Table 2.
Adjusted Odds of Current Users Reporting E-cigarettes are “Not at All” Harmful, Flavored E-cigarettes are “Less Harmful” than Non-flavored E-cigarettes, and E-cigarettes are “Not at All” Addictive (n = 3704, N = 434,601)
| “Not at all” Harmful | Flavored as “Less Harmful” | “Not at all” Addictive | |
|---|---|---|---|
| adjOR (95% CI) |
adjOR (95% CI) |
adjOR (95% CI) |
|
| Non-current e-cigarette use (ref) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Current e-cigarette use | 4.77*** (3.19 – 7.15) |
2.84*** (1.91 – 4.21) |
1.72* (1.12 – 2.65) |
| Sex | |||
| Male (ref) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Female | 0.90 (0.70 – 1.15) |
0.88 (0.67 – 1.15) |
0.73** (0.57 – 0.92) |
| Race | |||
| Non-Hispanic White/Other (ref) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 1.41 (0.93 – 2.13) |
1.32 (0.97 – 1.79) |
1.86** (1.22 – 2.94) |
| Hispanic | 1.54** (1.13 – 2.09) |
1.09 (0.84 – 1.42) |
1.63** (1.22 – 2.84) |
| Grade | |||
| 6th (ref) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 8th | 1.30 (0.96 – 1.76) |
1.76* (1.11 – 2.78) |
0.74 (0.46 – 1.18) |
| 10th | 1.94*** (1.37 – 2.76) |
2.38*** (1.57 – 3.62) |
0.74 (0.49 – 1.12) |
| Socioeconomic Status | |||
| Very well off (ref) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Living comfortably | 0.97 (0.63 – 1.48) |
1.21 (0.84 – 1.75) |
0.79 (0.54 – 1.13) |
| Just getting by/nearly poor/poor | 0.75 (0.48 – 1.16) |
1.28 (0.81 – 2.02) |
0.73 (0.49 – 1.08) |
| Other tobacco use | 2.22** (1.30 – 3.78) |
2.48** (1.45 – 4.23) |
1.71* (1.12 – 2.60) |
***
p < .001
**
p < .01
*
p < .05
Note.
N = Population of students potentially available; n = actual sample size