Cognitive and Psychological Mediators of the Social Gradient in Tobacco Use Initiation Among Adolescents: Evidence from the ABCD Study

Table 1.

Descriptive Statistics

  n %

Race/Ethnicity    
      Non-Latino White 6,101 52.01
      Non-Latino Black 1,756 14.97
      Latino 2,387 20.35
      Asian 251 2.14
      Other 1,222 10.42
Sex    
      Female 5,628 48.00
      Male 6,098 52.00
Marital Status of the Household    
      Not Married 3,813 32.51
      Married 7,916 67.49
Age    
      9 Yrs 6,128 52.16
      10 Yrs 5,621 47.84
  Mean SE
Socioeconomic Status (SES) 0.292 0.025
Parent Education (Years) 17.164 0.047
Household Income 7.700 0.040
Substance Use Harm Knowledge 26.244 0.119
Tobacco Susceptibility 1.081 0.004
Tobacco Use (Subsequent) 0.080 0.005