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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Health Behav. 2016 Nov;40(6):761–770. doi: 10.5993/AJHB.40.6.8

Table 2.

Results of Weighted Linear Regression – Social Norms by Tobacco User Groups (Non-user, Single-product User and Dual/Multiple-product User), (n = 3907; N = 461,069)

Non-user (1)
89.5%
(n = 3574; N = 412,677)
Single-product (2)
6.56%
(n = 206; N = 30,238)
Dual/Multiple-product (3)
3.94%
(n = 127; N = 18,153)
Descriptive Norms

How common is it for people
your age to smoke/use …a
Meane
(95% CI)
Mean
(95% CI)
Mean
(95% CI)
p-value Cohen’s df

  E-cigarettes 2.31
(2.23–2.40)
3.04 A
(2.69–3.39)
2.95 A
(2.63–3.27)
<.001 1 vs 2: 0.84
vs 3: 0.79
vs 3: 0.00
  Cigarettes 2.19 A
(2.11–2.27)
2.44 AB
(2.10–2.78)
2.73 B
(2.43–3.04)
<.001 1 vs 2: 0.38
vs 3: 0.62
vs 3: 0.25
  Hookah 2.05
(1.96–2.14)
2.51 A
(2.17–2.85)
2.90 A
(2.60–3.20)
<.001 1 vs 2: 0.61
vs 3: 0.94
vs 3: 0.34
  Cigars 1.86 A
(1.77–1.95)
2.12 AB
(1.85–2.39)
2.60 B
(2.16–3.05)
<.001 1 vs 2: 0.42
vs 3: 0.81
vs 3: 0.39
  Smokeless Tobacco 1.72 A
(1.64–1.80)
1.91 A
(1.47–2.35)
2.05 A
(1.62–2.47)
<.001 1 vs 2: 0.24
vs 3: 0.38
vs 3: 0.14

How many of your close
friends smoke / use …b

  E-cigarettes 1.49
(1.44–1.54)
2.33 A
(2.08–2.57)
2.45 A
(2.08–2.82)
<.001 1 vs 2: 0.95
1 vs 3: 1.03
2 vs 3: 0.15
  Cigarettes 1.36
(1.32–1.40)
1.82
(1.65–2.00)
2.35
(1.96–2.74)
<.001 1 vs 2: 0.80
1 vs 3: 0.91
2 vs 3: 0.53
  Hookah 1.39
(1.34–1.44)
1.67
(1.48–1.87)
2.39
(2.03–2.74)
<.001 1 vs 2: 0.55
1 vs 3: 1.05
2 vs 3: 0.79
  Cigars 1.33
(1.28–1.38)
1.76
(1.48–2.03)
2.38
(1.98–2.78)
<.001 1 vs 2: 0.73
1 vs 3: 1.02
2 vs 3: 0.54
  Smokeless Tobacco 1.20 A
(1.16–1.25)
1.43 AB
(1.17–1.68)
1.91 B
(1.51–2.31)
<.001 1 vs 2: 0.42
1 vs 3: 0.62
2 vs 3: 0.57

Injunctive Norms

I would date someone who…c Meane
(95% CI)
Meane
(95% CI)
Meane
(95% CI)
p–value Cohen’s d

  Uses E-cigarettes 1.50
(1.45–1.55)
2.29
(2.07–2.52)
2.89
(2.41–3.37)
<.001 1 vs 2: 0.76
1 vs 3: 1.12
2 vs 3: 0.48
  Smokes cigarettes 1.26 A
(1.23–1.29)
1.49 A
(1.26–1.73)
2.30
(1.83–2.76)
<.001 1 vs 2: 0.42
1 vs 3: 1.57
2 vs 3: 0.85
  Smoke hookah 1.38
(1.34–1.42)
1.82
(1.64–2.01)
2.78
(2.26–3.30)
<.001 1 vs 2: 0.70
1 vs 3: 1.08
2 vs 3: 0.87
  Smokes cigars 1.26
(1.23–1.29)
1.58
(1.41–1.75)
2.27
(1.88–2.67)
<.001 1 vs 2: 0.58
1 vs 3: 0.78
2 vs 3: 0.72
  Uses smokeless tobacco 1.22 A
(1.19–1.24)
1.38 A
(1.22–1.54)
1.70 A
(1.31–2.10)
<.001 1 vs 2: 0.29
1 vs 3: 0.47
2 vs 3: 0.29

Do you think it is okay for
people your age to smoke/
use ?d

  E-cigarettes 1.28
(1.25–1.31)
1.94 A
(1.78–2.09)
2.24 A
(1.90–2.58)
<.001 1 vs 2: 0.92
1 vs 3: 1.06
2 vs 3: 0.37
  Cigarettes 1.10
(1.08–1.13)
1.34 A
(1.18–1.51)
1.65 A
(1.35–1.95)
<.001 1 vs 2: 0.67
1 vs 3: 0.66
2 vs 3: 0.47
  Hookah 1.20
(1.17–1.22)
1.53
(1.37–1.69)
1.99
(1.67–2.30)
<.001 1 vs 2: 0.81
1 vs 3: 0.96
2 vs 3: 0.66
  Cigars 1.12
(1.09–1.14)
1.44 A
(1.31–1.58)
1.69 A
(1.39–1.99)
<.001 1 vs 2: 0.94
1 vs 3: 0.70
2 vs 3: 0.37
  Smokeless tobacco 1.11 A
(1.09–1.13)
1.28 AB
(1.13–1.43)
1.59 B
(1.28–1.89)
<.001 1 vs 2: 0.46
1 vs 3: 0.58
2 vs 3: 0.52

Note.

All analyses adjusted for sex, grade, race/ethnicity and family income

a

Measured on a 1–5 scale from “not at all common” to “very common”

b

Measured on a 1–5 scale from “none” to “all”

c

Measured on a 1–5 scale from “disagree” to “agree”

d

Measured on a 1–5 scale from “definitely not” to “definitely yes”

e

Adjusted means were calculated post-estimation. Regression coefficients are available on request. Means in cells sharing a letter are not significantly different at the 5% level; p-value adjusted with Bonferroni correction

f

Effect sizes are classified as small (d=0.20), medium (d=0.50) and large (d≥0.80)