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. 2016 Nov 18;11(11):e0165938. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0165938

Table 2. Pooled estimates for awareness, previous use, current use and healthier perception of e-cigarette using D+L random effect models.

Awareness of e-cig Previous use of e-cig Current use of e-cig Healthier perception of e-cig
N Pooled estimate(95%CI) N Pooled estimate(95%CI) N Pooled estimate(95%CI) N Pooled estimate(95%CI)
Subgroups
Current smokers 10 0.719(0.575,0.863) 15 0.272(0.188,0.356) 7 0.168(0.072,0.263) 7 0.631(0.521,0.741)
Former/ever smokers 8 0.599(0.437,0.761) 15 0.157(0.012,0.272) 7 0.182(0.077,0.287) 6 0.568(0.384,0.751)
Never smokers 8 0.468(0.268,0.668) 12 0.025(0.011,0.036) 5 0.012(0.004,0.021) 2 0.491(0.432,0.550)
Current and ever smokers 5 0.581(0.299,0.864) 9 0.247(0.153,0.341) 6 0.107(0.047,0.168) 3 0.464(0.235,0.693)
Smokers and non-smokers 10 0.645(0.497,0.792) 16 0.150(0.081,0.219) 13 0.086(0.051,0.122) 1 0.548(0.540,0.556)
Users of e-cigarette 5 0.379(-0.005,0.763)
Awareness of e-cigarette 2 0.520(0.498,0.543)
Overall 41 0.612(0.515,0.708) 67 0.168(0.140,0.196) 38 0.111(0.092,0.131) 26 0.526(0.425,0.626)