Adolescent Light Cigarette Smoking Patterns and Adult Cigarette Smoking
Table 1
Sample characteristics: national longitudinal study of adolescent to adult health, 1994–2008 (public use).
Total
Frequency
Weighted percent
5,077
100.0
1Smoking (Wave I)
No
3,817
73.7
1–5 cpd (light)
787
15.9
6–16 cpd (average)
320
6.8
17 or more cpd (heavy)
153
3.6
Smoking (Wave IV)
No
3,248
61.7
1–5 cpd (light)
736
14.4
6–16 cpd (average)
680
14.7
17 or more cpd (heavy)
413
9.3
Race/ethnicity
Non-Hispanic white
3,206
70.1
Non-Hispanic black
1,138
15.2
Hispanic
530
11.1
Other
203
3.6
Sex
Female
2,746
49.6
Male
2,330
50.4
Age group in Wave I
11–14 years
1,187
25.1
15-16 years
1,780
34.7
17 years and above
2,107
40.2
Dental visit (Wave I)
Within the year
3,430
68.3
Within 1-2 years
979
19.3
Over 2 years
540
10.2
Never
114
2.2
2Close friends who smoke (Wave I)
None
2,792
54.3
1 close friend smokes
1,006
20.5
2 close friends smoke
596
12.1
3 close friends smoke
609
13.1
Adequate sleep (Wave I)
Yes
3,705
74.1
No
1,365
25.9
Exercised during the past week (Wave I)
None
816
16.9
1-2 times
1,622
33.1
3-4 times
1,278
24.8
5 times or more
1,357
25.2
3Depression symptoms (Wave I)
Yes
770
14.8
No
4,307
85.2
Body mass index (Wave I)
0 to less than 25
3,866
76.5
25 to less than 30
780
15.6
30 and above
431
7.9
cpd: cigarettes per day. 1Number of cigarettes smoked per day on the days in which the participant smoked during the previous month. 2Participants were asked if any of their three best friends smoked. 3Cut point was a score of 24 on the center for epidemiologic studies depression scale.
