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Table 1 Descriptive statistics of adolescents by physician tobacco use screening; NSDUH 2013 (n = 12,798)

From: Physician tobacco screening and advice to quit among U.S. adolescents – National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2013

 

Overall

Physician Screened for Tobacco Use

Yes

No

P

n = 6324 (49.4%)

n = 6474 (50.6%)

 

Sex, n (%)

   

<.001

 Male

6252 (48.3)

2810 (43.4)

3442 (52.7)

 

 Female

6546 (51.7)

3514 (56.6)

3032 (47.2)

 

Age, n (%)

   

<.001

 12–13 yo

3641 (28.3)

1100 (17.1)

2541 (38.8)

 

 14–17 yo

9157 (71.7)

5224 (83.0)

3933 (61.2)

 

Race/Ethnicity, n (%)

   

<.001

 Non-Hispanic White

7255 (55.5)

3872 (60.1)

3383 (51.3)

 

 Non-Hispanic Black

1780 (13.8)

788 (12.1)

992 (15.3)

 

 Hispanic

2449 (21.9)

1089 (20.5)

1360 (23.1)

 

 Non-Hispanic Asian

476 (5.1)

191 (3.8)

285 (6.3)

 

 Non-Hispanic Other

838 (3.8)

384 (3.5)

454 (4.1)

 

Enrolled in School, n (%)

12683 (99.4)

6262 (99.3)

6421 (99.4)

ns

Total Family Income, n (%)

   

<.001

 Less than $20,000

2292 (17.5)

1035 (16.2)

1257 (18.7)

 

 $20,000–$49,999

3751 (28.6)

1791 (27.1)

1960 (30.0)

 

 $50,000–$74,999

2236 (16.5)

1089 (16.4)

1147 (16.6)

 

 $75,000 or more

4519 (37.3)

2409 (40.3)

2110 (34.6)

 

Receives Public Assistance, n (%)

536 (4.0)

237 (3.7)

299 (4.4)

<.001

Receives Food Stamps, n (%)

3003 (22.3)

1,362 (20.4)

1641 (24.0)

.002

Private Health Coverage, n (%)

7620 (59.6)

3973 (63.8)

3647 (55.7)

<.001

Cigarette Use

   

<.001

 Never Use

10565 (84.2)

5063 (81.7)

5502 (86.4)

 

 Ever Use, No Current Use

1405 (10.3)

719 (11.1)

686 (9.5)

 

 Current Use (Past 30-Day)

828 (5.6)

542 (7.1)

286 (4.2)

 

Alcohol, n (%)

    

 Past 30-Day Use

1576 (11.5)

923 (13.5)

653 (9.7)

<.001

 Screened for Use

5,592 (42.4)

5,187 (82.6)

405 (5.3)

<.001

Marijuana, n (%)

    

 Past 30-Day Use

1013 (6.9)

622 (8.8)

391 (5.2)

<.001

 Screened for Use

4,702 (35.4)

4,339 (68.3)

363 (5.0)

<.001

  1. Cell counts reported are unweighted, but the percentages represent the weighted sample. All percentages reported are column percents