Table 2.
Correlates of interest in trying e-cigarettes if offered by a friend (n=1,125)
| Multivariable correlates | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number interested / Total number in category | (%) | OR | (95% CI) | |
| Overall | 83/1,125 | (7.4%) | ||
| Flavor | ||||
| Tobacco/alcohol (Ref) | 14/451 | (3.1%) | 1.00 | |
| Menthol/candy/fruit | 69/674 | (10.2%) | 4.04 | (1.89, 8.63)*** |
| Perceived harm: mean (sd) | 2.18 | (0.65) | 0.48 | (0.31, 0.75)** |
| Sex | ||||
| Male (Ref) | 41/561 | (7.3%) | 1.00 | |
| Female | 42/564 | (7.5%) | 1.68 | (0.90, 3.12) |
| Age: mean (sd) | 15.9 | (1.15) | 1.23 | (0.94, 1.59) |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||
| Non-Hispanic White (Ref) | 65/859 | (7.6%) | 1.00 | |
| Non-Hispanic other race | 10/182 | (5.5%) | 0.99 | (0.42, 2.33) |
| Hispanic | 8/84 | (9.5%) | 1.14 | (0.36, 3.60) |
| Mother’s education | ||||
| High school or less (Ref) | 20/218 | (9.2%) | 1.00 | |
| Some college or Associate’s degree | 17/186 | (9.1%) | 1.16 | (0.44, 3.05) |
| Bachelor’s degree or more | 37/545 | (6.8%) | 0.82 | (0.35, 1.95) |
| Don’t know | 9/176 | (5.1%) | 1.35 | (0.45, 4.08) |
| Region | ||||
| Midwest (Ref) | 14/285 | (4.9%) | 1.00 | |
| Northeast | 13/154 | (8.4%) | 3.33 | (1.20, 9.22)* |
| South | 42/545 | (7.7%) | 1.23 | (0.52, 2.92) |
| West | 14/141 | (9.9%) | 2.17 | (0.74, 6.34) |
| Cigarette smoking | ||||
| Never smoker (Ref) | 13/1,004 | (3.3%) | 1.00 | |
| Ever smokera | 24/80 | (30.0%) | 3.16 | (1.45, 6.89)** |
| Current smokerb | 26/41 | (63.4%) | 7.82 | (2.86, 21.32)*** |
| E-cigarette use | ||||
| Never user (Ref) | 16/958 | (1.7%) | 1.00 | |
| Ever usera | 34/109 | (31.2%) | 12.47 | (5.89, 26.41)*** |
| Current userb | 33/58 | (56.9%) | 25.75 | (10.30, 64.36)*** |
Note. OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval; Ref = reference category.
a
At least 1 time but not in past 30 days.
b
At least 1 time in past 30 days.
*
p<.05,
**
p<.01,
***
p<.001.