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Published in final edited form as: Biostat Biom Open Access J. 2022 Oct 21;11(1):555801. doi: 10.19080/bboaj.2022.11.555801

Table 1:

Demographic characteristics for user and never user of tobacco products in PATH USA youth (age 12-17).

Total TRADITIONAL CIGARS SMOKELESS TOBACCO CIGARILLOS
n =17,495;
N = 32,625,206
n =17,602;
N = 32,840,714
n =17,437;
N = 32,535,569
n N Weighted
% (SE)
n N Weighted
% (SE)
n N Weighted
% (SE)
Wave of Entry Into Adult PATH Wave 1 (2013-2014) 13,388 24,355,848 74.7(0.14) 13,496 24,571,848 74.8(0.15) 13,324 2,425,196 74.6(0.14)
Wave 2 (2014-2015) 2,078 4,088,765 12.5(0.13) 2,069 4,075,419 12.4(0.12) 2,085 4,105,263 12.6(0.12)
Wave 3 (2015-2016) 2,029 4,180,593 12.8(0.19) 2,036 4,193,446 12.8(0.19) 2,028 4,178,389 12.8(0.19)
Age at entry into study (SE) Weighted mean (SE) 13.9
0.01
13.9
0.01
13.9
0.01
Proportion of ever use of the TP at the first wave of PATH participation 302 580,056 1.8(0.10) 612 1,149,604 3.5(0.19) 879 1,600,972 4.9(0.21)
Sex Female 8,516 15,924,639 48.8(0.08) 8,563 16,030,021 48.8(0.08) 8,488 15,880,595 48.8(0.09)
Male 8,970 16,680,619 51.2(0.08) 9,029 16,790,744 51.2(0.08) 8,940 16,635,025 51.2(0.09)
Missing 9 16,783 9 16,792 9 16,793
Race/ethnicity Non-Hispanic White 8,403 17,421,335 53.5(0.12) 8474 17,578,635 53.7(0.12) 8,402 17,423,048 53.7(0.13)
Hispanic 5,039 7,503,700 23.1(0.11) 5071 7,544,526 23.0(0.11) 5,009 7,459,158 23.0(0.12)
Non-Hispanic Black 2,357 4,428,603 13.6(0.08) 2,354 4,422,462 13.5(0.07) 2335 4,389,394 13.5(0.09)
Non-Hispanic Other* 1,649 3,187,395 9.8(0.11) 1,656 3,212,964 9.8(0.09) 1644 3,179,797 9.8(0.0)
Missing 47 87,647 46 85,823 47 87,697