted percentages,a n = 9056.
| Full Sample n (weighted %) |
Uses e-cigarettes n (weighted %) |
Does not use e-cigarettes n (weighted %) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Percent of sample | 100 | 9.4 | 90.6 |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 4555 (51.1) | 476 (62.4) | 3733 (49.8) |
| Female | 4501 (48.9) | 315 (37.6) | 3913 (50.2) |
| Grade | |||
| 8th grade | 5421 (52.7) | 395 (34.5) | 4558 (53.7) |
| 11th grade | 3635 (47.3) | 396 (65.5) | 3088 (46.4) |
| Age by Grade (years) (mean (SD)) | |||
| Age, 8th grade | 13.6 (0.6) | 13.8 (0) | 13.6 (0.6) |
| Age, 11th grade | 16.5 (0.6) | 16.7 (0.7) | 16.5 (0.6) |
| Race/ethnicity | |||
| Non-Hispanic White/Other | 1810 (36.6) | 147 (40.4) | 1557 (36.5) |
| Hispanic/Latino | 6630 (50.9) | 593 (46.1) | 5590 (51.9) |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 616 (12.5) | 51 (13.6) | 499 (11.6) |
| Economic Status (mean (SD)) | |||
| Lowest tertile | 92.5 (4.7) | 92.7 (5.6) | 92.5 (4.6) |
| Middle tertile | 73.4 (6.9) | 73.0 (6.9) | 73.3 (6.9) |
| Highest tertile | 31.2 (10.3) | 26.7 (10.4) | 31.8 (10.2) |
| Body Mass Index Class | |||
| Normal Weight/Underweight | 5002 (59.8) | 430 (62.2) | 4252 (60.2) |
| Overweight | 1695 (17.9) | 127 (13.3) | 1464 (18.0) |
| Obese | 2226 (22.3) | 216 (24.5) | 1855 (21.7) |
| Weight Intentions | |||
| Not intending to change weight | 744 (9.8) | 78 (12.4) | 639 (9.7) |
| Intending to lose weight | 4628 (49.4) | 414 (45.5) | 4051 (49.8) |
| Intending to stay the same weight | 1702 (20.2) | 130 (15.5) | 1511 (21.0) |
| Intending to gain weight | 1617 (20.6) | 161 (26.6) | 1390 (19.5) |
| Sports Participation | |||
| No sports team participation | 2625 (34.1) | 218 (35.3) | 2307 (34.4) |
| Participates on sports teams | 6192 (65.9) | 569 (64.7) | 5285 (65.6) |
| SPAN Healthy Eating Index | 43.6 (7.0) | 42.6 (7.0) | 43.7 (6.9) |
Abbreviations: SD, standard deviation.
Data drawn from the 2015–2016 Texas School Physical Activity and Nutrition Survey.