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Table 2 Tobacco-related variables by generational status (N = 1536)

From: Tobacco use among Latinx adolescents: exploring the immigrant paradox

 

Overall

1st Generation

2nd Generation

3rd Generation

 
 

N

Wtd.%

Wtd.%

Wtd. %

Wtd. %

χ2

Total

1536

18.4

59.9

21.7

 

7th grade Cigarette Smoking Initiation

118

8.1

9.7

8.2

6.4

2.34

10th grade Cigarette Smoking Initiation

430

31.2

28.7

31.5

32.2

0.92

Perceived Cigarette Availability

243

16.1

18.1

15.5

16.3

1.14

Perceived Peer Smoking

513

33.8

28.9

34.1

37.4

4.95

Intentions to Smoke

134

8.7

7.7

9.1

8.4

0.58

Willingness to Smoke

123

8.4

7.4

8.3

9.5

0.93

Parent Tobacco Use

256

16.8

13.9a

15.8b

22.2c

9.15

 

M (SE)

 

F

Monitoring

16.81 (0.11)

16.87(0.14)a,b

16.68(0.13)a

17.12(0.17)b

2.38

  1. Wtd Weighted, % is calculated with weights to reflect sampling, HS High School
  2. a,b,cDifferent superscripts within generational status subgroups for row variable indicates statistically significant difference as per χ2 or F tests. Boldface indicates statistical significance (p < .05)