Table 1.
Results of Bivariate Associations Between Sexual Identity and E-Cigarette Use Status Survey Years, 2015—2019 (N=38,510)
| Variables Total | Overall, n (weighted %) | Never n=21,779; 56.8%, n (weighted %) | Experimentala (ever but not currently) n=7,700; 19.7%, n (weighted %) | Currentb n=9,031; 23.5%, n (weighted %) | p-valuec |
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| Sex and sexual orientation | |||||
| Boys | <0.001 | ||||
| Heterosexual | 17,319 (92.5) | 9,492 (55.3) | 3,447 (19.8) | 4,380 (24.9) | |
| Gay | 382 (1.9) | 202 (56.8) | 81 (21.6) | 99 (21.6) | |
| Bisexual | 501 (2.7) | 286 (59.2) | 94 (18.4) | 121(22.4) | |
| Unsure | 559 (2.9) | 382 (68.5) | 67 (12.2) | 110 (19.3) | |
| Girls | <0.001 | ||||
| Heterosexual | 15,709 (81.0) | 9,358 (59.6) | 3,097 (19.1) | 3,254 (21.3) | |
| Lesbian | 506 (2.4) | 252 (50.5) | 125 (23.7) | 129 (25.8) | |
| Bisexual | 2,347 (11.9) | 1,091 (46.2) | 570 (24.6) | 686 (29.2) | |
| Unsure | 927 (4.7) | 568 (60.5) | 175 (19.1) | 184 (20.4) | |
| Hispanic | <0.001 | ||||
| No | 27,513 (76.4) | 15,925 (57.9) | 5,043 (18.6) | 6,545 (23.5) | |
| Yes | 10,431 (23.7) | 5,519 (53.4) | 2,559 (23.3) | 2,353 (23.4) | |
| Race | <0.001 | ||||
| White only | 21,553 (69.1) | 11,637 (55.4) | 4,093 (18.6) | 5,823 (26.1) | |
| Black only | 6,024 (15.0) | 3,961 (63.1) | 1,183 (20.8) | 880 (16.2) | |
| Other races/multiracial | 6,048 (16.0) | 3,488 (58.4) | 1,252 (20.9) | 1,308 (20.7) | |
| Survey years | <0.001 | ||||
| 2015 | 14,229 (37.2) | 7,495 (55.1) | 3,104 (20.9) | 3,630 (24.1) | |
| 2017 | 12,208 (31.0) | 7,972 (64.1) | 2,679 (22.4) | 1,557 (13.5) | |
| 2019 | 12,073 (31.8) | 6,312 (51.8) | 1,917 (15.7) | 3,844 (32.5) | |
| Age, years | <0.001 | ||||
| 12–15 | 14,293 (36.9) | 9,108 (64.6) | 2,423 (16.9) | 2,762 (18.5) | |
| 16–18 or older | 24,048 (63.2) | 12,577 (52.3) | 5,244 (21.3) | 6,227 (26.4) | |
| Past 12-month externalizing | <0.001 | ||||
| No | 24,833 (78.0) | 15,306 (62.1) | 5,016 (19.4) | 4,511 (18.6) | |
| Yes | 6,862 (22.0) | 2,703 (39.2) | 1,482 (21.5) | 2,677 (39.3) | |
| Past 12-month internalizing | <0.001 | ||||
| No | 25,631 (67.6) | 15,880 (62.5) | 4,789 (18.5) | 4,962 (19.1) | |
| Yes | 12,561 (32.5) | 5,714 (45.0) | 2,842 (22.3) | 4,005 (32.7) | |
| Past 12-month any bully | <0.001 | ||||
| None | 29,038 (75.1) | 17,238 (59.5) | 5,772 (19.5) | 6,028 (21.0) | |
| Any | 9,190 (24.9) | 4,389 (48.8) | 1,862 (20.2) | 2,939 (31.0) | |
| Current cigarette | <0.001 | ||||
| No | 33,733 (91.3) | 20,814 (62.0) | 6,836 (19.8) | 6,083 (18.2) | |
| Yes | 3,120 (8.7) | 298 (9.0) | 531 (17.4) | 2,291(73.6) | |
| Current other tobacco | <0.001 | ||||
| No | 33,712 (89.4) | 20,883 (62.5) | 6,741 (19.7) | 6,088 (17.8) | |
| Yes | 3,771 (10.6) | 449 (11.1) | 725 (19.9) | 2,597 (69.0) | |
| Current alcohol | <0.001 | ||||
| No | 24,988 (70.2) | 17,895 (72.5) | 4,583 (17.7) | 2,510 (9.8) | |
| Yes | 10,421 (29.8) | 2,523 (23.8) | 2,378 (23.0) | 5,520 (53.2) | |
| Current cannabis | <0.001 | ||||
| No | 30,209 (79.5) | 20,247 (67.8) | 5,788 (18.7) | 4,174 (13.6) | |
| Yes | 7,794 (20.5) | 1,344 (15.6) | 1,808 (23.7) | 4,642 (60.8) | |
| Ever any illicit drug | <0.001 | ||||
| No | 21,405 (76.4) | 13,951 (65.2) | 3,991 (18.0) | 3,463 (16.8) | |
| Yes | 7,982 (23.6) | 2,238 (26.9) | 1,972 (25.3) | 3,772 (47.8) | |
Note: Boldface indicates statistical significance (p<0.001).
a
Have ever used E-cigarettes but not used in past 30 days.
b
Have ever used E-cigarettes and used in the past 30 days.
c
Rao-Scott adjusted chi-square tests.