Population demographics and smoking experiences among teens aged 13–17 years, special NYC CPPW YRBS 2010 and NYC YRBS 2013
| 2010 | 2013 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | ||
| N=1708 | N=8814 | p Value | |
| Sex | |||
| Female | 50.2 (43.0 to 57.3) | 49.6 (46.0 to 53.2) | 0.865 |
| Male | 49.8 (42.7 to 57.0) | 50.4 (46.8 to 54.0) | |
| Race/ethnicity | |||
| White | 13.9 (6.9 to 26.2) | 14.2 (11.2 to 17.8) | 0.954 |
| Black | 34.8 (23.8 to 47.6) | 30.3 (25.2 to 35.9) | 0.456 |
| Hispanic | 35.9 (28.2 to 44.3) | 38.1 (33.5 to 42.9) | 0.674 |
| Asian | 14.7 (8.5 to 24.3) | 15.9 (13.0 to 19.3) | 0.773 |
| Other | 0.7 (0.4 to 1.0) | 1.5 (1.2 to 1.8) | 0.001 |
| Age, years | |||
| 13/14 | 26.7 (19.3 to 35.6) | 27.1 (22.7 to 32.1) | 0.909 |
| 15 | 28.0 (22.9 to 33.7) | 28.5 (25.8 to 31.4) | 0.873 |
| 16 | 24.3 (18.1 to 31.7) | 24.5 (20.9 to 28.6) | 0.942 |
| 17 | 21.1 (14.5 to 29.7) | 19.9 (16.7 to 23.5) | 0.718 |
| Current smoking | 7.3 (4.6 to 11.5) | 7.6 (6.5 to 8.9) | 0.854 |
| Current cigar/illo use | 5.7 (3.9 to 8.3) | 7.1 (6.2 to 8.2) | 0.209 |
| Current smokeless use | 3.5 (2.3 to 5.3) | 4.0 (3.3 to 4.9) | 0.502 |
| Ever menthol cigarette use | 12.1 (8.6 to 16.8) | 9.3 (7.7 to 11.1) | 0.145 |
| Ever flavoured use | 19.6 (16.4 to 23.2) | 15.6 (13.7 to 17.8) | 0.054 |
p Values ≤0.05 are bolded. p Values between 0.10 and 0.05 are italicised.
CPPW, Communities Putting Prevention to Work; NYC, New York City; YRBS, Youth Risk Behavior Survey.