Background
Methods
Study sample
Survey
Measures
Statistical analysis
Results
Overall sample Weighted frequency (N = 216105) | Youth who smoked in past 30 days Weighted frequency (n = 39938) | |
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Characteristic | Nb (Weighted percent) | Weighted percent |
Gender | ||
Female | 105297 (48.9) | 18.1 |
Male | 109871 (51.1) | 20.5 |
Race | ||
Black | 56809 (26.8) | 14.3 |
White | 117570 (55.5) | 19.7 |
Other | 37308 (17.7) | 24.1 |
Lives with smoker | ||
Yes | 72554 (36.4) | 26.6 |
No | 126559 (63.6) | 13.2 |
Age | ||
14 | 31690 (14.7) | 9.0 |
15 | 57208 (26.5) | 11.5 |
16 | 55732 (25.8) | 21.8 |
17 | 51913 (24.0) | 25.6 |
18 and over | 19561 (9.0) | 35.1 |
Asthma | ||
Yes, currently | 31521 (16.2) | 17.9 |
Yes, but not anymore | 23241 (12.0) | 20.0 |
Never | 139281 (71.8) | 18.5 |
Question | Asthma status | p-valueb | ||
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Yes, currently | Yes, but not anymore | Never | ||
Weighted frequency (n = 31521) | Weighted frequency (n = 23421) | Weighted frequency (n = 139281) | ||
Weighted population mean | Weighted population mean | Weighted population mean | ||
During the past 12 months, a doctor, dentist, nurse, or other health professional asked me if I smoke (n = 41852)c | 43.6 | 36.7 | 33.6 |
0.049
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During the past 12 months, a doctor, dentist, nurse, or other health professional advised me not to smoke (n = 32722)c | 35.4 | 28.8 | 26.7 | 0.087 |
I think the smoke from other people’s cigarettes is harmful to me (n = 130190)c | 94.3 | 93.8 | 94.1 | 0.983 |
I think young people risk harming themselves if they smoke from 1 to 5 cigarettes per day (n = 128104)c | 89.9 | 93.6 | 92.5 | 0.457 |
I think it’s safe to smoke for only a year or two, as long as I quit after that (n = 12789)c | 13.6 | 13.8 | 9.2 | 0.086 |
Question | Smoked in past 30 days | Adjusted OR (95 % CI) | |
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Weighted percent | |||
During the past 12 months, did any doctor, dentist, nurse, or other health professional ask you if you smoke? (n = 11290)b | Yes | 24.1 |
2.46 (1.04, 5.81)
c
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No | 17.5 | 1.0 (referent) | |
During the past 12 months, did any doctor, dentist, nurse, or other health professional advise you not to smoke? (n = 9320)b | Yes | 24.1 | 1.77 (0.78, 4.06)d |
No | 18.2 | 1.0 (referent) | |
Do you think the smoke from other people’s cigarettes is harmful to you? (n = 29233)b | Yes | 17.8 | 1.0 (referent) |
No | 31.8 | 4.17 (0.70, 24.7)e | |
Do you think young people risk harming themselves if they smoke from 1 to 5 cigarettes per day? (n = 27925)b | Yes | 17.4 | 1.0 (referent) |
No | 30.8 | 2.78 (0.77, 10.1)f | |
Do you think it’s safe to smoke for only a year or two, as long as you quit after that? (n = 4238)b | Yes | 41.7 |
3.97 (1.57, 10.1)
g
|
No | 16.0 | 1.0 (referent) |