Table 3.
Adjusted Odds of Ever 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) |
|
| Never e-cigarette use (ref) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ever e-cigarette use | 3.61*** (2.48 – 5.28) |
2.88*** (2.42 – 3.42) |
1.49** (1.18 – 1.87) |
| Sex | |||
| Male (ref) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Female | 0.87 (0.69 – 1.10) |
0.86 (0.65 – 1.13) |
0.72** (0.57 – 0.91) |
| Race | |||
| Non-Hispanic White/Other (ref) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 1.32 (0.87 – 2.00) |
1.27 (0.93 – 1.73) |
1.84** (1.21 – 2.80) |
| Hispanic | 1.46* (1.06 – 2.02) |
1.05 (0.82 – 1.34) |
1.61** (1.21 – 2.13) |
| Grade | |||
| 6th (ref) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 8th | 1.11 (0.83 – 1.50) |
1.57* (1.01 – 2.45) |
0.71 (0.44 – 1.15) |
| 10th | 1.53* (1.06 – 2.21) |
1.96** (1.30 – 2.96) |
0.70 (0.46 – 1.06) |
| Socioeconomic Status | |||
| Very well off (ref) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Living comfortably | 0.99 (0.66 – 1.48) |
1.24 (0.85 – 1.81) |
0.79 (0.55 – 1.14) |
| Just getting by/nearly poor/poor | 0.76 (0.49 – 1.17) |
1.30 (0.82 – 2.04) |
0.73 (0.50 – 1.08) |
| Other tobacco use | 2.09** (1.27 – 3.44) |
2.08** (1.25 – 3.44) |
1.69** (1.15 – 2.47) |
***
p < .001
**
p < .01
*
p < .05
Note.
N = Population of students potentially available; n = actual sample size