Lifetime and current use of tobacco by year, grades 6, 8, 10, and 12 and comparison of Massachusetts data with national data for grades 8, 10, and 12, 1996–1999
| Grade 6 | Grade 8 | Grade 10 | Grade 12 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 (n=1121) | 1999 (n=1154) | 1996 (n=1007) | 1999 (n=1183) | 1996 (n=907) | 1999 (n=970) | 1996 (n=889) | 1999 (n=712) | |
| Cell entries are percentages of survey respondents. National and northeast data from Johnson et al.3 Northeast regions includes New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and the five New England states. National 6th grade and cigar data not available. | ||||||||
| *Significant difference between 1996 versus 1999 at p<0.05 (design adjusted χ2). | ||||||||
| **Significant difference 1996 versus 1999 at p<0.01 (design adjusted χ2). | ||||||||
| †Used at least once in lifetime. | ||||||||
| ‡Used at least once in 30 days before survey. | ||||||||
| §Weighted average effect across grades 8, 10, and 12 significantly different from national change at p<0.01 (design adjusted Wald F test). | ||||||||
| ¶Weighted average effect across grades 8, 10, and 12 significantly different from northeast change at p<0.05 (design adjusted Wald F test). | ||||||||
| Lifetime† | ||||||||
| Cigarettes | ||||||||
| Massachusetts§ | 16.5 | 7.0** | 41.0 | 30.3** | 56.9 | 44.4** | 61.0 | 60.5 |
| USA | – | – | 49.2 | 44.1 | 61.2 | 57.6 | 63.5 | 64.6 |
| Smokeless tobacco | ||||||||
| Massachusetts | 3.8 | 1.2** | 12.8 | 4.8** | 20.6 | 10.5** | 26.0 | 18.5* |
| USA | – | – | 20.4 | 14.4 | 27.4 | 20.4 | 29.8 | 23.4 |
| Cigar | ||||||||
| Massachusetts | 9.9 | 5.5** | 26.7 | 21.3 | 42.6 | 33.1* | 42.4 | 43.2 |
| Current | ||||||||
| Cigarettes | ||||||||
| Massachusetts§¶ | 8.1 | 2.4** | 26.0 | 15.6** | 33.6 | 24.6* | 40.7 | 34.9 |
| USA | – | – | 21.0 | 17.5 | 30.4 | 25.7 | 34.0 | 34.6 |
| Northeast | – | – | 22.1 | 15.7 | 31.7 | 28.0 | 38.5 | 34.2 |
| Smokeless tobacco | ||||||||
| Massachusetts | 1.3 | 0.3* | 3.4 | 1.7 | 6.3 | 3.5* | 6.7 | 4.5 |
| USA | – | – | 7.1 | 4.5 | 8.6 | 6.5 | 9.8 | 8.4 |
| Northeast | – | – | 4.9 | 2.5 | 6.8 | 5.2 | 8.4 | 4.3 |
| Cigar | ||||||||
| Massachusetts | 2.0 | 0.8 | 10.9 | 5.4* | 16.0 | 12.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 |