Usual Source of Cigarettes and Alcohol Among US High School Students*

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• Alternative Title:
  J Sch Health
• Personal Author:
  Jones, Sherry Everett ; Caraballo, Ralph S.
• Description:
  BACKGROUND ; Cigarette and alcohol use are common among youth. We examined sources of cigarettes and alcohol among youth who were current cigarette and alcohol users. ; METHODS ; We analyzed nationally representative data from the 2009 and 2011 national Youth Risk Behavior Surveys—biennial, school-based surveys of high school students in the United States. Students completed anonymous, self-administered questionnaires. Overall response rates were 71% for both years. ; RESULTS ; Among the 17.3% of current cigarette users <18 years, 27.3% usually gave someone else money to buy their cigarettes and 27.7% usually borrowed (bummed) them. Fewer (14.1%) usually bought their own cigarettes in a store. Among the 40.3% of current alcohol users, 24.3% usually gave someone else money to buy it and 41.2% usually had someone give it to them. A few (4.5%) usually bought their own alcohol in a store. Age and intensity of use were positively associated with students buying their own cigarettes or alcohol, but negatively associated with students borrowing or having someone else give it to them. ; CONCLUSIONS ; Because social and commercial sources of cigarettes and alcohol are common, multiple strategies are needed to reduce the ability for youth to obtain them and reduce their desire for them.
• Subjects:
  • Adolescent
  • Alcohol Drinking
  • Alcoholic Beverages
  • Commerce
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Smoking
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  More +
• Source:
  J Sch Health. 84(8):493-501.
• Pubmed ID:
  25040117
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4572694
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/Intramural CDC HHS/United States
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Volume:
  84
• Issue:
  8
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/34339/cdc_34339_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 389.32 KB]
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:6c0613bbdb5d4425a083b992b1bbd62803e23986995f7daede451642d943fbd4