Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of the study sample
Variable | n a | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Age | ||
Younger adolescents | 35762 | 47.9 % |
Older adolescents | 38951 | 52.1 % |
Gender | ||
Male | 37362 | 51.0 % |
Female | 35954 | 49.0 % |
School Type | ||
Middle | 32320 | 43.4 % |
High | 42157 | 56.6 % |
Housing | ||
Trailer or mobile homes | 4146 | 5.6 % |
Other types of housing | 69684 | 94.4 % |
Race | ||
White | 39699 | 53.8 % |
American Indian/Alaska native | 690 | 0.9 % |
Asian | 1514 | 2.0 % |
Black/African American | 17966 | 24.4 % |
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 511 | 0.7 % |
Other | 13398 | 18.2 % |
Ethnicity | ||
Hispanic | 20360 | 27.8 % |
Non-Hispanic | 52906 | 72.2 % |
Smoking Status | ||
Current established smoker | 1803 | 2.4 % |
Current non-established smoker | 4093 | 5.5 % |
Current Non smoker | 68522 | 92.1 % |
Tobacco Counseling in Dental Office | ||
Did not visit a dental office at all | 12705 | 17.7 % |
Visited a dentist office but not receive tobacco counseling | 46611 | 64.9 % |
Visited a dentist office and received tobacco counseling | 12547 | 17.4 % |