Sociodemographic Patterns of Exclusive and Dual Combustible Tobacco and E-Cigarette Use among US Adolescents—A Nationally Representative Study (2017–2020)

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ID15467804
AuthorsBukola Usidame (0000-0002-9716-0670, University of Michigan, corresponding author), Jana L Hirschtick (0000-0001-6532-1372, University of Michigan), Delvon T Mattingly (0000-0002-2039-7311, University of Michigan), Akash Patel (0000-0002-4961-3989, University of Michigan), Megan E Patrick (0000-0003-3594-4944, University of Michigan), Nancy L Fleischer (0000-0002-4371-9133, University of Michigan)
Year2022
Volume19
Issue5
Pages2965-2965
Publication date2022-03-03
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph19052965
PMID35270656
OpenAlexW4214923407
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited35

This study assessed the sociodemographic predictors of exclusive and dual use of the most frequently used nicotine/tobacco products, e-cigarettes, and combustible tobacco among adolescents. Cross-sectional data was from the 2017-2020 Monitoring the Future nationally representative study of eighth, tenth, and twelfth-grade students. We coded past 30 day nicotine/tobacco use into four mutually exclusive categories: no use, e-cigarette use only, combustible use (cigarette or cigar) only, and dual use (e-cigarette and combustible). We pooled the 2017-2020 data to examine the relationship between sex, race/ethnicity, parental education, and each product-use category using multinomial logistic regression, stratified by grade level. Among eighth ( N = 11,189), tenth ( N = 12,882), and twelfth graders ( N = 11,385), exclusive e-cigarette use was the most prevalent pattern (6.4%, 13.2%, 13.8%, respectively), followed by dual use (2.7%, 4.5%, 8.9%), and exclusive combustible use (1.5%, 2.5%, 5.3%). eighth and tenth-grade adolescents whose highest parental education was a 4-year college degree or more had lower odds of exclusive combustible and dual use when compared to adolescents whose highest parental education was less than a high school degree. Research should continue to monitor the differential use of combustible tobacco products and e-cigarettes among adolescents from low socioeconomic status backgrounds or racial/ethnic minority households to inform ongoing and future interventions or policies

Dual (grammatical number · Environmental health · Injury prevention · Occupational safety and health · Pathology · Poison control · Population · Suicide prevention · Tobacco use · Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Smoking Behavior and Cessation

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