TABLE 2. Percentage of high school students who currently used tobacco products,* by selected characteristics and type of tobacco product — Adolescent Behaviors and Experiences Survey, United States, January–June 2021.
| Characteristic | Current electronic vapor product use† |
Current cigarette use§ |
Current cigar use¶ |
Current smokeless tobacco use** |
Any current tobacco product use††,§§ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | |
|
Sex
| |||||
| Female |
16.8 (13.4–20.8) |
3.0 (2.1–4.5) |
1.3 (1.0–1.9) |
0.6 (0.4–1.0) |
16.9 (13.7–20.7) |
| Male |
13.9 (11.9–16.3) |
3.6 (2.6–4.9) |
3.1 (2.4–4.1) |
3.2 (2.2–4.8) |
14.3 (12.3–16.6) |
|
Race and ethnicity
| |||||
| American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic |
23.5 (12.3–40.1) |
8.9 (5.6–13.8) |
4.1 (2.2–7.7) |
7.1 (3.3–14.8) |
24.0 (11.5–43.5) |
| Asian, non-Hispanic |
4.4 (2.3–8.2) |
0.3 (0.1–1.3) |
0.5 (0.1–1.8) |
1.3 (0.3–5.2) |
4.4 (2.3–8.4) |
| Black, non-Hispanic |
10.6 (8.5–13.2) |
0.9 (0.3–2.3) |
2.6 (1.7–4.1) |
0.4 (0.2–0.9) |
11.0 (8.7–13.8) |
| Hispanic or Latino (all races) |
9.7 (7.2–12.9) |
1.8 (1.2–2.8) |
1.3 (0.9–2.1) |
0.8 (0.5–1.5) |
9.4 (7.1–12.3) |
| Multiracial, non-Hispanic |
17.6 (13.2–23.0) |
4.1 (2.0–8.3) |
5.4 (3.2–9.0) |
1.1 (0.5–2.5) |
19.4 (14.5–25.5) |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic |
—¶¶ |
1.2 (0.1–11.0) |
3.2 (0.4–21.4) |
3.2 (0.4–21.4) |
— |
| White, non-Hispanic |
20.3 (17.2–23.9) |
4.9 (3.6–6.5) |
2.4 (1.7–3.4) |
3.0 (2.0–4.3) |
20.7 (17.6–24.0) |
|
Grade
| |||||
| 9 |
13.3 (10.0–17.4) |
2.7 (1.6–4.3) |
1.9 (1.2–3.0) |
1.2 (0.7–2.2) |
13.0 (9.9–16.9) |
| 10 |
12.3 (9.7–15.6) |
2.5 (1.6–3.9) |
1.9 (1.3–2.8) |
1.5 (0.8–3.0) |
12.6 (10.0–15.6) |
| 11 |
16.1 (13.1–19.7) |
3.6 (2.5–5.0) |
1.6 (1.0–2.4) |
1.8 (1.1–2.8) |
16.8 (13.8–20.3) |
| 12 |
20.4 (17.3–23.8) |
4.5 (2.6–7.6) |
3.6 (2.4–5.4) |
3.0 (1.8–5.1) |
20.8 (17.4–24.6) |
|
Sexual identity
| |||||
| Heterosexual |
14.7 (12.1–17.6) |
2.9 (2.1–3.9) |
2.0 (1.6–2.7) |
2.0 (1.4–3.0) |
14.9 (12.5–17.7) |
| Gay, lesbian, or bisexual |
20.9 (16.8–25.7) |
6.2 (3.6–10.3) |
3.5 (2.3–5.3) |
1.5 (0.8–2.7) |
21.6 (17.3–26.5) |
| Other or questioning |
16.1 (12.2–21.1) |
3.3 (1.9–5.6) |
1.4 (0.7–2.8) |
0.7 (0.3–2.2) |
15.8 (12.0–20.5) |
|
Instructional model of school
| |||||
| In-person only |
25.2 (13.9–41.2) |
5.2 (2.5–10.8) |
3.4 (1.8–6.5) |
2.9 (1.7–5.1) |
25.5 (13.9–42.0) |
| Virtual only |
9.1 (7.3–11.2) |
1.4 (0.9–2.0) |
1.0 (0.6–1.8) |
0.5 (0.2–1.2) |
9.0 (7.1–11.4) |
| Hybrid |
17.2 (14.4–20.5) |
3.9 (2.8–5.3) |
2.6 (2.0–3.4) |
2.4 (1.6–3.4) |
17.5 (14.8–20.7) |
| Total | 15.4 (13.0–18.1) | 3.3 (2.5–4.4) | 2.3 (1.8–2.9) | 1.9 (1.3–2.8) | 15.6 (13.3–18.2) |
* Weighted percentages. See Table 1 for variable definitions.
† Pairwise t-tests indicate significant differences (p<0.05) between the following subgroups of students: non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Native versus non-Hispanic Asian; non-Hispanic Asian versus non-Hispanic Black, Hispanic, non-Hispanic multiracial, and non-Hispanic White; non-Hispanic Black versus non-Hispanic White and non-Hispanic multiracial; Hispanic versus non-Hispanic multiracial and non-Hispanic White; grade 9 versus grade 12; grade 10 versus grade 12; grade 11 versus grade 12; heterosexual versus gay, lesbian, and bisexual; in-person versus virtual; and virtual versus hybrid.
§ Pairwise t-tests indicate significant differences (p<0.05) between the following subgroups of students: non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Native versus non-Hispanic Asian, non-Hispanic Black, Hispanic, non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, and non-Hispanic White; non-Hispanic Asian versus Hispanic, non-Hispanic multiracial, and non-Hispanic White; non-Hispanic Black versus non-Hispanic multiracial and non-Hispanic White; Hispanic versus non-Hispanic White; non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander versus non-Hispanic White; heterosexual versus gay, lesbian, or bisexual; and virtual versus hybrid.
¶ Pairwise t-tests indicate significant differences (p<0.05) between the following subgroups of students: female versus male; non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Native versus non-Hispanic Asian; non-Hispanic Asian versus non-Hispanic Black, Hispanic, non-Hispanic multiracial, and non-Hispanic White; non-Hispanic Black versus Hispanic; Hispanic versus non-Hispanic multiracial and non-Hispanic White; heterosexual versus gay, lesbian, or bisexual; gay, lesbian, or bisexual versus other or questioning; in-person versus virtual; and virtual versus hybrid.
** Pairwise t-tests indicate significant differences (p<0.05) between the following subgroups of students: female versus male; grade 9 versus grade 12; non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Native versus non-Hispanic Black, Hispanic, and non-Hispanic multiracial; non-Hispanic Black versus non-Hispanic White; Hispanic versus non-Hispanic White; non-Hispanic multiracial versus non-Hispanic White; heterosexual versus other or questioning; in-person versus virtual; and virtual versus hybrid.
†† Smoked cigarettes or cigars or used smokeless tobacco or an electronic vapor product. To be consistent with other CDC surveillance systems, variable calculated among students who answered all four questions related to tobacco product use.
§§ Pairwise t-tests indicate significant differences (p<0.05) between the following subgroups of students: grade 9 versus grade 12; grade 10 versus grades 11 and 12; non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Native versus non-Hispanic Asian; non-Hispanic Asian versus non-Hispanic Black, Hispanic, non-Hispanic multiracial, and non-Hispanic White; non-Hispanic Black versus non-Hispanic multiracial and non-Hispanic White; Hispanic versus non-Hispanic multiracial and non-Hispanic White; heterosexual versus gay, lesbian, or bisexual; gay, lesbian, or bisexual versus other or questioning; in-person versus virtual; and virtual versus hybrid.
¶¶ Dashes indicate that results are suppressed because n<30.