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Table 2 Adolescent socio-demographic characteristics and predictors of current smokeless tobacco and cigar use (N = 499,381)

From: Impact of tobacco control policies on adolescent smokeless tobacco and cigar use: a difference-in-differences approach

   

Smokeless tobacco

Cigars

 

N

%a

Mean

%a Use

Adjusted ORb(95% CI)

Mean

%a Use

Adjusted ORb

(95% CI)

Age

 14

61,501

10.6

4.3

1

6.6

1

 15

132,380

25.6

6.0

1.18 (1.08-1.30)

9.1

1.20 (1.11-1.30)

 16

134,492

26.2

7.3

1.23 (1.12-1.35)

12.2

1.46 (1.36-1.58)

 17

113,904

23.7

7.9

1.19 (1.08-1.31)

14.6

1.67 (1.55-1.80)

 18

57,104

13.9

9.7

1.25 (1.13-1.39)

18.5

1.96 (1.81-2.13)

Race/ethnicity

 White

309,470

66.9

8.9

1

13.0

1

 Black

69,774

18.3

2.0

0.22 (0.20-0.25)

10.2

1.46 (1.37-1.55)

 Hispanic

69,890

9.5

4.9

0.56 (0.51-0.62)

11.1

1.02 (0.95-1.09)

 Other

50,247

5.4

6.4

0.72 (0.67-0.78)

11.4

1.00 (0.94-1.08)

Sex

 Female

258,648

50.1

2.0

1

7.7

1

 Male

240,733

49.9

12.3

6.91 (6.49-7.36)

16.8

2.30 (2.21-2.40)

Year

 1999

35,351

5.7

9.0

1

19.1

1

 2001

32,793

4.6

7.2

1.16 (0.99-1.36)

13.6

0.76 (0.69-0.84)

 2003

56,993

11.9

6.1

0.99 (0.83-1.17)

11.6

0.78 (0.71-0.86)

 2005

60,235

13.7

6.7

1.18 (1.03-1.37)

12.5

0.92 (0.84-1.01)

 2007

64,586

16.0

6.8

1.34 (1.16-1.55)

12.0

0.89 (0.81-0.98)

 2009

73,039

15.6

7.5

1.58 (1.37-1.82)

12.6

0.97 (0.89-1.07)

 2011

59,491

15.8

7.9

1.50 (1.29-1.75)

11.8

0.90 (0.82-0.99)

 2013

116,893

16.7

6.8

1.60 (1.40-1.84)

10.3

0.95 (0.86-1.05)

Current cigarette use

 No

407,843

81.1

3.6

1

4.9

1

 Yes

91,538

18.9

22.3

4.50 (4.23-4.77)

43.9

13.48 (12.91-14.07)

Current smokeless tobacco use

 No

464,132

92.9

9.4

1

 Yes

35,249

7.1

49.2

3.42 (3.20-3.64)

Current cigar use

 No

441,355

87.8

4.1

1

 Yes

58,026

12.3

28.6

3.41 (3.20-3.63)

  1. CI confidence interval, OR odds ratio
  2. a Weighted
  3. b State fixed effects not shown