Table 2:
Current e-cigarette and marijuana use and health-risk behaviors, YRBS 2017
| Non-users | Exclusive E-cigarette Users | Exclusive Marijuana Users | Concurrent Users | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health-Risk Behavior | % | % | aOR (95% CI) | % | aOR (95% CI) | % | aOR (95% CI) | |
| Unintentional Injuries and Violence | ||||||||
| Rode with driver who had been drinking alcohol1 | 11.5 | Ref | 22.0 | 1.54 (1.20–1.99) | 22.3 | 1.74 (1.40–2.18) | 43.6 | 3.24 (2.69–3.90) |
| Drove when drinking alcohol1,2 | 1.4 | Ref | 7.4 | 2.63 (1.45–4.78) | 8.7 | 4.28 (2.59–7.07) | 27.3 | 9.28 (5.61–15.34) |
| Texted or emailed while driving2 | 30.3 | Ref | 58.2 | 2.60 (1.94–3.49) | 48.4 | 2.06 (1.51–2.80) | 66.6 | 4.09 (2.71–6.17) |
| Carried a weapon1 | 11.1 | Ref | 38.4 | 1.71 (1.24–2.37) | 16.6 | 1.33 (0.98–1.81) | 34.4 | 2.17 (1.47–3.21) |
| In a physical fight3 | 15.9 | Ref | 36.6 | 1.92 (1.45–2.54) | 38.8 | 3.02 (2.43–3.76) | 54.1 | 3.57 (2.52–5.07) |
| Attempted suicide3 | 4.5 | Ref | 8.6 | 1.43 (0.88–2.32) | 13.5 | 3.11 (2.03–4.77) | 19.6 | 3.34 (2.00–5.58) |
| Alcohol and Other Drug Use | ||||||||
| Current alcohol use1 | 14.2 | Ref | 71.1 | 7.68 (5.42–10.88) | 59.1 | 6.70 (5.48–8.19) | 88.2 | 18.27 (13.70–24.38) |
| Current binge drinking1 | 4.2 | Ref | 37.3 | 5.94 (3.86–9.15) | 27.8 | 6.37 (4.72–8.59) | 64.7 | 16.37 (12.06–22.23) |
| Lifetime illicit drug use | 5.8 | Ref | 15.7 | 1.42 (0.99–2.03) | 26.8 | 4.54 (3.56–5.77) | 58.0 | 8.79 (6.55–11.81) |
| Lifetime prescription drug misuse | 6.9 | Ref | 23 | 2.08 (1.51–2.85) | 27.4 | 3.56 (2.77–4.59) | 50.3 | 5.16 (4.06–6.57) |
| Sexual Risk Behavior | ||||||||
| Lifetime sexual partners ≥4 | 3.9 | Ref | 15.9 | 3.24 (2.03–5.16) | 23.6 | 4.69 (3.71–5.92) | 36.4 | 4.70 (3.18–6.93) |
| Currently sexually active4 | 17.6 | Ref | 49.9 | 3.18 (2.37–4.27) | 54.5 | 4.06 (3.29–5.00) | 66.0 | 5.59 (4.28–7.30) |
| No condom use at last intercourse5 | 38.6 | Ref | 38.8 | 0.92 (0.68–1.25) | 50.7 | 1.63 (1.32–2.01) | 49.1 | 1.15 (0.88–1.51) |
Abbreviations: YRBS, Youth Risk Behavior Survey; e-cigarette, electronic cigarette use; aOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.
Analyses adjusted for sex, race/ethnicity, grade level, and combustible cigarette smoking, cigar smoking and smokeless tobacco use.
Percentages are weighted.
1
Past 30 days
2
Excludes those who did not drive
3
Past 12 months
4
Past 3 months
5
Excludes those who have never had sexual intercourse