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. 2018 Nov 5;22(5):833–837. doi: 10.1093/ntr/nty240

Table 2.

Percent of Concordant and Discordant Responses to the Questions Assessing Lifetime Electronic Cigarette (E-Cigarette) Use and Lifetime Use of One or More E-Cigarette Devices

Concordant Discordant Kappa 95% CI
Total sample 83.2 16.8 0.67 (0.63–0.70)
Lifetime vapers 68.5 31.5
Sex
 Female 63.2 36.8 0.61 (0.56–0.66)
 Male 74.4 25.6 0.73 (0.69–0.77)
Race
 Nonwhite 58.5 41.5 0.58 (0.53–0.63)
 White 77.3 22.7 0.74 (0.70–0.78)
Lifetime product use
Traditional tobacco products
 No 57.2 42.8 0.64 (0.58–0.69)
 Yes 73.9 26.1 0.39 (0.31–0.47)
Disposable, cig-a-like, or E-hookah
 No 63.0 37.0 0.64 (0.60–0.68)
 Yes 85.6 14.4
Vape pen or Ego
 No 58.4 41.6 0.64 (0.59-0.68)
 Yes 76.5 23.5
JUUL
 No 49.7 50.3 0.59 (0.50–0.67)
 Yes 71.6 28.4
Other pod-based system
 No 55.5 44.5 0.60 (0.56–0.65)
 Yes 80.6 19.4
Mods or APVs
 No 62.0 38.0 0.66 (0.62–0.70)
 Yes 75.1 24.9

APV = advanced personal vaporizers, CI = confidence interval.