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Tobacco Use in America |
Appendix E. Tables on Prevention-Related Measures
Table 5.1 Percentages Reporting Perceptions of Great Risk of Smoking One or More Packs of Cigarettes Per Day: 1994 to 1999 Paper-and-Pencil Interviewing Data
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999-PAPI | |
12 or Older |
63.5 |
-- |
65.3 |
65.1 |
65.4 |
65.1 |
Males |
58.6 |
-- |
60.9 |
61.6 |
60.6 |
60.6 |
Daily Cigarette Smoker |
34.7 |
-- |
42.7 |
40.6 |
40.6 |
42.3 |
Current Smoker-Not Daily |
58.0 |
-- |
56.9 |
57.8 |
56.0 |
62.3 |
Former Regular Smoker1 |
73.9 |
-- |
70.3 |
72.1 |
69.8 |
68.5 |
Never Smoked Cigarettes |
62.9 |
-- |
69.1 |
70.4 |
68.5 |
67.1 |
Females |
68.2 |
-- |
69.4 |
68.4 |
69.8 |
69.4 |
Daily Cigarette Smoker |
43.0 |
-- |
48.3 |
45.0 |
45.2 |
48.7 |
Current Smoker-Not Daily |
61.6 |
-- |
62.4 |
62.7 |
65.0 |
63.6 |
Former Regular Smoker1 |
77.6 |
-- |
77.0 |
81.3 |
77.4 |
76.5 |
Never Smoked Cigarettes |
78.1 |
-- |
78.4 |
76.7 |
78.8 |
77.8 |
12 to 17 Years |
52.0 |
-- |
53.7 |
53.8 |
54.5 |
54.9 |
Males |
46.6a |
-- |
49.8 |
49.9 |
50.3 |
52.6 |
Daily Cigarette Smoker |
19.3 |
-- |
24.5 |
32.9 |
19.9 |
* |
Current Smoker-Not Daily |
36.7 |
-- |
29.0 |
39.0 |
36.9 |
* |
Former Regular Smoker1 |
* |
-- |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Never Smoked Cigarettes |
50.4 |
-- |
56.1 |
54.0 |
55.9 |
54.4 |
Females |
57.4 |
-- |
57.7 |
57.8 |
58.8 |
57.3 |
Daily Cigarette Smoker |
23.3 |
-- |
31.5 |
32.9 |
26.8 |
* |
Current Smoker-Not Daily |
48.3 |
-- |
47.5 |
41.2 |
48.8 |
* |
Former Regular Smoker1 |
* |
-- |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Never Smoked Cigarettes |
61.6 |
-- |
62.5 |
64.3 |
63.3 |
61.4 |
18 to 25 Years |
56.3 |
-- |
59.5 |
59.0 |
58.4 |
59.3 |
Males |
54.1 |
-- |
54.9 |
54.0 |
54.0 |
55.2 |
Daily Cigarette Smoker |
37.0 |
-- |
40.3 |
39.3 |
36.4 |
45.2 |
Current Smoker-Not Daily |
58.5 |
-- |
55.0 |
54.8 |
57.2 |
55.1 |
Former Regular Smoker1 |
* |
-- |
* |
63.2 |
58.9 |
* |
Never Smoked Cigarettes |
59.6 |
-- |
66.0 |
65.0 |
65.9 |
65.4 |
Females |
58.3 |
-- |
64.2 |
64.2 |
62.8 |
63.4 |
Daily Cigarette Smoker |
34.4a |
-- |
45.4 |
44.1 |
40.8 |
47.2 |
Current Smoker-Not Daily |
58.8 |
-- |
62.9 |
60.0 |
62.5 |
63.7 |
Former Regular Smoker1 |
65.9 |
-- |
62.1 |
68.6 |
60.9 |
* |
Never Smoked Cigarettes |
69.4 |
-- |
75.2 |
75.5 |
76.0 |
70.9 |
See notes at end of table. (continued)
Table 5.1 (continued)
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999-PAPI | |
26 to 34 Years |
63.5 |
-- |
65.1 |
64.5 |
63.9 |
64.0 |
Males |
59.3 |
-- |
60.8 |
62.7 |
59.3 |
58.4 |
Daily Cigarette Smoker |
41.0 |
-- |
40.8 |
42.7 |
39.7 |
41.3 |
Current Smoker-Not Daily |
62.1 |
-- |
63.0 |
58.5 |
63.1 |
66.2 |
Former Regular Smoker1 |
68.5 |
-- |
73.8 |
71.7 |
68.7 |
* |
Never Smoked Cigarettes |
71.2 |
-- |
74.0 |
78.8 |
69.7 |
71.1 |
Females |
67.5 |
-- |
69.1 |
66.2 |
68.2 |
69.2 |
Daily Cigarette Smoker |
47.2 |
-- |
50.7 |
41.4 |
49.7 |
48.9 |
Current Smoker-Not Daily |
62.2 |
-- |
60.6a |
68.9 |
64.3 |
73.4 |
Former Regular Smoker1 |
73.2 |
-- |
78.7 |
76.9 |
74.3 |
* |
Never Smoked Cigarettes |
81.6 |
-- |
81.2 |
77.6 |
78.7 |
80.2 |
35+ Years |
67.3 |
-- |
68.9 |
68.6 |
69.3 |
68.5 |
Males |
61.7 |
-- |
64.6 |
65.3 |
64.6 |
64.0 |
Daily Cigarette Smoker |
32.9 |
-- |
44.7 |
40.7 |
43.4 |
42.4 |
Current Smoker-Not Daily |
62.7 |
-- |
63.5 |
66.1 |
57.9 |
* |
Former Regular Smoker1 |
74.8 |
-- |
70.6 |
72.8 |
70.7 |
71.1 |
Never Smoked Cigarettes |
72.9 |
-- |
79.0 |
79.9 |
77.6 |
75.8 |
Females |
72.5 |
-- |
72.7 |
71.6 |
73.5 |
72.9 |
Daily Cigarette Smoker |
44.4 |
-- |
49.1 |
46.8 |
45.7 |
50.0 |
Current Smoker-Not Daily |
66.1 |
-- |
66.6 |
67.9 |
70.7 |
* |
Former Regular Smoker1 |
79.6 |
-- |
78.2 |
82.9 |
79.1 |
78.4 |
Never Smoked Cigarettes |
85.7 |
-- |
84.2 |
80.8 |
84.5 |
85.0 |
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
-- Not available.
PAPI=paper-and-pencil interviewing.
aDifference between estimate and 1999 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level.
bDifference between estimate and 1999 estimate is statistically significant at the .01 level.
cDifference between estimate and 1999 estimate is statistically significant at the .001 level.
1 This category includes those respondents who reported daily cigarette use sometime in their lifetime, but who are not current cigarette smokers.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1994-1999 PAPI.
Table 5.2 Percentages Reporting Perceptions of Great Risk of Smoking One or More Packs of Cigarettes Per Day, by Age Group and Demographic Characteristics: 1999
Demographic Characteristic |
Age Groups (in Years) | |||||||
Total |
12 to 17 |
18 to 25 |
26 or Older | |||||
Estimate |
95% C.I. |
Estimate |
95% C.I |
Estimate |
95% C.I |
Estimate |
95% C.I. | |
Total |
66.7 |
(65.9-67.4) |
60.7 |
(59.9-61.4) |
61.7 |
(60.8-62.6) |
68.3 |
(67.3-69.3) |
Gender |
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Male |
60.8 |
(59.6-61.9) |
56.5 |
(55.4-57.6) |
56.6 |
(55.4-57.9) |
62.1 |
(60.6-63.6) |
Female |
72.1 |
(71.1-73.1) |
65.0 |
(63.9-66.0) |
66.7 |
(65.6-67.9) |
73.9 |
(72.6-75.1) |
Hispanic Origin and Race |
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Not Hispanic |
||||||||
White Only |
65.6 |
(64.6-66.5) |
60.0 |
(59.0-61.0) |
58.1 |
(56.9-59.2) |
67.3 |
(66.2-68.4) |
Black Only |
69.8 |
(67.5-72.0) |
62.9 |
(60.8-64.9) |
69.2 |
(66.9-71.4) |
71.1 |
(68.0-74.1) |
American Indian or Alaska |
65.6 |
(55.6-74.4) |
52.1 |
(43.0-60.9) |
57.2 |
(46.2-67.6) |
68.9 |
(55.6-79.7) |
Native Hawaiian or Other |
* |
(*-*) |
* |
(*-*) |
* |
(*-*) |
* |
(*-*) |
Asian Only |
60.2 |
(54.5-65.7) |
63.4 |
(58.7-67.9) |
64.7 |
(59.0-70.1) |
58.7 |
(50.8-66.2) |
More Than One Race |
64.3 |
(56.6-71.3) |
61.3 |
(54.9-67.4) |
48.7 |
(41.6-56.0) |
69.6 |
(56.9-79.9) |
Hispanic |
73.5 |
(70.9-75.9) |
61.2 |
(59.0-63.4) |
71.7 |
(69.4-74.0) |
76.5 |
(72.8-79.9) |
County Type |
||||||||
Large Metro |
68.7 |
(67.5-69.8) |
61.9 |
(60.7-63.0) |
64.3 |
(62.9-65.6) |
70.3 |
(68.8-71.8) |
Small Metro |
65.7 |
(64.4-67.0) |
60.9 |
(59.5-62.2) |
60.7 |
(59.2-62.2) |
67.3 |
(65.6-69.0) |
250K to 1 Million Population |
65.8 |
(64.3-67.3) |
60.8 |
(59.2-62.3) |
61.6 |
(60.0-63.1) |
67.2 |
(65.2-69.1) |
<250K Population |
65.6 |
(62.9-68.2) |
61.2 |
(58.4-63.9) |
58.7 |
(55.5-61.8) |
67.8 |
(64.3-71.1) |
Nonmetro |
63.0 |
(61.4-64.6) |
57.3 |
(55.8-58.9) |
56.9 |
(55.0-58.7) |
64.7 |
(62.7-66.7) |
Urbanized |
65.5 |
(63.2-67.8) |
58.9 |
(56.0-61.8) |
61.8 |
(58.9-64.6) |
67.3 |
(64.0-70.4) |
Less Urbanized |
62.0 |
(59.9-64.0) |
57.0 |
(55.0-59.0) |
53.7 |
(50.9-56.4) |
63.9 |
(61.4-66.3) |
Completely Rural |
61.6 |
(55.8-67.0) |
54.6 |
(50.5-58.7) |
56.6 |
(50.3-62.7) |
63.0 |
(56.2-69.3) |
Region |
||||||||
Northeast |
69.4 |
(67.4-71.4) |
61.0 |
(59.1-62.9) |
61.3 |
(59.1-63.4) |
71.7 |
(69.1-74.1) |
Midwest |
63.0 |
(61.6-64.3) |
58.6 |
(57.1-60.2) |
57.5 |
(55.8-59.2) |
64.5 |
(62.9-66.2) |
South |
65.7 |
(64.3-67.1) |
60.2 |
(58.8-61.6) |
60.9 |
(59.3-62.6) |
67.2 |
(65.5-69.0) |
West |
69.7 |
(68.1-71.3) |
63.1 |
(61.6-64.6) |
67.7 |
(66.0-69.4) |
71.0 |
(68.9-73.1) |
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1999 CAI.
Table 5.3 Odds of Persons Aged 12 to 17 Reporting Past Month Use of Cigarettes, by Selected Risk and Protective Factors: 1999
Past Month Cigarette Use, by Age |
Risk/Protective Factor | ||||||||||||
Parents Told Youth They Were Proud of Something Youth Had Done | |||||||||||||
Always |
Sometimes |
Seldom |
Never | ||||||||||
12 to 17 Years |
1.00 |
1.56 |
(1.41 |
- |
1.72) |
2.62 |
(2.30 |
- |
2.98) |
3.54 |
(2.95 |
- |
4.25) |
12-13 |
1.00 |
1.54 |
(1.11 |
- |
2.12) |
4.28 |
(2.98 |
- |
6.16) |
6.45 |
(3.95 |
- |
10.55) |
14-15 |
1.00 |
1.56 |
(1.30 |
- |
1.86) |
2.60 |
(2.06 |
- |
3.28) |
3.23 |
(2.33 |
- |
4.46) |
16-17 |
1.00 |
1.29 |
(1.13 |
- |
1.48) |
1.82 |
(1.52 |
- |
2.19) |
2.34 |
(1.80 |
- |
3.03) |
|
Parents' Feelings About Youth Smoking One or More Packs of Cigarettes Per Day | ||||||||
Strongly Disapprove | Somewhat Disapprove |
Neither Approve or Disapprove | |||||||
12 to 17 Years |
1.00 |
8.41 |
(7.32 |
- |
9.66) |
5.10 |
(4.41 |
- |
5.90) |
12-13 |
1.00 |
10.45 |
(6.64 |
- |
16.44) |
3.90 |
(2.61 |
- |
5.81) |
14-15 |
1.00 |
6.56 |
(5.19 |
- |
8.29) |
4.09 |
(3.15 |
- |
5.30) |
16-17 |
1.00 |
5.92 |
(4.88 |
- |
7.18) |
5.29 |
(4.31 |
- |
6.49) |
Perception of Physical Harm and Other Great Risk from Smoking One or More Packs of Cigarettes Per Day | |||||||||||||
Great Risk |
Moderate Risk |
Slight Risk |
No Risk | ||||||||||
12 to 17 Years |
1.00 |
1.82 |
(1.65 |
- |
2.01) |
2.80 |
(2.44 |
- |
3.21) |
2.64 |
(2.05 |
- |
3.39) |
12-13 |
1.00 |
1.41 |
(1.01 |
- |
.1.96) |
4.40 |
(3.03 |
- |
6.39) |
4.33 |
(2.42 |
- |
7.74) |
14-15 |
1.00 |
2.07 |
(1.75 |
- |
2.43) |
3.43 |
(2.73 |
- |
4.30) |
2.83 |
(1.81 |
- |
4.73) |
16-17 |
1.00 |
1.91 |
(1.66 |
- |
2.19) |
2.51 |
(2.06 |
- |
3.06) |
2.96 |
(1.98 |
- |
4.43) |
Number of Youth Activities, Youth Counseling, and Prevention Programs Participated In | |||||||||||||
Three or More |
Two |
One |
None | ||||||||||
12 to 17 Years |
1.00 |
1.44 |
(1.27 |
- |
1.62) |
1.74 |
(1.54 |
- |
1.98) |
2.86 |
(2.49 |
- |
3.27) |
12-13 |
1.00 |
1.21 |
(0.79 |
- |
1.84) |
2.09 |
(1.48 |
- |
2.96) |
3.45 |
(2.30 |
- |
5.19) |
14-15 |
1.00 |
1.54 |
(1.27 |
- |
1.86) |
1.74 |
(1.41 |
- |
2.14) |
2.63 |
(2.10 |
- |
3.28) |
16-17 |
1.00 |
1.38 |
(1.16 |
- |
1.64) |
1.65 |
(1.38 |
- |
1.96) |
2.51 |
(2.08 |
- |
3.04) |
Number of Adults Known Personally Who Smoke Cigarettes | |||||||||||||
None of Them |
A Few of Them |
Most of Them |
All of Them | ||||||||||
12 to 17 Years |
1.00 |
1.55 |
(1.27 |
- |
1.89) |
5.21 |
(4.24 |
- |
6.41) |
7.26 |
(5.52 |
- |
9.54) |
12-13 |
1.00 |
0.76 |
(0.42 |
- |
1.35) |
3.01 |
(1.65 |
- |
5.47) |
6.06 |
(2.80 |
- |
13.14) |
14-15 |
1.00 |
1.57 |
(1.12 |
- |
2.21) |
5.29 |
(3.74 |
- |
7.50) |
10.09 |
(6.35 |
- |
16.05) |
16-17 |
1.00 |
1.70 |
(1.26 |
- |
2.31) |
5.47 |
(4.01 |
- |
7.47) |
5.66 |
(3.71 |
- |
8.62) |
See notes at the end of the table. (continued)
Table 5.3 (continued)
Past Month Cigarette Use, by Age |
Risk/Protective Factor | ||||||||||||
Get a Real Kick Out of Doing Dangerous Things | |||||||||||||
Never |
Seldom |
Sometimes |
Always | ||||||||||
12 to 17 Years |
1.00 |
2.13 |
(1.84 |
- |
2.47) |
4.19 |
(3.66 |
- |
4.79) |
9.06 |
(7.67 |
- |
10.69) |
12-13 |
1.00 |
1.69 |
(1.11 |
- |
2.57) |
3.51 |
(2.45 |
- |
5.03) |
8.80 |
(5.74 |
- |
13.51) |
14-15 |
1.00 |
1.74 |
(1.31 |
- |
2.30) |
3.81 |
(2.97 |
- |
4.87) |
7.76 |
(5.76 |
- |
10.47) |
16-17 |
1.00 |
1.96 |
(1.59 |
- |
2.42) |
3.35 |
(2.79 |
- |
4.01) |
7.25 |
(5.71 |
- |
9.20) |
Number of Times Carried a Handgun in the Past Year | |||||||||||||||||
0 |
1-2 |
3-5 |
6-9 |
10+ | |||||||||||||
12 to 17 Years |
1.00 |
3.31 |
(2.66 |
- |
4.13) |
3.92 |
(2.56 |
- |
6.00) |
* |
(* |
- |
*) |
3.15 |
(2.03 |
- |
4.89) |
12-13 |
1.00 |
5.11 |
(2.80 |
- |
9.33) |
* |
(* |
- |
*) |
* |
(* |
- |
*) |
* |
(* |
- |
*) |
14-15 |
1.00 |
2.97 |
(2.03 |
- |
4.35) |
* |
(* |
- |
*) |
* |
(* |
- |
*) |
* |
(* |
- |
*) |
16-17 |
1.00 |
2.98 |
(2.14 |
- |
4.16) |
* |
(* |
- |
*) |
* |
(* |
- |
*) |
* |
(* |
- |
*) |
Number of Times You Stole or Tried to Steal Anything Worth More Than $50 in The Past Year | |||||||||||||||||
0 |
1-2 |
3-5 |
6-9 |
10+ | |||||||||||||
12 to 17 Years |
1.00 |
4.75 |
(4.01 |
- |
5.64) |
9.25 |
(6.33 |
- |
13.50) |
* |
(* |
- |
*) |
8.92 |
(5.47 |
- |
14.55) |
12-13 |
1.00 |
8.37 |
(5.13 |
- |
13.66) |
* |
(* |
- |
*) |
* |
(* |
- |
*) |
* |
(* |
- |
*) |
14-15 |
1.00 |
4.97 |
(3.68 |
- |
6.71) |
* |
(* |
- |
*) |
* |
(* |
- |
*) |
* |
(* |
- |
*) |
16-17 |
1.00 |
3.16 |
(2.44 |
- |
4.09) |
8.00 |
(4.68 |
- |
13.67) |
* |
(* |
- |
*) |
* |
(* |
- |
*) |
Number of Times Had Gotten Into a Serious Fight at School or at Work in the Past Year | |||||||||||||||||
0 |
1-2 |
3-5 |
6-9 |
10+ | |||||||||||||
12 to 17 Years |
1.00 |
2.22 |
(1.99 |
- |
2.47) |
3.62 |
(3.02 |
- |
4.34) |
4.01 |
(2.88 |
- |
5.58) |
4.59 |
(3.35 |
- |
6.30) |
12-13 |
1.00 |
2.71 |
(1.96 |
- |
3.73) |
6.55 |
(4.08 |
- |
10.52) |
5.18 |
(2.40 |
- |
11.18) |
6.84 |
(3.58 |
- |
13.07) |
14-15 |
1.00 |
2.49 |
(2.09 |
- |
2.98) |
4.08 |
(3.03 |
- |
5.50) |
* |
(* |
- |
*) |
* |
(* |
- |
*) |
16-17 |
1.00 |
2.30 |
(1.96 |
- |
2.70) |
3.52 |
(2.57 |
- |
4.81) |
* |
(* |
- |
*) |
* |
(* |
- |
*) |
Number of Friends Who Smoke Cigarettes |
|||||||||
None Of Them |
A Few of Them |
Most or All of Them | |||||||
12 to 17 Years |
1.00 |
8.24 |
(6.74 |
- |
10.07) |
60.01 |
(49.17 |
- |
73.25) |
12-13 |
1.00 |
8.65 |
(5.32 |
- |
14.06) |
58.09 |
(35.99 |
- |
93.78) |
14-15 |
1.00 |
6.88 |
(4.75 |
- |
9.99) |
43.66 |
(30.16 |
- |
63.21) |
16-17 |
1.00 |
4.59 |
(3.37 |
- |
6.24) |
32.17 |
(23.68 |
- |
43.70) |
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1999 CAI.
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