Patterns of Tobacco Use and Dual Use in US Young Adults: The Missing Link between Youth Prevention and Adult Cessation

Table 1

Prevalence of tobacco product by first use, ever use, and past 30-day use, using poststratification weights for the full sample.

	Ever use (𝑁=4201)		Tobacco product first    used (𝑁=2493)		Mean age at initiation			Past 30-day use^a			Mean no. of days used in past month^b
	Prevalence	95% CI	Prevalence	95% CI	𝑁	Mean	95% CI	𝑁	Prevalence	95% CI	𝑁	Mean	95% CI
Cigarettes	0.51	(0.49–0.53)	0.73	(0.71–0.76)	1799	15.17	(14.94–15.40)	819	0.87	(0.83–0.90)	710	22.93	(21.76–24.10)
Cigars	0.31	(0.29–0.33)	0.11	(0.09–0.13)	283	17.19	(16.63–17.74)	666	0.19	(0.15–0.24)	132	5.88	(4.03–7.72)
Pipe (with tobacco)	0.09	(0.08–0.11)	0.01	(0.00–0.01)	15	16.34	(11.22–21.46)	629	0.05	(0.03–0.09)	24	10.14	(2.62–17.66)
Little cigars/cigarillos/bidis (like Black & Milds, Swisher Sweets, Phillies Blunt, or Captain Black)	0.26	(0.24–0.28)	0.05	(0.04–0.07)	158	16.92	(16.14–17.71)	648	0.16	(0.12–0.21)	117	10.52	(7.40–13.64)
E-cigarettes (like BLU or NJOY)	0.06	(0.05–0.07)	***	***	3	20.00	(14.51–25.43)	627	0.07	(0.05–0.11)	44	9.04	(4.38–13.69)
Chewing tobacco (like Levi Garrett, Red Man, or Beech Nut)	0.07	(0.06–0.09)	0.01	(0.01–0.02)	25	12.65	(10.18–15.11)	625	0.05	(0.03–0.09)	24	11.11	(4.88–17.34)
Dip/snuff (like Skoal or Copenhagen)	0.10	(0.09–0.11)	0.03	(0.02–0.04)	60	14.80	(13.73–15.88)	627	0.11	(0.08–0.16)	49	15.14	(9.77–20.51)
Snus (like Camel Snus)	0.06	(0.05–0.07)	***	***	3	19.25	(16.33–22.17)	626	0.05	(0.03–0.08)	36	10.96	(4.90–17.02)
Dissolvable tobacco products (like Ariva, Stonewall, Camel Orbs, Sticks or Strips)	0.01	(0.00–0.01)	—	—	—	—	—	619	0.01	(0.00–0.04)	7	16.29	(−4.87–37.46)
Hookah/shisha (hookah tobacco)	0.17	(0.16–0.19)	0.04	(0.03–0.05)	122	19.32	(18.50–20.15)	631	0.08	(0.05–0.12)	63	6.97	(1.97–11.96)
Nicotine products (like gum, patches, lozenges)	0.07	(0.06–0.08)	***	***	1	22	***
Other^c			***	***	3	17.85	(14.68–21.02)
Unsure/decline to state			0.01	(0.00–0.02)	18	14.07	(9.61–18.52)
refused			***	***

Note. In all columns, 𝑁 represents the unweighted denominator for prevalence estimates.
^aAmong those who report every day or someday use of cigarettes or other tobacco products.
^bAmong those who used at least one day in the past 30 days.
^cAll participants responding “other” identified “clove cigarettes” as the first product used.
***Insufficient precision to report.
—No responses.