TABLE 2—
Characteristics Associated With Perceptions of Electronic Cigarettes Among Young Adults (Aged 20–28 Years): The Minnesota Adolescent Community Cohort Study, 2010–2011
| Agreed That They Can Help People Quit Smoking |
Agreed That They Are Less Harmful Than Cigarettes |
Agreed That They Are Less Addictive Than Cigarettes |
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| Independent Variable | No. (%) | AOR (95% CI) | No. (%) | AOR (95% CI) | No. (%) | AOR (95% CI) |
| Participants who were aware of e-cigarettes | 816 (44.5) | … | 971 (52.9) | … | 486 (26.4) | … |
| Age, y | ||||||
| 20–24 | 517 (43.2) | 0.87 (0.71, 1.06) | 622 (52.0) | 0.90 (0.74, 1.10) | 311 (26.0) | 0.96 (0.77, 1.20) |
| 25–28 | 299 (46.9) | 1.00 (Ref) | 349 (54.7) | 1.00 (Ref) | 175 (27.4) | 1.00 (Ref) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 754 (45.6) | 1.00 (Ref) | 889 (53.8) | 1.00 (Ref) | 431 (26.1) | 1.00 (Ref) |
| Other | 62 (34.3) | 0.60* (0.44, 0.84) | 82 (45.3) | 0.73* (0.53, 0.99) | 55 (30.4) | 1.24 (0.88, 1.75) |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 433 (46.8) | 1.19 (0.99, 1.44) | 529 (57.2) | 1.39* (1.15, 1.67) | 263 (28.4) | 1.19 (0.96, 1.47) |
| Female | 383 (42.1) | 1.00 (Ref) | 442 (48.6) | 1.00 (Ref) | 223 (24.5) | 1.00 (Ref) |
| Education | ||||||
| Enrolled in or graduated from a 4-y college or more | 457 (43.4) | 1.31 (0.99, 1.74) | 561 (53.3) | 1.30 (0.98, 1.72) | 248 (23.6) | 0.83 (0.61, 1.13) |
| Enrolled in or graduated from a 2-y college | 235 (48.6) | 1.47* (1.09, 1.98) | 254 (52.5) | 1.13 (0.84, 1.52) | 141 (29.1) | 0.93 (0.67, 1.28) |
| High school graduate or less | 120 (41.2) | 1.00 (Ref) | 151 (51.9) | 1.00 (Ref) | 94 (32.3) | 1.00 (Ref) |
| Smoking status | ||||||
| Current smoker | 233 (51.6) | 1.35* (1.05, 1.73) | 268 (59.3) | 1.42* (1.11, 1.83) | 153 (33.9) | 1.51* (1.15, 1.99) |
| Former smoker | 103 (43.5) | 0.98 (0.73, 1.32) | 127 (53.6) | 1.13 (0.41, 1.51) | 78 (32.9) | 1.64* (1.19, 2.25) |
| Never established smoker | 479 (42.0) | 1.00 (Ref) | 573 (50.2) | 1.00 (Ref) | 252 (22.1) | 1.00 (Ref) |
| ≥ 1 close friend smokes | ||||||
| Yes | 503 (47.6) | 1.27* (1.03, 1.57) | 585 (55.4) | 1.18 (0.96, 1.46) | 318 (30.1) | 1.28* (1.00, 1.63) |
| No | 313 (40.2) | 1.00 (Ref) | 386 (49.6) | 1.00 (Ref) | 168 (21.6) | 1.00 (Ref) |
Note. AOR = adjusted odds ratio; CI = confidence interval. Adjusted for all variables in the table. The sample size was n = 1835.
*P < .05.