Table A1.
Weighted Descriptive Statistics for all 8th, 10th, and 12th Graders in First Cigarette Initiation, and Daily Smoking Initiation Samples, Monitoring the Future, 2014–2019. Results Shown are Using Imputed Data (m = 10).
| Sample of First Cigarette Initiation in Current Grade |
Sample of Daily Smoking Initiation in Current Grade |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 8 |
Grade 10 |
Grade 12 |
Grade 8 |
Grade 10 |
Grade 12 |
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| Variables | Wt. % | Wt. % | Wt. % | Wt. % | Wt. % | Wt. % |
| 100% T21 Coverage | 12.6% | 13.8% | 12.4% | 12.1% | 13.3% | 11.6% |
| Gender | ||||||
| Female | 51.0% | 50.9% | 52.9% | 50.8% | 50.5% | 51.8% |
| Male | 49.0% | 49.1% | 47.1% | 49.2% | 49.5% | 48.2% |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 44.2% | 49.6% | 49.6% | 44.0% | 50.1% | 50.9% |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 13.2% | 13.9% | 14.4% | 13.1% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| Hispanic | 23.6% | 18.7% | 20.3% | 23.6% | 18.9% | 20.2% |
| Non-Hispanic Asian | 5.1% | 5.2% | 4.8% | 4.8% | 4.9% | 4.4% |
| Non-Hispanic Other | 13.9% | 12.5% | 10.9% | 14.4% | 12.8% | 11.3% |
| Education, Parents’ Highest | ||||||
| Less than High School | 10.1% | 9.0% | 10.7% | 10.6% | 9.4% | 10.9% |
| High School | 17.4% | 15.9% | 18.0% | 17.9% | 16.6% | 18.4% |
| Some College | 14.4% | 15.6% | 19.0% | 14.7% | 16.0% | 19.5% |
| College or Greater | 58.1% | 59.5% | 52.3% | 56.9% | 58.0% | 51.1% |
| College Plans (Grade 12) | ||||||
| No, Probably/Definitely | 15.8% | 17.7% | ||||
| Yes, Probably | 23.2% | 23.8% | ||||
| Yes, Definitely | 61.0% | 58.4% | ||||
| Living Arrangement | ||||||
| Neither Mother or Father in Household | 3.7% | 3.7% | 5.3% | 4.0% | 4.2% | 6.0% |
| Lives with Father | 3.6% | 3.7% | 4.6% | 3.8% | 4.0% | 5.0% |
| Lives with Mother | 18.1% | 18.2% | 23.1% | 18.5% | 18.7% | 23.5% |
| Lives with Father and Mother | 74.6% | 74.3% | 67.0% | 73.6% | 73.1% | 65.5% |
| Employment, Mother’s Current (Grade 8/10) | ||||||
| Not Employed | 20.0% | 20.0% | 20.5% | 20.4% | ||
| Part Time | 18.8% | 15.8% | 18.7% | 15.7% | ||
| Full Time | 61.2% | 64.2% | 60.8% | 63.9% | ||
| Employment, Mother’s Current (Grade 12) | ||||||
| None | 14.5% | 14.6% | ||||
| Sometimes | 18.4% | 18.5% | ||||
| Most of Time | 17.7% | 17.9% | ||||
| All the Time | 49.4% | 49.0% | ||||
| High School Program | ||||||
| College Prep. | 35.1% | 45.6% | 52.2% | 34.3% | 44.0% | 50.4% |
| General | 16.8% | 24.1% | 33.0% | 16.9% | 25.0% | 34.4% |
| Vocational/Technical | 4.8% | 3.6% | 3.3% | 4.9% | 3.9% | 3.5% |
| Other/Don’t Know | 43.3% | 26.7% | 11.5% | 43.9% | 27.2% | 11.6% |
| Census Region | ||||||
| Northeast | 17.4% | 19.0% | 17.2% | 16.9% | 18.5% | 16.9% |
| Midwest | 21.0% | 22.7% | 21.7% | 21.1% | 22.7% | 21.5% |
| South | 38.2% | 35.1% | 38.9% | 38.6% | 35.6% | 39.6% |
| West | 23.3% | 23.2% | 22.1% | 23.3% | 23.2% | 22.0% |
| Smoking First Cigarette in Current Grade | ||||||
| No | 98.0% | 97.5% | 95.7% | |||
| Yes | 2.0% | 2.5% | 4.3% | |||
| Initiation to Daily Smoking in Current Grade | ||||||
| No | 99.3% | 98.9% | 97.8% | |||
| Yes | 0.7% | 1.1% | 2.2% | |||
| State Federal Tax (mean $ (SE), range) | 2.8 (1.1), 1.1–5.5 | 2.8 (1.1), 1.1–5.4 | 2.7 (1.1), 1.1–5.5 | 2.7 (1.1), 1.1–5.5 | 2.7 (1.1), 1.1–5.5 | 2.7 (1.1), 1.1–5.5 |
| Workplace Smoke-free Laws Coverage (mean % (SE), range) | 71.0 (41.3), 0–100 | 70.3 (43.1), 0–100 | 70.1 (41.9), 0–100 | 70.5 (41.6), 0–100 | 69.7 (43.3), 0–100 | 69.5 (42.1), 0–100 |
| Hospitality Smoke-free Laws Coverage (mean % (SE), range) | 79.2 (36.9), 0–100 | 79.5 (38.2), 0–100 | 76.3 (39.4), 0–100 | 78.7 (37.2), 0–100 | 78.9 (38.6), 0–100 | 75.5 (39.9), 0–100 |
| State Poverty (mean % (SE), range) | 14.2 (5.2), 3.4–46.4 | 13.9 (4.6), 4.4–37.5 | 14.6 (5.5), 4.0–53.3 | 14.3 (5.3), 3.4–46.4 | 13.9 (4.6), 4.4–37.5 | 14.7 (5.6), 4.0–53.3 |
| State % Black (mean % (SE), range) | 12.6 (12.9), 0–73.1 | 12.7 (12.2), 0.1–59.0 | 13.3 (12.8), 0–74.2 | 12.5 (12.9), 0–73.1 | 12.5 (12.2), 0.1–59.0 | 13.1 (12.7), 0–74.2 |
| State % Hispanic (mean % (SE), range) | 18.5 (17.1), 0.2–68.5 | 17.6 (15.8), 0–81.3 | 18.7 (17.6), 0.1–68.5 | 18.4 (17.1), 0.2–68.5 | 17.5 (16.0), 0–81.3 | 18.5 (17.6), 0.1–68.5 |
| State % college grad (age 25 + ) (mean % (SE), range) | 31.1 (10.7), 8.6–61.6 | 31.1 (10.4), 5.1–72.9 | 30.0 (10.2), 7.8–62.1 | 30.8 (10.7), 8.6–61.6 | 30.7 (10.4), 5.1–72.9 | 29.7 (10.3), 7.8–62.1 |
| State-level Prevalence of Adult E-cigarette Use (mean % (SE), range) | 2.3 (0.62), 1.3–4.9 | 2.3 (0.61), 1.3–4.5 | 2.3 (0.68), 1.3–4.9 | 2.3 (0.63), 1.3–4.9 | 2.3 (0.61), 1.3–4.5 | 2.3 (0.68), 1.3–4.9 |
| Unweighted N | 84,562 | 74,938 | 30,198 | 91,457 | 85,468 | 37,571 |