Sociodemographic Patterns of Exclusive, Dual, and Polytobacco Use Among U.S. High School Students: A Comparison of Three Nationally Representative Surveys.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This study examines sociodemographic patterns of exclusive/dual/polytobacco use among U.S. high school students using multiple national surveys.

Methods

Using three national youth surveys (Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health [PATH] Wave 4 [2016-2017], 2017 Youth Risk Behavior Survey, and 2017 National Youth Tobacco Survey), we classified tobacco products into four groups: (1) electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), (2) conventional cigarettes (CCs), (3) other combustible tobacco products, and (4) smokeless tobacco products. We created 16 categories of non/exclusive/dual/polytobacco use within the past 30 days using the four product groups and calculated weighted population prevalence by sex and race/ethnicity (all surveys) and parental education and inco

SUBMITTER: Cho B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8293901 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature