Dear readers, we hope you had a restful and relaxing holiday! Our TCORS 2.0 - CAsToR DAD Core created this bulletin to keep you updated on the latest data and resources available through the DAD.
What's new?
Cigarettes and ENDS use tables
The DAD core has been creating tables that will provide information about cigarettes and ENDS use among youth (aged 12-17) and adults (aged 18+) using data from different nationally representative surveys.
In these tables, unweighted counts, weighted counts, and percentages of cigarettes and ENDS use are presented:
Overall
By sex,
Age group (12-14, 15-17, 18-24, 25-34, 35-44, 45-54, 55-64, 65+),
And/or school grade for youth data.
The purpose of these data tables is to provide prevalence estimates for simulation modeling that evaluates the impact of cigarette and ENDS use on health outcomes.
More details:
To create these tables, we considered cigarettes and ENDS use status and stratified by flavors used when flavor information was available:
One more thing...
PATH: Marijuana Ever-use Variables
The DAD Core derived a new set of variables indicating marijuana ever-use for youth and adults using PATH Waves 1-5 Public-Use Files. These variables will be used for the RRP project "Association between flavored ENDS use and cigarette smoking initiation among youth" led by Ritesh Mistry.
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