Table 1 Prevalence of current peer e-cigarette use among adolescents 12–17 years of age. Data from PATH youth surveys wave 2 to wave 5 (2014–2019)
Overall | Among current non-e-cigarette users | Among current e-cigarette users | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peer e-cigarette use | n | % (95% CI) | n | % (95% CI) | n | % (95% CI) |
All | ||||||
Time 1 | 12,875 | 15.2 (14.3, 16.1) | 12,630 | 12.9 (13.1, 14.7) | 245 | 81.6 (75.6, 86.4) |
Time 2 | 12,784 | 21.2 (20.3, 22.2) | 12,326 | 19.2 (18.4, 20.1) | 458 | 74.6 (70.8, 78.0) |
Time 3 | 10,427 | 21.5 (20.4, 22.6) | 10,012 | 18.9 (17.9, 20.0) | 415 | 79.1 (75.0, 82.6) |
Time 4 | 8195 | 33.8 (32.4, 35.2) | 7573 | 29.2 (27.9, 30.6) | 622 | 86.5 (83.4, 89.2) |
Time 5 | 6366 | 45.7 (44.2, 47.2) | 5618 | 40.4 (38.7, 42.0) | 748 | 84.3 (81.4, 86.8) |
Males 12–14 years | ||||||
Time 1 | 4733 | 10.1 (9.3, 11.0) | 4680 | 9.3 (8.5, 10.2) | 53 | 73.9 (60.7, 83.8) |
Time 2 | 4681 | 16.1 (14.9, 17.4) | 4578 | 15.0 (13.7, 16.3) | 103 | 63.1 (53.6, 71.7) |
Time 3 | 4504 | 19.5 (18.2, 20.9) | 4359 | 17.5 (16.2, 18.9) | 145 | 76.2 (69.0, 82.1) |
Time 4 | 4169 | 33.8 (32.1, 35.6) | 3873 | 29.7 (27.9, 31.5) | 296 | 84.1 (78.7, 88.3) |
Time 5 | 3250 | 44.4 (42.4, 46.4) | 2879 | 39.4 (37.4, 41.5) | 371 | 81.5 (76.5, 85.6) |
Males 15–17 years | ||||||
Time 1 | 1908 | 32.2 (29.4, 35.1) | 1828 | 29.6 (27.1, 32.4) | 66 | 86.6 (75.4, 92.7) |
Time 2 | 1932 | 36.9 (34.5, 39.3) | 1790 | 33.1 (30.8, 35.6) | 142 | 80.7 (73.6, 86.2) |
Time 3 | 865 | 37.5 (24.1, 41.0) | 789 | 33.2 (30.0, 36.5) | 76 | 78.2 (66.9, 86.4) |
Time 4 | 52 | 52.9 (38.0) | 43 | 43.7 (28.0, 60.7) | 9 | 89.0 (47.0, 98.7) |
Females 12–14 years | ||||||
Time 1 | 4430 | 9.6 (8.7, 10.7) | 4392 | 9.0 (8.1, 10.1) | 38 | 75.7 (61.0, 86.1) |
Time 2 | 4354 | 16.3 (15.1, 17.6) | 4269 | 14.9 (13.7, 16.2) | 85 | 82.7 (72.9, 89.5) |
Time 3 | 4205 | 18.5 (17.0, 20.2) | 4086 | 16.6 (15.1, 18.2) | 119 | 81.6 (74.0, 87.5) |
Time 4 | 3899 | 33.6 (32.0, 35.4) | 3596 | 28.7 (27.1, 30.3) | 303 | 89.8 (85.7, 92.8) |
Time 5 | 3090 | 47.2 (44.9, 49.5) | 2717 | 41.7 (39.2, 44.2) | 373 | 86.9 (83.4, 89.9) |
Females 15–17 years | ||||||
Time 1 | 1771 | 27.6 (25.0, 30.4) | 1698 | 25.0 (22.5, 27.6) | 73 | 87.2 (73.9, 94.2) |
Time 2 | 1781 | 32.9 (30.3, 35.5) | 1654 | 29.7 (27.3, 32.2) | 127 | 72.2 (62.7, 80.0) |
Time 3 | 819 | 32.7 (29.5, 36.2) | 745 | 27.2 (24.2, 30.5) | 74 | 81.3 (29.5, 36.2) |
Time 4 | 46 | 44.9 (29.9, 60.9) | 34 | 33.4 (18.8, 52.0) | 12 | 75.5 (40.7, 93.2) |