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. 2018 Nov 7;13(11):e0206352. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0206352

Table 1. Mean (SD) overall, positive, and negative opinions toward adolescent E-cigarette users, for full sample and separately for those not willing and willing to try E-cigarettes, and for never and ever users of E-cigarettes.

Opinions Full Sample Willingness to Use E-cigarettes Past Use of E-cigarettes
(n = 578) Not Willing
(n = 321)
Willing
(n = 256)
p-value* Never Used
(n = 421)
Ever Used
(n = 154)
p-value*
Overalla 2.22 (0.9) 1.96 (0.8) 2.55 (0.8) < .001 2.09 (0.8) 2.58 (0.8) < .001
Positive attitudeb 1.66 (0.7) 1.49 (0.6) 1.88 (0.7) < .001 1.60 (0.7) 1.84 (0.7) < .001
Negative attitudec 2.64 (0.9) 2.88 (0.9) 2.34 (0.9) < .001 2.79 (1.0) 2.27 (0.8) < .001

SD = standard deviation.

*Independent samples t-test

aResponse scale ranged from “very negative” (coded as 1) to “very positive” (5).

bResponse scale ranged from “not at all positive” (coded as 1) to “extremely positive” (4).

cResponse scale ranged from “not at all negative” (coded as 1) to “extremely negative” (4).