Table 1.
Prevalence of e-cigarette use by socio-demographic characteristics in the adolescents from socially disadvantaged rural area in Poland
| Characteristic | Never e-cigarette users n = 1807 (50.9 %) | Ever e-cigarette users n = 770 (21.7 %) | Current e-cigarette users n = 975 (27.4 %) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | 95 % CI | n (%) | 95 % CI | n (%) | 95 % CI | |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 922 (46.0) | 43.8–48.2 | 437 (21.8) | 20.0–23.6 | 645 (32.2) | 30.2–34.3 |
| Female | 885 (57.2) | 54.7–59.7 | 333 (21.5) | 19.5–23.6 | 330 (21.3) | 19.3–23.3 |
| Age (years) | ||||||
| 13 | 493 (61.9) | 59.8–64.0 | 135 (16.9) | 14.3–19.5 | 169 (21.2) | 18.4–24.0 |
| 14 | 485 (52.4) | 49.2–55.6 | 204 (22.1) | 19.4–24.8 | 236 (25.5) | 22.7–28.3 |
| 15 | 443 (48.0) | 44.8–51.2 | 198 (21.4) | 18.7–24.0 | 282 (30.6) | 27.6–33.6 |
| 16 | 93 (37.5) | 31.5–43.5 | 62 (25.0) | 19.6–30.4 | 93 (37.5) | 31.5–43.5 |
| 17 | 97 (42.7) | 36.3–49.1 | 59 (26.0) | 20.3–31.7 | 71 (31.3) | 25.3–37.3 |
| 18 | 79 (45.4) | 38.0–52.8 | 42 (24.1) | 17.7–30.5 | 53 (30.5) | 23.7–37.3 |
| 19 | 117 (45.4) | 39.3–51.5 | 70 (27.1) | 21.7–32.5 | 71 (27.5) | 22.1–33.0 |
| School grade | ||||||
| Secondary | 1421 (53.7) | 51.8–55.6 | 537 (20.3) | 18.8–21.8 | 687 (26.0) | 24.3–27.7 |
| High | 386 (42.6) | 39.4–45.8 | 233 (25.7) | 22.9–28.5 | 288 (31.7) | 28.7–34.7 |
| Father education | ||||||
| Low | 1007 (46.1) | 44.0–48.2 | 466 (21.4) | 19.7–23.1 | 710 (32.5) | 30.5–34.5 |
| Medium | 442 (56.2) | 52.7–59.7 | 178 (22.6) | 19.7–25.5 | 166 (21.1) | 18.2–24.0 |
| High | 358 (61.4) | 57.5–65.4 | 126 (21.6) | 18.3–24.9 | 99 (17.0) | 13.9–20.0 |
| Mother education | ||||||
| Low | 773 (44.4) | 42.1–46.7 | 416 (23.9) | 21.9–25.9 | 552 (31.7) | 29.5–33.9 |
| Medium | 452 (45.5) | 42.4–48.6 | 221 (22.2) | 19.6–24.8 | 321 (32.3) | 29.4–35.2 |
| High | 582 (71.2) | 68.1–74.3 | 133 (16.3) | 13.8–18.8 | 102 (12.5) | 10.2–14.8 |
| Money available per month | ||||||
| ≤ 100 PLN | 1056 (44.9) | 42.9–46.9 | 527 (22.4) | 20.7–24.1 | 769 (32.7) | 30.8–34.6 |
| > 100 PLN | 751 (62.6) | 59.9–65.3 | 243 (20.2) | 18.0–22.6 | 206 (17.2) | 15.1–19.3 |
| Alcohol use | ||||||
| Non-drinker | 696 (78.8) | 76.1–81.5 | 78 (8.8) | 6.9–10.7 | 109 (12.3) | 10.1–14.5 |
| Moderate | 554 (89.9) | 87.5–92.3 | 30 (4.9) | 3.2–6.6 | 32 (5.2) | 3.4–7.0 |
| Binge | 557 (27.1) | 25.2–29.0 | 662 (32.2) | 30.2–24.2 | 834 (40.6) | 38.5–42.7 |
| Tobacco cigarette smoking status of the adolescents | ||||||
| Never tobacco smoker | 1197 (84.0) | 82.1–85.9 | 143 (10.0) | 8.4–11.6 | 85 (6.0) | 4.8–7.2 |
| Ever tobacco smoker | 436 (40.2) | 37.4–43.2 | 358 (33.1) | 30.3–35.9 | 289 (26.7) | 24.1–29.3 |
| Current tobacco smoker | 174 (16.7) | 14.4–19.0 | 269 (25.8) | 23.1–28.5 | 601 (57.6) | 54.6–60.6 |
| Parental smoking | ||||||
| None | 1083 (58.6) | 56.4–60.9 | 349 (18.9) | 17.1–20.7 | 415 (22.5) | 20.6–24.4 |
| One or both parents | 724 (42.5) | 40.1–44.8 | 421 (24.7) | 22.6–26.7 | 560 (32.8) | 30.6–35.0 |
| Friends smoking | ||||||
| None | 496 (74.0) | 70.7–77.3 | 84 (12.5) | 10.0–15.0 | 90 (13.4) | 10.8–16.0 |
| Some | 1029 (58.3) | 56.0–60.6 | 385 (21.8) | 19.9–23.7 | 350 (19.8) | 17.9–21.7 |
| Most or all | 282 (25.2) | 22.7–27.7 | 301 (26.9) | 24.4–29.4 | 535 (47.9) | 45.0–50.7 |
| Perception that tobacco smoking is harmful to health | ||||||
| No | 126 (32.0) | 27.4–36.6 | 96 (24.4) | 20.2–28.6 | 172 (43.6) | 38.8–48.6 |
| Yes | 1681 (53.2) | 51.5–54.9 | 674 (21.3) | 19.9–22.7 | 803 (25.4) | 23.9–26.9 |
| E-cigarette harm perception | ||||||
| As harmful | 722 (52.1) | 49.5–54.7 | 260 (18.7) | 16.7–20.9 | 405 (29.2) | 26.8–31.6 |
| Less harmful | 964 (51.4) | 49.1–53.7 | 384 (20.5) | 18.7–22.3 | 527 (28.1) | 26.1–30.1 |
| More harmful | 121 (41.7) | 36.0–47.4 | 126 (43.5) | 37.8–49.1 | 43 (14.8) | 13.9–22.9 |
| School has the rules restricting e-cigarettes use | ||||||
| Yes | 790 (54.9) | 52.3–57.5 | 310 (21.5) | 19.4–23.6 | 340 (23.6) | 21.4–25.8 |
| No | 1017 (48.2) | 46.1–50.3 | 460 (21.8) | 20.0–23.6 | 635 (30.1) | 28.1–32.1 |
| Smoking ban in a school building and in the school area | ||||||
| Yes in all places | 1346 (54.0) | 52.0–56.0 | 541 (21.7) | 20.1–23.3 | 607 (24.3) | 22.6–26.0 |
| Yes in a school building but not in the school area | 111 (45.9) | 39.6–52.2 | 59 (24.4) | 19.0–29.8 | 72 (29.8) | 24.0–35.6 |
| No | 350 (42.9) | 39.5–46.3 | 170 (20.8) | 18.0–23.6 | 296 (36.3) | 33.0–39.6 |