Table 2.
Adjusted and unadjusted logistic regression analyses of the accurate perception that none or a very small amount of the harm from smoking comes from nicotine (vs. otherwise), N = 2,103.
| None or a very small amount of the harm from smoking comes from nicotine (vs. otherwise) |
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Adjusted2 |
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| %1 | OR (95% CI) | p | OR (95% CI) | p | |
| Smoking status | |||||
| Never (ref) | 7.47 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Tried | 12.72 | 1.81 (1.10-2.97) | .019 | 1.10 (0.60-2.02) | .758 |
| Ex-smoker | 13.05 | 1.86 (0.77-4.49) | .167 | 1.01 (0.33-3.07) | .982 |
| Sometimes | 11.48 | 1.61 (0.70-3.69) | .262 | 0.74 (0.30-1.81) | .507 |
| At least weekly | 19.42 | 2.99 (1.58-5.66) | .001 | 2.25 (0.87-5.83) | .093 |
| E-cigarette status | |||||
| Never (ref) | 7.56 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Tried/use sometimes | 16.78 | 2.47 (1.66-3.66) | <.001 | 1.57 (0.92-2.68) | .100 |
| At least monthly | 10.64 | 1.46 (0.49-4.29) | .495 | 0.62 (0.18-2.18) | .457 |
| Gender | |||||
| Male (ref) | 10.07 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Female | 7.14 | 0.69 (0.49-0.96) | .029 | 0.72 (0.51-1.02) | .067 |
| Age | |||||
| 11-13 (ref) | 4.82 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| 14-15 | 7.62 | 1.63 (1.00-2.65) | .049 | 1.52 (0.92-2.48) | .099 |
| 16-18 | 12.74 | 4.58 (3.50-6.00) | <.001 | 2.60 (1.62-4.16) | <.001 |
| Region | |||||
| London (ref) | 5.95 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| North England | 8.50 | 1.47 (0.81-2.66) | .203 | 1.87 (1.02-3.43) | .043 |
| South England | 8.27 | 1.43 (0.78-2.60) | .246 | 1.62 (0.88-3.00) | .121 |
| Wales/Scotland | 12.12 | 2.18 (1.14-4.16) | .018 | 2.61 (1.35-5.03) | .004 |
| Social grade | |||||
| ABC1 (ref) | 8.92 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| C2DE | 8.05 | 1.81 (1.10-2.97) | .539 | 0.81 (0.57-1.17) | .264 |
| Family smoking | |||||
| None (ref) | 7.33 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| ≥ 1 member | 12.70 | 1.84 (1.30-2.61) | .001 | 1.59 (1.05-2.42) | .030 |
| Family e-cigarette use | |||||
| None (ref) | 7.89 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| ≥ 1 member | 13.91 | 1.89 (1.23-2.90) | .004 | 1.42 (0.87-2.33) | .164 |
| Number smoking friends | |||||
| None (ref) | 8.15 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| 1 | 10.50 | 1.32 (0.83-2.12) | .246 | 0.86 (0.05-1.49) | .600 |
| 2 | 12.13 | 1.55 (0.80-3.03) | .195 | 0.72 (0.34-1.53) | .388 |
| 3 | 12.77 | 1.65 (0.74-3.69) | .224 | 0.60 (0.19-1.86) | .376 |
| DK/Refused | 7.25 | 0.88 (0.35-2.25) | .791 | 1.04 (0.37-2.96) | .938 |
| Public approval of smoking | |||||
| Approve (ref) | 16.66 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Disapprove | 8.46 | 0.46 (0.24-0.87) | .018 | 0.69 (0.33-1.46) | .332 |
| Neither | 8.39 | 0.46 (0.22-0.96) | .040 | 0.62 (0.27-1.44) | .266 |
| DK | 5.70 | 0.30 (0.11-0.85) | .024 | 1.42 (0.45-4.42) | .548 |
| Public approval of e-cigarettes | |||||
| Disapprove (ref) | 7.91 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Approve | 14.93 | 2.04 (1.31-3.19) | .002 | 1.44 (0.89-2.33) | .134 |
| Neither | 7.67 | 0.97 (0.65-1.43) | .867 | 0.85 (0.56-1.30) | .458 |
| DK | 3.77 | 0.46 (0.20-1.05) | .065 | 0.40 (0.19-0.82) | .013 |
| Are e-cigarettes more or less harmful than smoking? | |||||
| Otherwise (ref) | 4.49 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Less harmful | 11.05 | 2.65 (1.69- 4.14) | <.001 | 2.12 (1.32-3.41) | .002 |
| Constant | 0.02 (0.01-0.07) | .000 | |||
DK = Don’t Know. 1% are weighted, N are the same as in Table 1. 2Analyses are adjusted for all variables listed.