Table 1.
Perception of e-cigarette flavoring safety- % (n).
| Variable | Not Safe 46.6 (264) | Safe 53.4 (303) | Total 100 (567) | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | 0.05 | |||
| Female | 71 (186) | 64 (192) | 67 (378) | |
| Male | 29 (75) | 36 (110) | 33 (185) | |
| Age | 0.68 | |||
| 20 years or less | 56 (147) | 57 (174) | 57 (321) | |
| 21 years or more | 44 (117) | 43 (129) | 43 (246) | |
| E-cigarette Use | 0.03 | |||
| Never used | 67 (177) | 60 (183) | 63 (360) | 0.43 a |
| Tried | 29 (76) | 30 (91) | 30 (167) | 0.009 b |
| Current use | 4 (11) | 10 (29) | 7 (40) | |
| Electronic cigarettes are safe | <0.0001 | |||
| Disagree | 88 (231) | 54 (163) | 70 (394) | |
| Do not disagree | 12 (33) | 46 (140) | 30 (173) | |
| Flavorings are generally recognized as safe by the FDA | <0.0001 | |||
| Disagree | 33 (88) | 9 (26) | 20 (114) | |
| Do not disagree | 67 (176) | 91 (277) | 80 (453) | |
Values presented in table are column percentage (count). Significance determined at p < 0.05. Response options were formatted as Likert scale (Strongly Disagree, Disagree, Neutral, Agree, Strongly Agree) and dichotomized into categories for analysis: Not Safe/Disagree (Strongly Disagree and Disagree) and Safe/Do not disagree (response categories: Neutral, Agree, Strongly Agree). a p-value for comparison between Tried and Never used; b p-value for comparison between Current use and Never used.