Table 1 Grade Level, Sex, Substance Use Among Black 9th–12th Graders, 2017 National Youth Risk Behavior Survey (n = 2790)
From: Polytobacco use among a nationally-representative sample of black high school students
Characteristic | n (weighted %) |
|---|---|
Grade Level | |
9th | 719 (29.4) |
10th | 717 (26.1) |
11th | 650 (22.5) |
12th | 703 (22.0) |
Sex | |
Male | 1348 (49.8) |
Female | 1442 (50.2) |
Cigarette Use | |
Never | 1558 (79.8) |
Ever | 326 (15.2) |
Recent use | 106 (5.0) |
E-Cigarette Use | |
Never | 1773 (70.6) |
Ever | 507 (20.8) |
Recent use | 179 (8.6) |
Non-combustible tobacco product use (i.e., chewing tobacco, snuff, dip, or dissolvable tobacco) past 30 days | |
No | 2647 (96.5) |
Yes | 90 (3.5) |
Combustible tobacco product use (i.e., cigars, cigarillos) past 30 days | |
No | 2509 (92.6) |
Yes | 204 (7.4) |
Marijuana Use | |
Never | 1540 (57.2) |
Ever | 449 (17.2) |
Recent use | 623 (26.6) |