Table 3. Associations Between Exposure to Statewide T21 Policiesa and Tobacco-Use–Related Outcomes Among Young Adults Aged 18–20 Years by Race and Ethnicity, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Systemb, 2019c .
| Indicator | Adjusted prevalence ratio (95% CI) |
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| Overall (n = 10,146) | Asian, non-Hispanic (n = 531) | Black, non-Hispanic (n = 809) | Hispanic (n = 1,955) | Otherd (n = 792) | White, non-Hispanic (n = 5,920) | |
| Smoked up to 100 cigarettes | 0.71 (0.53–0.94) | 0.71 (0.26–1.96) | 0.16 (0.02–1.19) | 0.73 (0.42–1.27) | 0.40 (0.19–0.85) | 0.69 (0.49–0.97) |
| Smoke cigarettes daily | 0.41 (0.23–0.74) | 0.33 (0.07–1.62) | 0.34 (0.04–3.08) | 0.51 (0.13–1.94) | 0.18 (0.04–0.79) | 0.34 (0.17–0.71) |
| Current cigarette smokers (daily or nondaily) | 0.58 (0.39–0.86) | 0.49 (0.20–1.17) | 0.23 (0.03–1.62) | 0.47 (0.22–1.02) | 0.43 (0.18–1.01) | 0.60 (0.39–0.92) |
| Current smokeless tobacco users | 1.21 (0.80–1.85) | 0.39 (0.08–2.02) | 11.98 (4.55–31.55) | 0.97 (0.44–2.11) | 0.55 (0.13–2.28) | 1.24 (0.80–1.93) |
a Policies that prohibited the sale of tobacco products to anyone aged <21 years.
b Race and ethnicity information were missing for 139 respondents.
c Adjusted for binge drinking, sex, and income. Analyzed T21 states were California, Hawaii, Oregon, Maine, and Massachusetts. Data were not available for New Jersey as part of the 2019 survey. Data were available for the remaining 49 states and the District of Columbia. Analysis excluded US territories.
d Other races and ethnicities included in the survey were non-Hispanic American Indians/Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians/other Pacific Islanders, and multiracial persons.