Table 3.
Correlates of willingness to try an e-cigarette (plain or flavored) (n = 226)
| Number willing to try an e-cigarette/total number in category (%) |
Bivariate | Multivariate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | (%) | OR | (95% CI) | OR | (95% CI) | |
| Overall | 41/226 | (18) | ||||
| Adolescent males’ characteristics | ||||||
| Age | ||||||
| 11–13 years (Ref) | 7/64 | (11) | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 14–16 years | 14/92 | (15) | 1.46 | (.55, 3.85) | 1.16 | (.42, 3.16) |
| 17–19 years | 20/70 | (29) | 3.26 | (1.27, 8.35)* | 1.46 | (.49, 4.32) |
| Hispanic/Latino | ||||||
| No (Ref) | 34/188 | (18) | 1 | - | ||
| Yes | 7/38 | (18) | 1.02 | (.42, 2.52) | ||
| Race | ||||||
| Non-white (Ref) | 8/45 | (18) | 1 | - | ||
| White | 33/181 | (18) | 1.03 | (.44, 2.42) | ||
| Smoking status | ||||||
| Nonsmoker (Ref) | 27/207 | (13) | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Smoker | 14/19 | (74) | 18.67 | (6.22, 55.98)*** | 10.25 | (2.88, 36.46)*** |
| Positive smoker prototypea | 1.18 | (.79, 1.77) | ||||
| Negative smoker prototypeb | .58 | (.43, .79)** | .74 | (.52, 1.05) | ||
| Awareness of e-cigarettes | ||||||
| Not aware (Ref) | 11/74 | (15) | 1 | - | ||
| Aware | 30/152 | (20) | 1.41 | (.66, 3) | ||
| Parents’ characteristics | ||||||
| Age | ||||||
| < 45 years (Ref) | 26/138 | (19) | 1 | - | ||
| ≥ 45 years | 15/88 | (17) | .89 | (.44, 1.78) | ||
| Gender | ||||||
| Female (Ref) | 23/118 | (19) | 1 | - | ||
| Male | 18/108 | (17) | .83 | (.42, 1.63) | ||
| Marital status | ||||||
| Other (Ref) | 12/47 | (26) | 1 | - | ||
| Married | 29/179 | (16) | .56 | (.26, 1.21) | ||
| Education | ||||||
| High school or less (Ref) | 20/99 | (20) | 1 | - | ||
| Some college or more | 21/127 | (17) | .78 | (.40, 1.54) | ||
| Smoking status | ||||||
| Never or rarely smoked (Ref) | 21/97 | (22) | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Former smoker | 18/92 | (20) | .88 | (.43, 1.78) | .85 | (.38, 1.89) |
| Current smoker | 2/37 | (5) | .21 | (.05, .93)* | .28 | (.06, 1.38) |
| Household characteristics | ||||||
| Annual income | ||||||
| < $60,000 (Ref) | 26/109 | (24) | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| ≥ $60,000 | 15/117 | (13) | .47 | (.23, .94)* | .72 | (.33, 1.60) |
| Urbanicity | ||||||
| Rural (Ref) | 6/36 | (17) | 1 | - | ||
| Urban | 35/190 | (18) | 1.13 | (.44, 2.92) | ||
| Region | ||||||
| Northeast (Ref) | 6/41 | (15) | 1 | - | ||
| Midwest | 12/60 | (20) | 1.46 | (.50, 4.26) | ||
| South | 17/84 | (20) | 1.48 | (.54, 4.09) | ||
| West | 6/41 | (15) | 1 | (.29, 3.40) | ||
Note. Analyses excluded two adolescents who had previously used e-cigarettes. Multivariate model contains all correlates significant (p < .05) in bivariate models.
CI = confidence interval; OR = odds ratio; Ref = reference category.
*
p < .05.
**
p < .01.
***
p < .001.
a
Mean rating of the typical smoker on these characteristics: stylish, tough, cool, and independent. Range: not at all (coded as 1) –very much (5).
b
Mean rating of the typical smoker on these characteristics: unattractive, immature, inconsiderate, and trashy. Range: not at all (coded as 1) –very much (5).