Table 1.
Descriptive Statistics of Sociodemographic and Tobacco Use Characteristics (NYTS, 2017–2020; n = 2699).
| Cigarette Smoking, Days Per Month | Cigarettes Smoked Per Day | Nicotine Dependence | Quit Intentions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1–5 Days | 6–19 Days | 20–30 Days | 1 or Less | 2–10 | 11+ | Craving | Use after Waking up | Yes | |
| Total | 58.2% | 19.2% | 22.7% | 51.2% | 41.1% | 7.7% | 53.0% | 30.2% | 59.7% |
| Cigarette Type | |||||||||
| Non-Menthol | 63.5% | 18.4% | 18.2% | 55.9% | 38.6% | 5.5% | 48.8% | 25.6% | 62.4% |
| Menthol | 50.6% | 20.4% | 29.1% | 44.3% | 44.7% | 11.0% | 59.0% | 36.8% | 54.7% |
| Sex | |||||||||
| Males | 56.6% | 19.7% | 23.6% | 49.8% | 40.6% | 9.6% | 52.9% | 32.9% | 62.0% |
| Females | 59.9% | 18.5% | 21.5% | 52.7% | 41.7% | 5.7% | 53.2% | 27.2% | 57.2% |
| Grade Level | |||||||||
| Middle School | 66.4% | 15.3% | 18.3% | 59.0% | 32.3% | 8.7% | 55.2% | 27.7% | 58.3% |
| High School | 56.6% | 19.9% | 23.5% | 49.6% | 42.9% | 7.6% | 52.6% | 30.7% | 60.0% |
| Race/Ethnicity | |||||||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 57.5% | 19.6% | 22.9% | 47.7% | 45.8% | 6.5% | 56.1% | 33.6% | 58.9% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 60.0% | 19.9% | 20.1% | 58.3% | 31.8% | 10.0% | 48.0% | 24.2% | 60.5% |
| Non-Hispanic, Black | 57.9% | 16.3% | 25.9% | 59.7% | 26.4% | 13.9% | 42.3% | 23.0% | 67.9% |
| Otherb | 58.6% | 16.4% | 25.0% | 53.2% | 39.7% | 7.1% | 50.3% | 25.2% | 58.5% |
| Other Tobacco Usec | |||||||||
| No | 71.4% | 15.9% | 12.7% | 70.8% | 25.5% | 3.7% | 34.0% | 10.4% | 62.9% |
| Yes | 56.7% | 19.6% | 23.8% | 48.9% | 42.9% | 8.2% | 55.2% | 32.5% | 59.4% |
| Year | |||||||||
| 2017 | 59.8% | 20.6% | 19.6% | 49.3% | 42.1% | 8.6% | 47.5% | 25.0% | 57.2% |
| 2018 | 58.0% | 19.6% | 22.4% | 47.4% | 44.1% | 8.5% | 54.6% | 29.7% | 57.4% |
| 2019 | 54.5% | 16.3% | 29.2% | 49.7% | 42.4% | 7.9% | 56.1% | 33.0% | 59.3% |
| 2020 | 60.0% | 19.6% | 20.4% | 62.5% | 32.7% | 4.8% | 55.9% | 36.8% | 68.9% |
NOTE: Columns may not add up to 100% due to rounding. P-value reflects chi-square test.
a
“No” is defined as not intending to quit smoking in the next 12 months; “Intentions to quit” is defined as being a past 30-day smoker that intends to quit smoking within the next 6 months or is currently attempting cessation.
b
“Other” is where a response was “Asian, non-Hispanic”, “American Indian/Alaska Native, non-Hispanic;” or “native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islanders, non-Hispanic”
c
Past 30-day use of any of the following: electronic cigarettes, cigars, cigarillos, little cigars, pipe tobacco, bidis, snus, dissolvable, and hookah.