Table 1.
Bivariate comparisons by 30-day e-cigarette use status among 2018 sample – M (SD)/N(%)
| Variable | E-cigarette use status | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Past 30-day user (n = 607) |
Past 30-day non-user (n = 3541) |
p | |
| Age | 33.8 (12.4) | 40.8 (13.6) | <.001 |
| Gender | <.001 | ||
| Male | 345 (56.8) | 1920 (54.2) | |
| Female | 252 (41.5) | 1606 (45.4) | |
| Other | 10 (1.7) | 14 (0.4) | |
| Transgender identity | .022 | ||
| Yes | 12 (2.0) | 33 (0.9) | |
| No | 588 (98.0) | 3467 (99.1) | |
| Sexual orientation | <.001 | ||
| Straight/heterosexual | 507 (84.6) | 3188 (91.5) | |
| Non- heterosexual1 | 92 (15.4) | 298 (8.5) | |
| Race | <.001 | ||
| White or Caucasian | 268 (45.0) | 1277 (36.6) | |
| African American/African | 151 (25.3) | 1272 (36.5) | |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 79 (13.3) | 535 (15.3) | |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 9 (1.5) | 61 (1.8) | |
| Other | 89 (14.9) | 343 (9.8) | |
| Ethnicity | .032 | ||
| Hispanic | 62 (10.4) | 271 (7.8) | |
| Non-Hispanic | 537 (89.6) | 3224 (92.2) | |
| Education | .138 | ||
| No high school diploma | 253 (41.7) | 1360 (38.5) | |
| High school diploma/GED | 354 (58.3) | 2172 (61.5) | |
| Employment | .026 | ||
| Employed | 185 (30.5) | 920 (26.2) | |
| Not employed | 422 (69.5) | 2598 (73.8) | |
| Duration of homelessness (lifetime) | .901 | ||
| Less than 1 year | 244 (41.0) | 1416 (40.5) | |
| 1–5 years | 248 (41.7) | 1478 (42.3) | |
| More than 5 years | 103 (17.3) | 599 (17.2) | |
| Frequency of homelessness (lifetime) | <.001 | ||
| 1 time | 100 (16.9) | 818 (23.8) | |
| 2–4 times | 187 (31.6) | 1225 (35.6) | |
| 5–7 times | 119 (20.1) | 525 (15.2) | |
| 8 or more times | 185 (31.3) | 875 (25.4) | |
| Substance use (past 30-day) | |||
| Alcohol | <.001 | ||
| Yes | 283 (46.9) | 1207 (34.2) | |
| No | 320 (53.1) | 2326 (65.8) | |
| Marijuana | <.001 | ||
| Yes | 294 (48.8) | 978 (27.7) | |
| No | 308 (51.2) | 2554 (72.3) | |
| Other illicit substance use | <.001 | ||
| Yes | 194 (32.3) | 652 (18.5) | |
| No | 407 (67.7) | 2879 (81.5) | |
| Health Insurance | .288 | ||
| Yes | 459 (77.8) | 2656 (75.8) | |
| No | 131 (22.2) | 849 (24.2) | |
| Have regular place for medical care | <.001 | ||
| Yes | 380 (63.1) | 2479 (70.3) | |
| No | 222 (36.9) | 1049 (29.7) | |
| Mental health diagnosis from provider (past 24 months) | <.001 | ||
| Yes | 479 (79.7) | 2309 (65.6) | |
| No | 122 (20.3) | 1210 (34.4) | |
| Criminal Justice Involvement (past 12 months) | <.001 | ||
| Yes | 201 (33.1) | 814 (23.0) | |
| No | 406 (66.9) | 2727 (77.0) | |
| Cigarette smoking (past 30-day) | <.001 | ||
| Yes | 539 (88.8) | 2482 (70.1) | |
| No | 68 (11.2) | 1058 (29.9) | |
Note. Percentages exclude missingness on that item. 1reported gay, lesbian, bisexual, or wrote in another identification