Table 3:
Associations between Wave 1 dual-use behaviors and Wave 3 tobacco use outcomes, Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (n = 1,665)
| Harm reduction | Tobacco cessation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weighted % | OR [95 % CI] | aOR [95% CI] | Weighted % | OR [95 % CI] | aOR [95% CI] | |
| Dual-use behavior | ||||||
| Predominant smoker | 4.5 | 1 | 1 | 6.6 | 1 | 1 |
| Heavy dual-user | 8.9 | 2.09 [1.27, 3.44] | 2.00 [1.21, 3.30] | 8.7 | 1.36 [0.87, 2.12] | 1.31 [0.83, 2.07] |
| Predominant vaper | 22.7 | 6.30 [4.17, 9.52] | 6.19 [3.91, 9.79] | 8.2 | 1.27 [0.73, 2.20] | 1.20 [0.69, 2.08] |
| Light dual-user | 10.2 | 2.42 [1.61, 3.63] | 2.28 [1.44, 3.61] | 23.1 | 4.25 [3.21, 5.64] | 3.98 [2.93, 5.40] |
| Age (years) | ||||||
| 18–25 | 6.6 | 1 | 1 | 13.3 | 1 | 1 |
| 26–34 | 8.2 | 1.26 [0.81, 1.94] | 1.31 [0.82, 2.10] | 9.5 | 0.68 [0.48, 0.97] | 0.78 [0.54, 1.12] |
| 35–44 | 6.4 | 0.96 [0.60, 1.53] | 0.95 [0.58, 1.56] | 6.7 | 0.47 [0.32, 0.68] | 0.53 [0.35, 0.80] |
| 45–54 | 5.0 | 0.75 [0.44, 1.27] | 0.81 [0.45, 1.46] | 7.5 | 0.53 [0.35, 0.79] | 0.65 [0.44, 0.96] |
| 55+ | 7.5 | 1.15 [0.72, 1.84] | 1.14 [0.67, 1.95] | 7.3 | 0.67 [0.44, 1.02] | 0.97 [0.62, 1.50] |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 8.1 | 1 | 1 | 10.5 | 1 | 1 |
| Female | 5.4 | 0.65 [0.49, 0.87] | 0.70 [0.52, 0.93] | 8.0 | 0.75 [0.59, 0.94] | 0.77 [0.61, 0.98] |
| Race | ||||||
| White | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | 8.7 | 1 | 1 |
| Other | 6.1 | 0.86 [0.57, 1.30] | 0.90 [0.57, 1.40] | 11.3 | 1.34 [1.06, 1.68] | 1.14 [0.89, 1.47] |
| Sexual orientation | ||||||
| Gay, lesbian, or bisexual | 6.9 | 1 | 1 | 9.6 | 1 | 1 |
| Straight | 6.8 | 1.02 [0.55, 1.89] | 1.12 [0.61, 2.06] | 7.2 | 0.73 [0.44, 1.22] | 0.71 [0.40, 1.24] |
| Education | ||||||
| < high school | 6.0 | 1 | 1 | 3.6 | 1 | 1 |
| High school degree or equivalent | 5.5 | 0.92 [0.56, 1.50] | 0.78 [0.47, 1.28] | 8.5 | 2.47 [1.16, 5.24] | 2.53 [1.23, 5.21] |
| Some college or Associate’s degree | 7.0 | 1.19 [0.72, 1.94] | 0.90 [0.51, 1.57] | 11.1 | 3.34 [1.65, 6.75] | 3.38 [1.67, 6.83] |
| College degree or higher | 10.4 | 1.82 [0.96, 3.44] | 1.1 [0.50, 2.05] | 11.5 | 3.46 [1.59, 7.40] | 3.12 [1.39, 6.99] |
| Poverty | ||||||
| Below poverty level | 4.5 | 1 | 1 | 8.2 | 1 | 1 |
| At or near poverty level | 5.3 | 1.19 [0.77, 1.82] | 1.19 [0.76, 1.85] | 10.7 | 1.34 [0.95, 1.90] | 1.21 [0.85, 1.72] |
| At or above twice poverty level | 10.0 | 2.33 [1.68, 3.24] | 2.22 [1.51, 3.28] | 9.4 | 1.16 [0.86, 1.56] | 0.92 [0.67, 1.26] |
Notes. Includes respondents with data from Waves 1 and 3. Heavy dual-users were every day smokers and vapers. Predominant smokers were every day smokers and some day vapers. Predominant vapers some day smokers and every day vapers. Light dual-users were some day smokers and vapers were. Harm reduction was defined as exclusively vaping every day or some days at Wave 3. Tobacco cessation was defined as neither smoking nor vaping at Wave 3.