Table 3.
Factors Associated with Youth Observation of E-cigarette Use in or Around School, NYTS, 2019 (n=19,018)
| Youth observation of e-cigarette use in or around school | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Factor | % (95% CI)a | AOR (95% CI)b | p-valueb |
| Overall | 63.9 (61.9, 65.9) | — | — |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 62.4 (60.2, 64.6) | ref | — |
| Female | 65.7 (63.5, 68.0) | 1.1 (1.0, 1.2) | 0.005 |
| Grade | |||
| Middle school | 52.0 (49.3, 54.7) | ref | — |
| High school | 73.4 (71.0, 75.9) | 2.3 (2.0, 2.8) | <0.0001 |
| Race/ethnicity | |||
| NH White | 67.9 (65.8, 69.9) | ref | — |
| NH Black | 54.7 (50.3, 59.1) | 0.6 (0.5, 0.8) | 0.0001 |
| Hispanic | 62.5 (59.8, 65.2) | 0.9 (0.8, 1.0) | 0.0499 |
| Others | 58.1 (52.9, 63.4) | 0.8 (0.7, 1.0) | 0.0124 |
| E-cigarette use | |||
| Never | 56.7 (54.5, 58.8) | ref | — |
| Former | 77.2 (74.8, 79.6) | 1.9 (1.6, 2.2) | <0.0001 |
| Past 30 days | 78.3 (75.8, 80.8) | 1.8 (1.5, 2.1) | <0.0001 |
| Exposure to cigarette and other tobacco marketing | |||
| No | 49.4 (46.3, 52.4) | ref | |
| 1 | 64.2 (61.8, 66.6) | 1.4 (1.3, 1.7) | <0.0001 |
| ≥2 | 69.8 (67.9, 71.7) | 1.5 (1.3, 1.7) | <0.0001 |
| Exposure to e-cigarette marketing | |||
| No | 49.1 (46.4, 51.8) | ref | |
| 1 | 65.2 (62.8, 67.7) | 1.5 (1.4, 1.8) | <0.0001 |
| ≥2 | 73.9 (71.9, 75.9) | 2.1 (1.8, 2.4) | <0.0001 |
| Tobacco use by household members | |||
| None | 60.4 (58.1, 62.7) | ref | — |
| Other tobacco pro ducts | 65.1 (62.4, 67.7) | 1.1 (0.9, 1.2) | 0.3845 |
| E-cigarettes | 78.2 (75.6, 80.9) | 1.6 (1.4, 1.9) | <0.0001 |
Notes: Boldface indicates statistical significance (p<0.05).
a
Weighted percentage (95% CI) within the column.
b
In multivariable logistic regression, youth observation of e-cigarette use in or around the school (yes versus no) was the dependent variable, and all factors listed in the first column were explanatory variables.
NYTS, National Youth Tobacco Survey; NH, non-Hispanic.