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).