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Appendix F. Tables on College Students, School Dropouts, and Pregnant Women

Table 6.1 Percentages of Respondents Aged 18 to 24 Reporting Specific Types of Tobacco Use in Their Lifetime, the Past Year, and the Past Month, by College Enrollment Status and Gender: 1999

Tobacco Type, by College Enrollment Status and
Gender

Unweighted n's

Time Period

Lifetime

Past Year

Past Month

Estimate

95% C.I.

Estimate

95% C.I.

Estimate

95% C.I.

Cigarettes

             

    Total1

(19,403)

69.0

(68.0-70.0)

48.5

(47.4-49.5)

40.4

(39.4-41.4)

      Male

(9,214)

73.4

(72.1-74.6)

52.3

(50.8-53.7)

44.0

(42.7-45.4)

      Female

(10,189)

64.7

(63.3-66.0)

44.8

(43.4-46.1)

36.8

(35.6-38.1)

    Full-Time College Students

(5,796)

64.2

(62.2-66.1)

43.0

(41.0-44.9)

33.9

(32.2-35.7)

      Male

(2,652)

68.1

(65.3-70.7)

45.7

(43.0-48.5)

36.6

(34.0-39.2)

      Female

(3,144)

60.6

(58.1-63.1)

40.5

(38.1-42.9)

31.5

(29.3-33.8)

    Part-Time College Students

(1,134)

67.9

(63.9-71.6)

43.7

(39.9-47.6)

35.9

(32.2-39.7)

      Male

(511)

69.8

(64.2-74.9)

44.0

(38.4-49.7)

34.6

(29.5-40.2)

      Female

(623)

65.9

(60.7-70.7)

43.5

(38.3-48.8)

37.1

(32.1-42.4)

    Not Enrolled in Any
    School

(10,838)

72.7

(71.5-73.9)

52.3

(50.9-53.7)

45.0

(43.7-46.4)

      Male

(5,134)

77.5

(75.9-79.0)

57.0

(55.2-58.9)

50.0

(48.2-51.9)

      Female

(5,704)

68.0

(66.2-69.6)

47.7

(45.9-49.5)

40.1

(38.5-41.8)

    Others Aged 18 to 242

(1,635)

63.5

(60.5-66.4)

46.7

(43.6-49.8)

36.9

(33.8-40.0)

      Male

(917)

68.6

(64.6-72.3)

50.0

(45.9-54.1)

38.8

(34.7-43.0)

      Female

(718)

56.8

(52.1-61.4)

42.5

(37.8-47.3)

34.4

(30.0-39.1)

Cigars

             

    Total1

(19,403)

44.3

(43.3-45.3)

25.5

(24.6-26.4)

11.8

(11.2-12.5)

      Male

(9,214)

58.2

(56.8-59.5)

36.9

(35.6-38.3)

18.3

(17.2-19.4)

      Female

(10,189)

30.7

(29.4-32.0)

14.2

(13.3-15.1)

5.5

(4.9-6.2)

    Full-Time College Students

(5,796)

47.1

(45.3-48.9)

27.5

(25.9-29.1)

11.1

(10.1-12.3)

      Male

(2,652)

61.7

(59.2-64.2)

40.3

(37.8-42.8)

17.9

(16.1-19.9)

      Female

(3,144)

34.0

(31.7-36.3)

16.0

(14.4-17.7)

5.0

(4.1-6.1)

    Part-Time College Students

(1,134)

44.8

(40.8-48.7)

24.9

(21.8-28.3)

11.4

(9.3-13.9)

      Male

(511)

59.5

(53.8-65.1)

36.8

(31.8-42.2)

19.2

(15.5-23.6)

      Female

(623)

30.1

(25.4-35.2)

13.0

(10.0-16.7)

3.6

(2.1-6.1)

    Not Enrolled in Any
    School

(10,838)

43.5

(42.2-44.8)

24.1

(23.0-25.2)

11.9

(11.1-12.8)

      Male

(5,134)

57.4

(55.5-59.2)

34.8

(33.0-36.6)

17.8

(16.5-19.2)

      Female

(5,704)

30.0

(28.4-31.6)

13.6

(12.5-14.8)

6.1

(5.3-7.0)

    Others Aged 18 to 242

(1,635)

39.5

(36.5-42.7)

27.5

(24.6-30.7)

14.3

(12.2-16.7)

      Male

(917)

51.9

(47.7-56.0)

39.0

(34.8-43.4)

21.3

(18.2-24.9)

      Female

(718)

23.4

(19.8-27.5)

12.4

(9.8-15.7)

5.1

(3.4-7.5)

See notes at end of table. (continued)

Table 6.1 (continued)

Tobacco Type, by College Enrollment Status and
Gender

Unweighted n's

Time Period

Lifetime

Past Year

Past Month

Estimate

95% C.I.

Estimate

95% C.I.

Estimate

95% C.I.

Smokeless Tobacco

             

    Total1

(19,403)

25.6

(24.8-26.5)

9.4

(8.9-10.0)

5.8

(5.4-6.3)

      Male

(9,214)

41.3

(39.9-42.6)

17.1

(16.1-18.2)

11.1

(10.2-12.0)

      Female

(10,189)

10.3

(9.5-11.2)

1.9

(1.5-2.3)

0.6

(0.4-0.8)

    Full-Time College Students

(5,796)

24.7

(23.2-26.4)

9.1

(8.1-10.2)

5.1

(4.4-6.0)

      Male

(2,652)

40.2

(37.8-42.7)

17.1

(15.3-19.2)

10.4

(9.0-12.0)

      Female

(3,144)

10.9

(9.4-12.4)

1.9

(1.3-2.7)

0.4

(0.2-0.7)

    Part-Time College Students

(1,134)

25.5

(22.3-28.9)

9.1

(7.2-11.4)

5.6

(4.0-7.8)

      Male

(511)

40.0

(34.8-45.4)

15.2

(11.8-19.3)

10.4

(7.3-14.5)

      Female

(623)

11.1

(8.4-14.4)

3.0

(1.6-5.5)

0.9

(0.3-2.7)

    Not Enrolled in Any
    School

(10,838)

26.7

(25.7-27.8)

9.5

(8.8-10.2)

6.1

(5.5-6.7)

      Male

(5,134)

43.5

(41.7-45.2)

17.4

(16.1-18.8)

11.6

(10.4-12.8)

      Female

(5,704)

10.3

(9.3-11.4)

1.7

(1.3-2.2)

0.7

(0.4-1.1)

    Others Aged 18 to 242

(1,635)

22.1

(19.6-25.0)

10.4

(8.7-12.5)

6.4

(5.1-8.1)

      Male

(917)

33.1

(29.2-37.3)

16.8

(13.9-20.1)

10.8

(8.5-13.6)

      Female

(718)

7.7

(5.6-10.6)

2.1

(1.2-3.7)

0.7

(0.3-1.5)

               

Pipes3

             

    Total1

(19,403)

9.8

(9.2-10.4)

--

--

1.3

(1.1-1.6)

      Male

(9,214)

15.8

(14.7-16.9)

--

--

2.1

(1.7-2.6)

      Female

(10,189)

3.9

(3.4-4.4)

--

--

0.6

(0.4-0.8)

    Full-Time College Students

(5,796)

10.8

(9.7-12.2)

--

--

1.3

(0.9-1.8)

      Male

(2,652)

18.5

(16.4-20.7)

--

--

2.1

(1.4-3.1)

      Female

(3,144)

4.0

(3.1-5.0)

--

--

0.6

(0.3-1.0)

    Part-Time College Students

(1,134)

7.5

(5.8-9.7)

--

--

1.0

(0.5-1.9)

      Male

(511)

11.4

(8.4-15.4)

--

--

1.4

(0.6-3.0)

      Female

(623)

3.6

(2.2-5.8)

--

--

0.6

(0.2-1.7)

    Not Enrolled in Any
    School

(10,838)

9.8

(9.0-10.6)

--

--

1.3

(1.1-1.7)

      Male

(5,134)

15.7

(14.3-17.2)

--

--

2.1

(1.7-2.7)

      Female

(5,704)

4.0

(3.3-4.8)

--

--

0.6

(0.4-0.9)

    Others Aged 18 to 242

(1,635)

7.7

(6.1-9.7)

--

--

1.6

(1.0-2.6)

      Male

(917)

11.4

(9.0-14.5)

--

--

2.4

(1.4-4.1)

      Female

(718)

2.8

(1.8-4.4)

--

--

0.5

(0.2-1.4)

*Low precision; no estimate reported.

-- Data not available.

1 Estimates in the total column are for all persons aged 18 to 24, including those with unknown enrollment status.

2 Other persons include respondents aged 18 to 24 enrolled in other grades either full or part time, or enrolled with no other information available.

3 Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected.

Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1999 CAI.

Table 6.2 Percentages of Respondents Aged 18 to 24 Reporting No Use, Former Use, Daily Use, and Current, But Not Daily Use of Cigarettes, by College Enrollment Status and Gender: 1999

Cigarette Use,
by Gender

College Enrollment Status

Total1

Full-Time College
Students

Part-Time College
Students

Not Enrolled in Any
School

Others Aged 18 to 242

Est.

95% C.I.

Est.

95% C.I.

Est.

95% C.I.

Est.

95% C.I.

Est.

95% C.I.

Cigarettes

                   

    No Use

31.0

(30.0-32.0)

35.8

(33.9-37.8)

32.1

(28.4-36.1)

27.3

(26.1-28.5)

36.5

(33.6-39.5)

      Males

26.6

(25.4-27.9)

31.9

(29.3-34.7)

30.2

(25.1-35.8)

22.5

(21.0-24.1)

31.4

(27.7-35.4)

      Females

35.3

(34.0-36.7)

39.4

(36.9-41.9)

34.1

(29.3-39.3)

32.0

(30.4-33.8)

43.2

(38.6-47.9)

                     

    Former Use3

5.8

(5.4-6.3)

3.9

(3.3-4.6)

5.3

(3.9-7.4)

7.1

(6.5-7.8)

4.6

(3.5-6.1)

      Males

5.7

(5.1-6.3)

4.2

(3.3-5.3)

5.8

(3.6-9.3)

6.7

(5.9-7.7)

4.3

(2.9-6.2)

      Females

6.0

(5.4-6.6)

3.7

(2.9-4.7)

4.9

(3.3-7.3)

7.5

(6.7-8.4)

5.0

(3.3-7.6)

                     

    Daily Use

20.7

(19.9-21.5)

12.6

(11.3-13.9)

16.3

(13.7-19.3)

26.3

(25.1-27.5)

16.6

(14.4-19.0)

      Males

21.4

(20.3-22.5)

12.1

(10.4-13.9)

13.9

(10.5-18.3)

27.9

(26.4-29.5)

16.6

(13.8-19.7)

      Females

20.0

(19.0-21.1)

13.0

(11.4-14.7)

18.6

(15.0-22.8)

24.7

(23.2-26.2)

16.6

(13.4-20.2)

                     

    Current, But Not
    Daily Use

19.7

(18.9-20.5)

21.3

(20.0-22.7)

19.6

(16.7-22.9)

18.8

(17.8-19.8)

20.3

(17.8-23.0)

      Males

22.7

(21.5-23.9)

24.5

(22.4-26.7)

20.7

(16.5-25.7)

22.1

(20.5-23.7)

22.2

(18.9-25.8)

      Females

16.8

(15.8-17.8)

18.5

(16.8-20.4)

18.5

(14.5-23.2)

15.5

(14.2-16.8)

17.8

(14.2-22.2)

*Low precision; no estimate reported.

1 Estimates in the total column are for all persons aged 18 to 24, including those with unknown enrollment status.

2 Other persons include respondents aged 18 to 24 enrolled in other grades either full or part time, or enrolled with no other information available.

3 This category includes those respondents who reported smoking 100 or more cigarettes sometime in their lifetime, but who are not current cigarette smokers.

Source: Office of Applied Studies, SAMHSA, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1999 CAI.

Table 6.3 Percentages of Respondents Aged 18 to 24 Reporting That They Never Used or Discontinued Use of Cigars, Smokeless Tobacco, and Pipes, by College Enrollment Status and Gender: 1999

Specific Type of Tobacco Use,
by Gender

College Enrollment Status

Total1

Full-Time College
Students

Part-Time College
Students

Not Enrolled in Any
School

Others Aged 18 to 242

Est.

95% C.I.

Est.

95% C.I.

Est.

95% C.I.

Est.

95% C.I.

Est.

95% C.I.

Cigars

                   

    Never Used

55.7

(54.7-56.7)

52.9

(51.1-54.7)

55.2

(51.3-59.2)

56.5

(55.2-57.8)

60.5

(57.3-63.5)

      Males

41.8

(40.5-43.2)

38.3

(35.8-40.8)

40.5

(34.9-46.2)

42.6

(40.8-44.5)

48.1

(44.0-52.3)

      Females

69.3

(68.0-70.6)

66.0

(63.7-68.3)

69.9

(64.8-74.6)

70.0

(68.4-71.6)

76.6

(72.5-80.2)

                     

    Discontinued Use3

32.5

(31.5-33.4)

36.0

(34.3-37.7)

33.4

(29.8-37.1)

31.6

(30.4-32.9)

25.2

(22.7-27.9)

      Males

39.9

(38.5-41.3)

43.8

(41.2-46.4)

40.3

(34.9-45.9)

39.5

(37.7-41.4)

30.5

(26.9-34.4)

      Females

25.2

(23.9-26.5)

29.0

(26.8-31.3)

26.5

(22.0-31.5)

23.9

(22.4-25.5)

18.3

(15.0-22.2)

                     

Smokeless Tobacco

                   

    Never Used

74.4

(73.5-75.2)

75.3

(73.6-76.8)

74.5

(71.1-77.7)

73.3

(72.2-74.3)

77.9

(75.0-80.4)

      Males

58.7

(57.4-60.1)

59.8

(57.3-62.2)

60.0

(54.6-65.2)

56.5

(54.8-58.3)

66.9

(62.7-70.8)

      Females

89.7

(88.8-90.5)

89.1

(87.6-90.6)

88.9

(85.6-91.6)

89.7

(88.6-90.7)

92.3

(89.4-94.4)

                     

    Discontinued Use3

19.9

(19.1-20.6)

19.6

(18.2-21.1)

19.9

(17.1-23.0)

20.7

(19.7-21.7)

15.7

(13.5-18.3)

      Males

30.2

(28.9-31.4)

29.8

(27.5-32.2)

29.7

(24.9-34.9)

31.9

(30.3-33.6)

22.4

(18.9-26.2)

      Females

9.7

(9.0-10.5)

10.5

(9.1-12.0)

10.2

(7.7-13.5)

9.6

(8.7-10.7)

7.0

(4.9-10.0)

                     

Pipes

                   

    Never Used

90.2

(89.6-90.8)

89.2

(87.8-90.3)

92.5

(90.3-94.2)

90.2

(89.4-91.0)

92.3

(90.3-93.9)

      Males

84.2

(83.1-85.3)

81.5

(79.3-83.6)

88.6

(84.6-91.6)

84.3

(82.8-85.7)

88.6

(85.5-91.0)

      Females

96.1

(95.6-96.6)

96.0

(95.0-96.9)

96.4

(94.2-97.8)

96.0

(95.2-96.7)

97.2

(95.6-98.2)

                     

    Discontinued Use3

8.4

(7.9-9.0)

9.5

(8.5-10.7)

6.5

(4.8-8.6)

8.5

(7.7-9.3)

6.1

(4.7-7.9)

      Males

13.7

(12.7-14.7)

16.4

(14.5-18.4)

10.1

(7.2-13.9)

13.6

(12.3-15.0)

9.0

(6.8-11.8)

      Females

3.3

(2.9-3.9)

3.4

(2.6-4.4)

2.9

(1.7-5.1)

3.4

(2.8-4.2)

2.3

(1.4-3.8)

*Low precision; no estimate reported.

1 Estimates in the total column are for all persons aged 18 to 24, including those with unknown enrollment status.

2 Other persons include respondents aged 18 to 24 enrolled in other grades either full or part time, or enrolled with no other information available.

3 This category includes those respondents who reported a specific type of tobacco use in their lifetime, but not in the past month.

Source: Office of Applied Studies, SAMHSA, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1999 CAI.

Table 6.4 Estimated Percentages of Respondents Aged 16 to 25 Reporting Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month Cigarette Use, by Dropout Status: 1999

Age Group in Years

Cigarette Use

Lifetime

Past Year

Past Month

Est.

95% C.I.

Est.

95% C.I.

Est.

95% C.I.

16 and 17 Years

           

    Total

54.7

(53.3-56.0)

36.5

(35.2-37.8)

26.1

(24.9-27.3)

    Dropouts

74.6

(68.4-80.0)

62.9

(56.5-68.9)

56.4

(50.1-62.6)

    Nondropouts

53.7

(52.3-55.1)

35.2

(33.9-36.6)

24.7

(23.5-25.8)

             

18 to 25 Years

           

    Total

68.9

(68.0-69.9)

47.5

(46.5-48.5)

39.7

(38.8-40.6)

    Dropouts

72.3

(69.7-74.8)

56.4

(53.3-59.3)

50.8

(47.8-53.8)

    Nondropouts

68.5

(67.5-69.5)

46.4

(45.4-47.5)

38.4

(37.4-39.3)

*Low precision; no estimate reported.

Source: Office of Applied Studies, SAMHSA, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1999 CAI.

Table 6.5 Percentages of Respondents Aged 16 to 25 Reporting Daily, Past Month, and Past Year Cigarette Use, by Dropout Status and Demographic Characteristics: 1999

Cigarette Use and Demographic Characteristics

Dropout Status

Dropout

Nondropout

Total

Est.

95% C.I.

Est.

95% C.I.

Est.

95% C.I.

Daily Cigarette Use

33.5

(31.1-36.1)

16.7

(16.1-17.4)

18.3

(17.6-19.0)

    Male

34.3

(31.1-37.7)

17.1

(16.3-18.0)

18.8

(17.9-19.7)

    Female

32.7

(29.4-36.1)

16.3

(15.5-17.2)

17.8

(17.0-18.6)

    White, Not Hispanic

55.7

(52.1-59.2)

20.6

(19.7-21.5)

22.9

(22.0-23.7)

    Black, Not Hispanic

17.9

(13.7-23.1)

7.3

(6.2-8.6)

8.3

(7.2-9.6)

    Hispanic

10.9

(8.4-13.9)

8.2

(7.0-9.6)

8.8

(7.7-10.1)

             

Past Month Cigarette Use

51.4

(48.6-54.2)

35.3

(34.5-36.1)

36.8

(36.0-37.6)

    Male

56.3

(52.5-60.0)

38.1

(36.9-39.3)

39.9

(38.8-41.0)

    Female

46.0

(42.4-49.6)

32.5

(31.5-33.5)

33.7

(32.7-34.7)

    White, Not Hispanic

71.1

(67.7-74.4)

40.1

(39.1-41.1)

42.1

(41.2-43.1)

    Black, Not Hispanic

40.8

(34.5-47.4)

20.7

(18.9-22.6)

22.6

(20.9-24.4)

    Hispanic

29.8

(26.1-33.8)

28.6

(26.2-31.1)

28.9

(26.9-31.0)

             

Past Year Cigarette Use

57.0

(54.2-59.8)

43.9

(43.0-44.8)

45.1

(44.3-46.0)

    Male

61.5

(57.8-65.1)

46.9

(45.7-48.1)

48.4

(47.2-49.5)

    Female

52.1

(48.3-55.8)

40.9

(39.8-42.1)

41.9

(40.8-43.0)

    White, Not Hispanic

75.9

(72.7-79.0)

49.2

(48.2-50.2)

50.9

(50.0-51.9)

    Black, Not Hispanic

48.0

(40.9-55.1)

27.9

(25.8-30.1)

29.8

(27.7-32.0)

    Hispanic

36.0

(32.2-40.0)

37.1

(34.5-39.7)

36.8

(34.7-39.0)

*Low precision; no estimate reported.

Source: Office of Applied Studies, SAMHSA, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1999 CAI.

Table 6.6 Percentages Reporting Past Month Use of Tobacco Among Females Aged 15 to 44, by Pregnancy Status: 1999

 

Total1

Pregnancy Status

Tobacco Product

Pregnant

Not Pregnant

Est.

95% C.I.

Est.

95% C.I.

Est.

95% C.I.

Any Tobacco2

31.0

(29.9-32.2)

17.6

(14.0-21.8)

31.6

(30.5-32.8)

    Cigarettes

30.0

(28.9-31.1)

17.0

(13.5-21.2)

30.5

(29.4-31.7)

    Smokeless Tobacco

0.5

(0.3-0.8)

0.4

(0.2-1.3)

0.5

(0.3-0.8)

    Cigars

2.8

(2.5-3.1)

0.9

(0.5-1.6)

2.9

(2.6-3.2)

    Pipes

0.3

(0.2-0.4)

0.1

(0.0-0.4)

0.3

(0.2-0.5)

*Low precision; no estimate reported.

1 Estimates in the total column are for all females aged 15 to 44, including those with missing pregnancy status.

2 Use of any tobacco product indicates using at least once cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco.

Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1999 CAI.

Table 6.7 Percentages Reporting Past Month Use of Cigarettes Among Females Aged 15 to 44, by Pregnancy Status and Demographic Characteristics: 1999

Demographic Characteristic

Total1

Pregnancy Status

Pregnant

Not Pregnant

Est.

95% C.I.

Est.

95% C.I.

Est.

95% C.I.

Total

30.0

(28.9-31.1)

17.0

(13.5-21.2)

30.5

(29.4-31.7)

             

Age in Years

           

    15 to 17

23.1

(21.8-24.5)

24.8

(15.6-36.9)

23.0

(21.7-24.4)

    18 to 25

35.9

(34.7-37.1)

24.9

(20.9-29.5)

36.6

(35.4-37.8)

    26 to 34

28.5

(26.7-30.3)

11.4

(7.5-16.8)

29.6

(27.8-31.5)

    35 to 44

29.1

(26.8-31.5)

*

(*-*)

29.5

(27.2-31.9)

             

Hispanic Origin and Race

           

Not Hispanic

           

    White Only

34.0

(32.6-35.4)

19.3

(15.0-24.4)

34.5

(33.1-36.0)

    Black Only

23.7

(20.7-26.9)

12.0

(6.7-20.4)

24.2

(21.2-27.6)

    American Indian or Alaska

      Native Only

47.8

(37.7-58.0)

*

(*-*)

47.9

(37.7-58.3)

    Native Hawaiian or Other

      Pacific Islander

*

(*-*)

*

(*-*)

*

(*-*)

    Asian Only

13.7

(9.6-19.3)

*

(*-*)

14.1

(9.8-19.9)

    More Than One Race

*

(*-*)

*

(*-*)

*

(*-*)

    Hispanic

19.3

(16.8-22.1)

*

(*-*)

19.6

(17.1-22.4)

*Low precision; no estimate reported.

1 Estimates in the total column are for all females aged 15 to 44, including those with missing pregnancy status.

Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1999 CAI.

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