Table 1.

Distribution and characteristics of ever users of e-cigarettes by use of e-cigarettes for tobacco use cessation.

Characteristics	Do/Did you use e-cigarettes as an alternative to quitting tobacco altogether? [n = 569]
	n	Wt%	Yes [n = 222 (41.3%)]		No [n = 347 (58.7%)]
			n	Wt. %	n	Wt.% %
Sex	569
Female	370	51.7	145	42.3	225	57.7
Male	199	48.3	77	40.2	122	59.8
Race/Ethnicity	569
White, non-Hispanic	185	44.7	95	49.9	90	50.2
Black, non-Hispanic	107	9.1	38	32.6	69	67.4
Hispanic	236	38.8	76	34.2	160	65.8
All other races	41	7.4	13	37.6	28	62.4
Age	569
18–24	147	21.8	29	20.1	118	79.9
25–34	188	31.6	73	41.0	115	59.0
35–44	107	15.6	58	58.0	49	42.0
45–54	56	12.7	19	32.9	37	67.2
55–64	59	14.4	35	55.7	24	44.3
65+	12	3.9	8	70.3	4	29.7
Education	568
Less than High School	45	7.6	19	41.5	26	58.5
Completed high school	156	27.0	58	38.6	98	61.4
Post high school/some college	246	43.6	95	39.5	151	60.5
College/Postgraduate	121	21.8	50	48.6	71	51.4
Marital Status	568
Not Married^a	314	54.0	105	34.8	209	65.2
Married or living as married	254	46.0	117	49.2	137	50.9
Residence	569
Rural	239	50.4	111	46.8	128	53.2
Urban	330	49.6	111	35.7	219	64.3
Income	569
$0–$19,999	170	28.3	61	34.9	109	65.1
$20,000–$49,999	194	34.7	81	44.1	113	55.9
$50,000–$74,999	102	17.5	44	47.3	58	52.7
$75,000–$99,999	59	11.0	22	42.9	37	57.1
$100,000 and over	44	8.5	14	36.6	30	63.4
Occupation Status	568
Disabled	49	10.0	27	56.2	22	43.8
Employed	298	52.1	123	43.0	175	57.0
Homemaker	63	9.1	18	31.5	45	68.5
Other	15	3.0	8	60.2	7	39.8
Retired	21	5.3	13	65.2	8	34.8
Student	41	6.0	9	16.5	32	83.5
Unemployed	81	14.4	24	29.2	57	70.8
Healthcare insurance coverage	569
No	209	35.9	78	38.4	131	61.6
Yes	360	64.1	144	43.0	216	57.0
Unable to see doctor because of cost?	569
No	283	50.2	99	37.5	184	62.5
Yes	286	49.8	123	45.1	163	54.9
Advised to quit smoking by healthcare provider^b	435
No	276	63.1	106	40.4	170	59.6
Yes	159	37.0	105	63.6	54	36.4
Confidence in obtaining health information/advice	568
Confident	491	85.4	195	42.1	296	57.9
Not confident	77	14.6	26	35.4	51	64.6
Trust health or medical information from:	569
Doctor (Yes)	508	88.9	195	40.6	313	59.4
Family (Yes)	320	54.2	123	39.6	197	60.4
Media [magazine, radio, TV] (Yes)	205	34.2	87	41.9	118	58.1
Internet (Yes)	333	56.5	132	41.2	201	58.8
Time since last visit to a doctor for a routine checkup	543
Within the past year	318	58.9	127	41.6	191	58.4
1–2 years ago	118	21.3	42	40.9	76	59.1
3–5 years ago	54	9.7	22	41.8	32	58.2
More than 5 years ago	53	10.0	25	47.4	28	52.6
Depression^c	465
No	368	78.9	138	40.7	230	59.3
Yes	97	21.1	50	51.8	47	48.2
Alcohol Consumption in Past 30 days	569
None	240	41.8	81	38.0	159	62.0
> = 1 day	329	58.2	141	43.7	188	56.3
Vigorous physical activity (per day)	0.71	1.7	0.79	1.8	0.67	1.6
Moderate physical activity (per day)	0.97	1.9	1.09	1.9	0.90	1.9
Hours of sleep	6.90	2.2	6.93	2.3	6.90	2.1

Category for respondents who selected categories other than “married” or “living as married”, including: Divorced, Separated, Single – never been married, Widowed.

In the past 12 MONTHS, has a medical doctor, dentist, or other health professional ADVISED you to quit smoking, or to quit using other kinds of tobacco?

Respondents who felt depressed daily, weekly, monthly or a few times a year were asked: “Do you take medication for depression?” response categories were “yes” or “no”.