Table 2

Attitudes, awareness and observations of Tobacco 21-related questions of California adults, ages 18–24 years, from the Online California Adult Tobacco Survey

Agree that raising minimum age of sale reduces youth prevalenceAware of T21 lawObserved minimum age-of-sale warning signObserved T21 advertising
% (95% CI)P% (95% CI)P% (95% CI)P% (95% CI)P
Total61.7 (51.8 to 71.6)63.6 (53.5 to 73.7)39.0 (29.1 to 48.9)12.6 (6.6 to 18.6)
Gender
 Male68.0 (54.5 to 81.5)0.21361.3 (46.8 to 75.7)0.65437.0 (23.2 to 50.9)0.6956.4 (1.3 to 11.4)0.020
 Female55.5 (41.2 to 69.7)65.9 (51.8 to 80.0)41.0 (27.0 to 55.0)18.8 (8.3 to 29.3)
Race/ethnicity
 White41.7 (24.2 to 59.3)0.00666.9 (50.1 to 83.7)0.42839.6 (22.3 to 56.9)0.13514.5 (2.4 to 26.5)0.050
 Black91.7 (83.5 to 100.0)66.3 (40.2 to 92.3)24.7 (8.8 to 40.6)36.2 (10.9 to 61.4)
 Hispanic65.6 (51.9 to 79.2)67.1 (53.3 to 80.8)48.2 (33.7 to 62.7)10.4 (2.3 to 18.4)
 Other82.4 (57.3 to 100.0)43.3 (10.5 to 76.1)DSU3.0 (0.0 to 9.1)
Household income
 Under US$35 00063.7 (49.7 to 77.6)0.50557.0 (42.1 to 71.9)0.51233.8 (20.3 to 47.3)0.82112.2 (3.7 to 20.6)0.906
 US$35 000 to US$84 99964.4 (47.5 to 81.4)71.0 (53.2 to 88.8)39.4 (22.1 to 56.8)10.6 (1.1 to 20.0)
 Over US$85 00050.0 (27.2 to 72.8)60.1 (37.8 to 82.5)41.5 (18.7 to 64.2)DSU
Past 30-day use*
 Cigarettes56.2 (35.0 to 77.4)0.56984.1 (69.4 to 98.7)0.02453.6 (32.9 to 74.4)0.12729.3 (12.0 to 46.5)0.008
 E-cigarettes49.8 (27.0 to 72.6)0.28573.4 (51.5 to 95.4)0.41073.2 (55.7 to 90.7)<0.00142.8 (20.6 to 65.0)<0.001
 Little cigars73.9 (45.9 to 100.0)0.43583.4 (67.1 to 99.7)0.06968.9 (46.8 to 90.9)0.01461.6 (35.9 to 87.3)<0.001
 Hookah85.8 (70.0 to 100.0)0.03590.1 (78.6 to 100.0)0.00658.2 (31.5 to 84.9)0.16150.2 (24.1 to 76.3)<0.001
  • *Compared with reverse category (ie, past 30-day cigarette user vs not a past 30-day cigarette user).

  • DSU, data suppressed.