Table 1 Prevalence of cigarette experimentation and physical activity, by demographic characteristics, acculturation status, and sensation seeking subscales (N = 1076)

Overall

825 (76.7)

251 (23.3)

764 (71.0)

N (%)

Gender

<0.001

<0.001

Female

543 (50.5)

454 (83.6)

89 (16.4)

429 (79.0)

114 (21.0)

Male

533 (49.5)

371 (69.6)

162 (30.4)

335 (62.9)

198 (37.1)

Age (years)

<0.001

1.000

≤ 13

244 (22.7)

224 (91.8)

20 (8.2)

173 (70.9)

71 (29.1)

14

351 (32.6)

287 (81.8)

64 (18.2)

249 (70.9)

102 (29.1)

15

325 (30.2)

223 (68.6)

102 (31.4)

231 (71.1)

94 (28.9)

≥ 16

156 (14.5)

91 (58.3)

65 (41.7)

111 (71.2)

45 (28.8)

Country of birth

0.071

0.483

Mexico

274 (25.5)

221 (80.7)

53 (19.3)

190 (69.3)

84 (30.7)

US

802 (74.5)

604 (75.3)

198 (24.7)

574 (71.6)

228 (28.4)

Parental Education

0.895

0.308

< HS

704 (65.4)

537 (76.3)

167 (23.7)

510 (72.4)

194 (27.6)

HS

181 (16.8)

141 (77.9)

40 (22.1)

126 (69.6)

55 (30.4)

> HS

191 (17.8)

147 (77.0)

44 (23.0)

128 (67.0)

63 (33.0)

Parental Income ($)

< 24,999

147 (13.7)

110 (74.8)

33 (25.2)

106 (72.1)

41 (27.9)

25,000–44,999

327 (30.40

224 (74.6)

83 (25.4)

237 (72.5)

90 (27.5)

> 45,000

159 (14.8)

132 (83.0)

27 (17.0)

111 (69.8)

48 (30.2)

Missing

443 (41.2)

339 (76.5)

104 (23.5)

310 (70.0)

Language Acculturation

0.311

0.018

Lowest

338 (31.4)

268 (79.3)

70 (20.7)

232 (68.6)

106 (31.4)

Medium

429 (39.9)

320 (74.6)

109 (25.4)

325 (75.8)

104 (24.2)

Highest

309 (28.7)

237 (76.7)

72 (23.3)

207 (67.0)

102 (33.0)

Mean(SD)

3.5 (0.7)

3.5 (0.7)

3.5 (0.7)

0.603

3.5 (0.7)

3.5 (0.8)

.902

Thrill and adventure seeking

<0.001

<0.001

Mean (SD)

6.8 (3.3)

6.5 (3.3)

8.1 (2.9)

6.5 (3.3)

7.7 (3.2)

Range

0–12

Social Disinhibition

<0.001

0.001

Mean (SD)

3.3 (1.9)

3.0 (1.9)

4.3 (1.6)

3.2 (1.9)

3.6 (1.9)

Range

0–7

Drug and alcohol attitudes

<0.001

0.191

Mean (SD) Range

1.2 (1.6) 0–7

0.8 (1.3)

2.3 (1.9)

1.1 (1.6)

1.3 (1.6)