Table 2.

Multivariable logistic regression assessing the association between use of e-cigarettes for tobacco use cessation and sociodemographic factors and health behaviors of Texas adults.

Predictors	aOR^a	95% CI	P-value
Sex
Female	Ref
Male	0.40	0.20–0.80	0.010
Race/Ethnicity
White, non-Hispanic	Ref
Black, non-Hispanic	0.21	0.07–0.64	0.006
Hispanic	0.61	0.28–1.30	0.197
All other races	0.50	0.12–2.05	0.336
Age
18–24	Ref
25–34	1.32	0.55–3.17	0.540
35–44	3.68	1.26–10.71	0.017
45–54	1.32	0.39–4.46	0.651
55–64	2.62	0.78–8.85	0.119
65+	2.10	0.24–18.13	0.500
Education
Less than High School	Ref
Completed high school	1.02	0.28–3.74	0.978
Post high school/some college	1.18	0.33–4.26	0.803
College/Postgraduate	1.82	0.48–6.92	0.377
Marital Status
Not Married^b	Ref
Married or living as married	1.73	0.88–3.39	0.113
Residence
Urban	Ref
Rural	0.76	0.37–1.54	0.446
Income
$50,000–$74,999	Ref
$0–$19,999	0.69	0.25–1.95	0.486
$20,000–$49,999	0.70	0.28–1.80	0.462
$75,000–$99,999	0.80	0.22–2.89	0.727
$100,000 and over	0.51	0.14–1.94	0.323
Occupation Status
Employed	Ref
Disabled	1.61	0.46–5.73	0.457
Homemaker	0.39	0.15–1.07	0.068
Other	3.28	0.48–22.38	0.225
Retired	0.42	0.07–2.53	0.345
Student	0.41	0.13–1.28	0.124
Unemployed	0.51	0.19–1.40	0.192
Healthcare insurance coverage
No	Ref
Yes	0.78	0.37–1.65	0.519
Unable to see doctor because of cost?
No	Ref
Yes	0.80	0.43–1.49	0.486
Advised to quit smoking by healthcare provider^c
No	Ref
Yes	2.77	1.36–5.64	0.005
Confidence in obtaining health information/advice
Confident	Ref
Not confident	0.38	0.15–0.96	0.040
Trust health or medical information from:
Doctor	1.17	0.41–3.38	0.770
Family	1.16	0.64–2.11	0.614
Media	0.76	0.38–1.51	0.428
Internet	0.79	0.39–1.63	0.530
Time since last visit to a doctor for a routine checkup
Within past year	Ref
1–2 years ago	1.16	0.50–2.65	0.733
3–5 years ago	1.74	0.60–5.05	0.310
More than 5 years ago	3.91	1.23–12.45	0.021
Depression^d
No	Ref
Yes	0.89	0.42–1.91	0.764
Alcohol Consumption in Past 30 days
None	Ref
> = 1 day	1.80	0.97–3.33	0.061
Vigorous Physical Activity (times per day)	1.16	0.98–1.37	0.089
Moderate Physical Activity (time per day)	0.92	0.78–1.09	0.319
Hours of sleep	1.07	0.95–1.21	0.260

aOR = adjusted Odds Ratio.

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”.