Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of the study population among 10–12 grade school students in Canada, 2012–2013
Variables | Flavoured Tobacco Use (Past 30 days) | No Flavoured Tobacco Use (Past 30 days) | Total (N) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Outcome Variable | ||||
Flavoured Tobacco Use (Past 30 days) | 14.77% | 85.23% | 19979 | |
Independent Variables | ||||
Sex (n = 19979) | Male | 18.8% | 81.2% | 9808 |
Female | 10.9% | 89.1% | 10171 | |
Grade | Tenth | 12.7% | 87.3% | 7544 |
Eleventh | 15.0% | 85.0% | 6982 | |
Twelfth | 17.4% | 82.6% | 5453 | |
Ethnicity (n = 18818) | White | 14.5% | 85.5% | 14389 |
Black | 19.0% | 81.0% | 814 | |
Asian | 7.5% | 92.5% | 1942 | |
Aboriginal | 23.9% | 76.1% | 1270 | |
Hispanic | 21.3% | 78.7% | 403 | |
Friend Smokers (n = 18048) | None | 4.6% | 95.5% | 9861 |
One | 12.1% | 87.9% | 2278 | |
Two | 19.7% | 80.3% | 1571 | |
Three or more | 36.5% | 63.5% | 4338 | |
Sibling Smokers (n = 18141) | None | 11.0% | 89.0% | 14149 |
One | 23.2% | 76.8% | 2763 | |
Two | 25.9% | 74.1% | 718 | |
Three or more | 42.1% | 57.9% | 511 | |
Parent/Guardian Smokers (n = 18921) | None | 10.4% | 89.6% | 10935 |
One | 16.5% | 83.5% | 4284 | |
Two | 20.1% | 79.9% | 2107 | |
Three or more | 27.3% | 72.7% | 1595 | |
Weekly Personal Spending Money (n = 16546) | $0 | 8.7% | 91.3% | 2783 |
$1–$5 | 12.5% | 87.5% | 869 | |
$6–$10 | 10.3% | 89.7% | 1199 | |
$11–$20 | 12.6% | 87.4% | 2594 | |
$21–$40 | 17.1% | 82.9% | 2639 | |
$40–$100 | 16.7% | 83.3% | 2733 | |
>$100 | 23.3% | 76.7% | 3729 | |