TABLE 3.
Beliefs About the Addictiveness of e-Cigarettes, Cigars, and Smokeless Tobacco Compared With Cigarettes
| Belief About Addictiveness of Listed Product Compared With Cigarettes | P | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Less Addictive | Equally Addictive | More Addictive | Unaware of Product | Don’t Know Enough | ||
| Electronic cigarettes | ||||||
| Overall | 31.2 (0.8) | 29.7 (0.5) | 5.4 (0.2) | 3.6 (0.2) | 30.2 (1.0) | |
| Gender | <.001 | |||||
| Male | 34.8 (1.0) | 27.7 (0.6) | 5.9 (0.3) | 3.2 (0.3) | 28.4 (0.9) | |
| Female | 27.6 (0.8) | 31.7 (0.8) | 4.8 (0.3) | 3.9 (0.3) | 32.1 (1.2) | |
| Age | <.001 | |||||
| <15 y | 25.1 (0.8) | 26.8 (0.5) | 6.0 (0.3) | 5.3 (0.4) | 36.9 (1.1) | |
| ≥15 y | 36.8 (1.0) | 32.4 (0.7) | 4.7 (0.4) | 2.0 (0.2) | 24.1 (1.1) | |
| Ethnicity | <.001 | |||||
| Non-Hispanic white | 33.2 (1.1) | 33.2 (0.6) | 4.0 (0.3) | 2.3 (0.2) | 27.4 (1.2) | |
| Non-Hispanic black | 30.3 (1.4) | 22.3 (1.4) | 6.4 (0.4) | 6.0 (0.8) | 35.0 (1.2) | |
| Hispanic | 29.6 (0.8) | 26.7 (0.9) | 8.0 (0.5) | 4.4 (0.4) | 31.2 (1.0) | |
| Other or missing | 23.8 (1.4) | 26.3 (1.6) | 6.6 (0.8) | 5.3 (0.8) | 38.0 (2.0) | |
| Cigars, cigarillos, or little cigars | ||||||
| Overall | 18.0 (0.7) | 32.9 (0.6) | 6.3 (0.3) | 3.9 (0.2) | 38.9 (0.7) | |
| Gender | <.001 | |||||
| Male | 20.2 (0.8) | 32.3 (0.8) | 7.1 (0.4) | 3.4 (0.3) | 37.0 (0.9) | |
| Female | 15.9 (0.8) | 33.6 (0.7) | 5.4 (0.4) | 4.3 (0.3) | 40.8 (0.8) | |
| Age | <.001 | |||||
| <15 y | 12.3 (0.4) | 28.0 (0.6) | 6.9 (0.4) | 5.9 (0.3) | 46.9 (0.7) | |
| ≥15 y | 23.5 (0.9) | 37.6 (0.8) | 5.6 (0.4) | 2.0 (0.2) | 31.3 (0.7) | |
| Ethnicity | <.001 | |||||
| Non-Hispanic white | 20.2 (1.0) | 35.7 (0.9) | 4.6 (0.3) | 3.3 (0.3) | 36.2 (1.0) | |
| Non-Hispanic black | 17.5 (1.0) | 27.2 (1.7) | 10.1 (0.7) | 3.9 (0.5) | 41.3 (1.5) | |
| Hispanic | 14.8 (0.9) | 31.8 (1.0) | 7.7 (0.6) | 4.7 (0.4) | 41.0 (1.0) | |
| Other or missing | 12.9 (0.8) | 26.9 (1.4) | 6.9 (0.6) | 6.5 (0.7) | 46.8 (1.7) | |
| Chewing tobacco, snuff, dip, or snus | ||||||
| Overall | 8.6 (0.3) | 38.7 (0.9) | 14.0 (0.4) | 3.2 (0.2) | 35.5 (0.8) | |
| Gender | <.001 | |||||
| Male | 10.6 (0.4) | 37.2 (1.0) | 14.9 (0.6) | 2.9 (0.3) | 34.4 (1.0) | |
| Female | 6.6 (0.3) | 40.3 (1.0) | 12.9 (0.5) | 3.5 (0.3) | 36.7 (0.9) | |
| Age | <.001 | |||||
| <15 y | 7.6 (0.4) | 30.2 (0.8) | 13.6 (0.5) | 5.0 (0.3) | 43.6 (0.8) | |
| ≥15 y | 9.5 (0.3) | 46.9 (0.9) | 14.3 (0.7) | 1.5 (0.1) | 27.9 (0.9) | |
| Ethnicity | <.001 | |||||
| Non-Hispanic white | 9.6 (0.4) | 44.5 (1.1) | 12.0 (0.5) | 2.1 (0.2) | 31.8 (1.0) | |
| Non-Hispanic black | 6.6 (0.7) | 29.7 (1.6) | 17.9 (1.1)) | 4.8 (0.6) | 41.0 (1.2) | |
| Hispanic | 7.4 (0.5) | 33.6 (1.0) | 16.8 (0.7) | 4.3 (0.3) | 37.9 (0.9) | |
| Other or missing | 8.1 (0.7) | 29.2 (1.5) | 13.1 (0.9) | 5.5 (0.7) | 44.1 (2.1) | |
Weighted percentages with SEs in parentheses are displayed.