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Corrected Data Tables:
Tobacco Use, Access, and Exposure to Tobacco in Media Among Middle and High School Students
— United States,
2004. MMWR Vol. 54/ No 12, April 1, 2005
TABLE 3.Percentage of students in middle school (grades 6–8) and high school (grades 9–12) who reported being exposed to tobacco-related
media and advertising, and current cigarette smokers aged < 18 years who tried to buy cigarettes in a store, by sex and
race/ethnicity—National Youth Tobacco Survey, United States, 2004
| |
All Students |
Current cigarette
smokers* aged
< 18 years |
| |
Saw actors on television or in movies using tobacco |
Saw advertisements for tobacco products on the Internet |
Were not asked to show proof of age when purchasing cigarettes |
Were not refused purchase because of age |
Character-
istic |
% |
(95% CI§) |
% |
(95% CI§) |
% |
(95% CI§) |
% |
(95% CI§) |
| Middle School |
| Sex |
|
Male |
78.4§ |
(±1.6) |
33.8§ |
(±1.7) |
64.4 |
(±7.8) |
66.9 |
(±7.2) |
|
Female |
77.2§ |
(±1.8) |
34.4§ |
(±2.2) |
75.3 |
(±7.7) |
69.8 |
(±6.6) |
| Race/Ethnicity |
|
White, non-Hispanic |
78.5§ |
(±1.9) |
34.3§ |
(±2.2) |
76.7 |
(±8.6) |
72.8 |
(±8.2) |
|
Black, non-Hispanic |
76.9§ |
(±2.2) |
32.0§ |
(±2.3) |
65.9 |
(±12.2) |
64.8 |
(±9.7) |
|
Hispanic |
77.9§ |
(±1.7) |
36.5§ |
(±2.0) |
60.0 |
(±9.6) |
61.5 |
(±8.8) |
|
Asian |
74.2§ |
(±4.2) |
28.1§ |
(±5.1) |
__¶ |
__¶ |
__¶ |
__¶ |
| Total (Middle School) |
77.8§ |
(±1.5) |
34.1§ |
(±1.6) |
69.9 |
(±6.1) |
68.5 |
(±5.4) |
| High School |
| Sex |
|
Male |
85.9§ |
(±1.2) |
38.4§ |
(±1.7) |
58.1 |
(±4.5) |
52.7 |
(±4.0) |
|
Female |
87.4§ |
(±1.1) |
38.9§ |
(±1.9) |
70.0§ |
(±6.4) |
70.8 |
(±5.1) |
| Race/Ethnicity |
|
White, non-Hispanic |
87.0§ |
(±1.3) |
37.6§ |
(±1.8) |
62.6 |
(±6.0) |
61.0 |
(±4.2) |
|
Black, non-Hispanic |
85.4§ |
(±1.7) |
38.5 |
(±2.6) |
74.6 |
(±8.9) |
70.9 |
(±9.1) |
|
Hispanic |
86.2§ |
(±1.3) |
44.5§ |
(±2.3) |
61.7 |
(±5.8) |
54.5 |
(±6.6) |
|
Asian |
86.3§ |
(±3.5) |
40.6 |
(±4.2) |
__¶ |
__¶ |
__¶ |
__¶ |
| Total (High School) |
86.6§ |
(±0.9) |
38.6§ |
(±1.4) |
63.4 |
(±4.8) |
61.2 |
(±3.3) |
* Used tobacco on at least 1 day during the 30 days preceding the survey.
† Cigarettes, cigars, smokeless tobacco, pipes, bidis (leaf-wrapped,
flavored cigarettes from India), or kreteks (clove cigarettes).
§ Confidence interval.
¶ Significant difference (p<0.05), 2004 versus 2002.
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