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. 2014 Dec 22;25(2):147–152. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2014-052011

Table 1.

Frequencies and percentages of e-cigarette use among children reporting never having smoked a cigarette

Used e-cigarettes if never smoked
Frequency (%)
p Value*
Sex Boys 46 (6.5) 0.03
Girls 31 (4.1)
Parent figures who smoke tobacco† Neither 30 (3.5) <0.001
Mother only 10 (6.6)
Father only 10 (5.2)
Mother and father figure 25 (11.7)
Parent figures‡ who use e-cigarettes Neither 39 (3.5) <0.001
Mother only 5 (6.2)
Father only 7 (9.2)
Mother and father figure 13 (18.6)
Parent figure smoking and e-cigarette use Neither 22 (2.9) <0.001
Smoke but not e-cigarette 17 (5.2)
E-cigarette but not smoke 4 (9.5)
Smoke and e-cigarette 21 (11.7)
Has friends who smoke Yes 14 (17.7) <0.001
No 62 (4.5)

*p Value from design-adjusted χ2 analyses.

†Variable representing whether a parent figure smokes tobacco (regardless of whether they also use e-cigarettes).

‡Variable representing whether a parent figure uses e-cigarettes (regardless of whether they also smoke tobacco).