Table 2.
Perceived Harm of E-Cigarettesa
| Harm of e-cigarettes, compared to cigarettes, % (95% CI)b | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Less | Equally | More | Don’t know | |
| Overall | 34.2 (32.8, 35.6) | 17.5 (16.7, 18.4) | 3.2 (2.8, 3.6) | 45.0 (43.8, 46.3) |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 38.8 (37.2, 40.4) | 14.9 (13.9, 15.8) | 3.5 (3.0, 4.0) | 42.9 (41.5, 44.4) |
| Female | 29.4 (27.8, 31.1) | 20.4 (19.1, 21.7) | 2.9 (2.5, 3.4) | 47.3 (45.6, 48.9) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 37.4 (35.7, 39.0) | 17.8 (16.7, 19.0) | 2.0 (1.7, 2.4) | 42.8 (41.3, 44.3) |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 30.6 (28.4, 32.9) | 14.7 (13.0, 16.4) | 5.8 (4.6, 7.3) | 49.0 (46.4, 51.5) |
| Hispanic | 29.3 (26.9, 31.8) | 18.1 (16.6, 19.8) | 4.3 (3.6, 5.3) | 48.2 (45.6, 50.9) |
| Non-Hispanic Asian | 26.1 (22.9, 29.5) | 17.2 (14.5, 20.2) | 3.5 (2.2, 5.6) | 53.3 (48.3, 58.2) |
| Other/multiple | 36.4 (33.1, 39.8) | 19.2 (17.0, 21.7) | 3.3 (2.3, 4.7) | 41.1 (37.8, 44.5) |
| Age | ||||
| ≤ 12 | 31.2 (28.4, 33.0) | 14.9 (13.3, 16.8) | 3.6 (2.9, 4.5) | 50.3 (48.3, 52.3) |
| 13 | 34.6 (32.01, 37.1) | 17.0 (15.2, 19.1) | 3.2 (2.4, 4.1) | 45.3 (43.0, 47.6) |
| 14 | 35.3 (32.7, 38.0) | 16.7 (14.8, 18.7) | 3.3 (2.3, 4.7) | 44.8 (42.6, 46.9) |
| 15 | 34.9 (32.1, 37.9) | 17.8 (16.1, 19.5) | 3.7 (2.8, 4.9) | 43.6 (40.9, 46.3) |
| 16 | 36.1 (33.8, 38.5) | 19.3 (17.2, 21.6) | 2.6 (2.0, 3.3) | 42.0 (39.9, 44.1) |
| ≥ 17 | 33.9 (31.6, 36.3) | 19.2 (17.9, 20.5) | 3.0 (2.4, 3.7) | 44.0 (41.6, 46.4) |
| E-cigarette use, ever | ||||
| No | 31.0 (29.8, 32.3) | 18.0 (17.2, 18.9) | 3.1 (2.7, 3.6) | 47.9 (46.7, 49.0) |
| Yes | 71.8 (69.0, 74.5) | 12.5 (10.7, 14.6) | 4.2 (3.1, 5.5) | 11.5 (9.5, 13.9) |
| E-cigarette use, current | ||||
| No | 33.1 (31.8, 34.4) | 17.7 (16.9, 18.6) | 3.1 (2.7, 3.6) | 46.1 (44.9, 47.3) |
| Yes | 73.8 (68.5, 78.5) | 12.1 (9.3, 15.5) | 5.0 (3.0, 8.2) | 9.2 (5.8, 14.2) |
aIncludes individuals who had “ever heard of…Electronic cigarettes or E-cigarettes, such as Ruyan or NJOY” from a list of alternative tobacco products.
bWeighted row percentages are displayed, with 95% CIs calculated by Taylor series linearization to account for the complex survey design.