Original articleEthnic Differences in Patterns of Cigarette and E-Cigarette Use Over Time Among Adolescents
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Participants
Data were pooled from three cohorts of adolescents and young adults from the University of Southern California and Yale University Tobacco Centers of Regulatory Science, including the Southern California Children's Health Study (CHS) [23], [24], Happiness & Health Project (H&H) [13], and Yale Adolescent Survey Study (YASS) [25], [26], as described previously [27]. In the present study, we used data from Fall 2013 to Spring 2015 (baseline) and follow-up data collected in each study approximately
Results
The three studies included slightly more females than males (Table 1). In the CHS and H&H studies, just under 50% of the study sample was Hispanic white; in the YASS, approximately 5% of the study sample was Hispanic white. The CHS included participants in grades 11–12 at baseline; H&H included participants in grade 9 at baseline; YASS included participants in grades 9–12 at baseline. No differences in gender, race/ethnicity, or grade were observed for participants who did (vs. did not)
Discussion
Baseline prevalence of ever use of cigarettes or e-cigarettes was higher in Hispanic white participants than in non-Hispanic white participants. In contrast, at follow-up, the prevalence of past 30-day use of cigarettes or e-cigarettes was higher in non-Hispanic white participants than in Hispanic white participants. This finding is consistent with existing literature that suggests that Hispanic white youth are more likely to experiment with tobacco products, but that non-Hispanic white youth
Acknowledgments
Authors' contributions: J.L.B.-T. formulated the research question, interpreted the results, wrote and edited the article, and approved the article as submitted. She is guarantor. F.L. and M.M. contributed to formulating the research question, conducted the analyses, interpreted the results, edited the article, and approved the article as submitted. G.K., T.B.C., and M.S.B. contributed to formulating the research question, interpretation of results and to editing the manuscript, and approved
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