Table 2.
Percent endorsing various reasons for trying electronic cigarettes by smoking status.
| Current Smoker (N = 531) |
Former Smoker (N = 187) |
Never Smoker (N = 199) |
p-Value c | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N a | % b (95% CI) | N a | % b (95% CI) | N a | % b (95% CI) | ||
| Curious | 313 | 61.2 (54.6%–67.8%) | 110 | 59.1 (47.9%–70.3%) | 142 | 77.3 (68.5%–86.1%) | 0.04 |
| Better for health than cigs | 312 | 55.1 (48.2%–61.9%) | 74 | 42.7 (30.8%–54.5%) | 26 | 17.2 (8.2%–26.3%) | <0.0001 |
| Friends use it | 145 | 30.9 (24.6%–37.3%) | 58 | 28.1 (18.7%–37.5%) | 94 | 46.0 (35.3%–56.7%) | 0.02 |
| Can use in no-smoking areas | 229 | 43.1 (36.4%–49.8%) | 43 | 33.8 (21.7%–46.0%) | NA | 0.18 d | |
| Help to quit smoking | 211 | 35.9 (29.7%–42.1%) | 71 | 40.1 (28.5%–51.8%) | NA | 0.53 d | |
| Cut down on smoking | 219 | 41.1 (34.5%–47.6%) | 35 | 18.5 (9.9%–27.0%) | NA | <0.0001 d | |
| Doesn’t smell bad | 217 | 42.7 (36.0%–49.3%) | 63 | 37.8 (25.9%–49.8%) | 40 | 25.9 (15.7%–36.1%) | 0.04 |
Notes: a Unweighted count; b Weighted percent; c p-value from Rao-Scott modified chi-square statistic; d p-value from Rao-Scott modified chi-square statistic among current and former smoker samples; NA = Not applicable.