Multi- ethnic (%) |
Asian American (%) |
African American (%) |
Hispanic (%) |
White (%) | |
Cigarette smoking prevalence (lifetime) | 46 | 42 | 363-150 | 533-150 | 46 |
Cigarette smoking prevalence (30 day) | 25 | 143-150 | 103-150 | 20 | 193-150 |
Smokeless tobacco use prevalence (lifetime) | 9 | 43-150 | 43-150 | 7 | 8 |
Susceptibility to smoking | 65 | 583-150 | 563-150 | 71 | 593-150 |
Ever bought cigarettes | 28 | 163-150 | 213-150 | 193-150 | 163-150 |
Perceived access to cigarettes (“very easy” or “sort of easy”) | 73 | 633-150 | 73 | 69 | 70 |
Received cigarette offer in past month | 47 | 293-150 | 333-150 | 43 | 393-150 |
Number of friends who smoke (“some” or “a lot”) | 29 | 26 | 173-150 | 31 | 25 |
Friends' reaction if respondent smoked (“very friendly” or “friendly”) | 48 | 383-150 | 363-150 | 46 | 403-150 |
↵3-150 Significantly different from multi-ethnic, p < 0.05.
All analyses are controlled for school (random effect) age, sex, and language spoken at home (fixed effects).