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Socioeconomic Status Partially Mediates the Effects of Structural Racism on Youth Tobacco Use Initiation

Global Journal of Epidemiology and Infectious Disease | Vol 4, Issue 1

Table 1. Descriptive data of the overall participants (n= 11,698).

MeanSE
Age 9.480.00
State-Level Racism-0.180.01
Parental Education at Baseline (1-6)3.910.01
Household Income at Baseline (1-11)7.230.02
Financial Difficulties at Baseline (Mean)0.070.00
Perceived Discrimination1.180.00
Tobacco Susceptibility/1.080.00
Socioeconomic Status (Principal Component)0.130.02
 n%
Sex  
     Female5,62848.00
     Male 6,09852.00
Race/Ethnicity  
      Asian6285.35
      AIAN/ Native Hawaiian /Pacific Islander3422.91
      Non-Hispanic Black2,12618.1
      Hispanic White2,39420.38
      Other980.83
      Non-Hispanic White6,10952
      Unknown520.44
Household Marital Status (Baseline)  
     Unmarried7,91667.49
     Married 3,81332.51
Tobacco Use (Subsequent)  
      No11,32996.85
      Yes3693.15

American Indian and Alaska Native: AIAN