Table 1.
College Entry Characteristics by Tobacco Trajectory Group (N=1519).
| College Entry Characteristics | Full Analytic Sample N=1519 % or Mean (SE) |
Limited Use N=799 % or Mean (SE) |
Sustained Polytobacco Use N=87 % or Mean (SE) |
Experimental Use N=165 % or Mean (SE) |
College Polytobacco with Continued Cigarette and E-Cigarette Use N=212 % or Mean (SE) |
College-Limited Combustible Use N=256 % or Mean (SE) |
p-value1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female Sex | 49.8 | 56.9 | 3.4 | 43.6 | 49.5 | 46.1 | <0.001 |
| Non-White Race | 15.7 | 19.0 | 4.6 | 22.8 | 9.2 | 13.8 | 0.012 |
| Hispanic Ethnicity | 6.6 | 6.8 | 2.3 | 7.4 | 5.2 | 7.5 | 0.202 |
| Mothers with College Education | 61.8 | 65.3 | 75.4 | 60.4 | 60.6 | 67.3 | 0.168 |
| Religious Service Attendance (2+ times/month) | 42.3 | 46.7 | 45.3 | 35.8 | 31.1 | 26.7 | <0.001 |
| Greek-letter organizations2 | 16.8 | 15.1 | 40.1 | 15.3 | 17.9 | 22.7 | 0.007 |
| Marijuana Use | 23.8 | 10.5 | 42.2 | 23.9 | 55.7 | 43.0 | <0.001 |
| Illicit Drug Use | 4.5 | 1.1 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 14.5 | 8.4 | 0.010 |
| Binge Drinking | 45.8 | 35.2 | 77.9 | 42.2 | 68.9 | 75.0 | <0.001 |
| At least one close friend smokes | 51.8 | 39.0 | 52.9 | 57.9 | 80.0 | 69.0 | <0.001 |
| At least one family member smokes | 40.1 | 33.5 | 34.5 | 47.9 | 45.5 | 34.6 | 0.008 |
| Sensation Seeking | 3.2 (0.01) | 3.1 (0.02) | 3.4 (0.08) | 3.3 (0.06) | 3.6 (0.04) | 3.5 (0.04) | <0.001 |
| Depression2 | 6.8 (0.11) | 6.5 (0.19) | 6.0 (0.61) | 6.1 (0.40) | 8.1 (0.42) | 7.0 (0.34) | 0.010 |
| Stress2 | 15.2 (0.14) | 15.3 (0.24) | 14.4 (0.73) | 14.1 (0.56) | 15.8 (0.52) | 15.3 (0.42) | 0.187 |
1
p-value is for an overall test of any difference between classes.
2
These variables were measured in Wave 2 (spring 2011)