Table 4.
Reasons for trying e-cigarette (overall and according to gender) among students who had tried it.
| Reasons | All Students n = 1086 | Gender | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men n = 290 | Women n = 796 | p * | ||
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
| Curiosity | 841 (77.4) | 221 (76.2) | 620 (77.9) | 0.5573 |
| Someone offered one to try | 690 (63.5) | 178 (61.4) | 512 (64.3) | 0.3728 |
| For flavor | 267 (24.6) | 60 (20.7) | 207 (26.0) | 0.0719 |
| To stop (or try to stop) smoking | 120 (11.1) | 39 (13.4) | 81 (10.2) | 0.1281 |
| To decrease smoking without stopping | 92 (8.5) | 28 (9.7) | 64 (8.0) | 0.3978 |
| Because e-cigarettes are less harmful than tobacco for health | 89 (8.2) | 30 (10.3) | 59 (7.4) | 0.1190 |
| Because e-cigarettes can be used in places where smoking tobacco is prohibited | 84 (7.7) | 32 (11.0) | 52 (6.5) | 0.0140 |
| Because e-cigarettes are cheaper than smoking tobacco | 79 (7.3) | 26 (9.0) | 53(6.7) | 0.1953 |
* Chi2-test.