Table 1.
Demographics of Ever Tobacco Users Reporting First Tobacco Product Tried (N = 2530).
| Demographics | |
|---|---|
| Race/Ethnicity: % | |
| NHa White | 45.4% |
| NH Black | 8.8% |
| Hispanic | 30.9% |
| Other Race | 14.9% |
| SES:b % | |
| High | 25.5% |
| Middle | 40.5% |
| Low | 33.9% |
| Age (Mean, SDc): | 16.2, 1.3 |
| Female: % | 53.6% |
| First Tobacco Product Tried: % | |
| E-Cigarettes | 64.6% |
| Blunts | 24.4% |
| Other Tobacco | 6.5% |
| Cigarettes | 4.5% |
Participants are adolescents in Connecticut who were surveyed in 2019.
Of our analytic sample of ever tobacco users (n = 2542), only 12 were missing cases. This was a small enough number that we dropped the missing cases from the final analysis.
NH = Non-Hispanic
SES = Socioeconomic Status
SD = Standard Deviation