Table 3.
Correlates of vaping less and vaping more than usual since Covid-19 among current vapers n = 397 (Multinomial logistic regression analyses).
| Vaping less n = 38 |
Vaping more n = 167 |
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| Bivariate Whole sample |
Multivariable Whole sample |
Bivariate Whole sample |
Multivariable Whole sample |
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| OR [95 % CI] | p | aOR [95 % CI] | P | OR [95 % CI] | p | aOR [95 % CI] | P | |
| Age 18−24 | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) | ||||
| 25−34 | 0.28 [0.06−1.33] | 0.110 | 0.27 [0.04−1.95] | 0.193 | 0.55 [0.24−1.27] | 0.164 | 0.34 [0.12−0.98] | 0.045 |
| 35−44 | 1.11 [0.37−3.31] | 0.857 | 2.36 [0.39−14.35] | 0.353 | 0.57 [0.25−1.28] | 0.171 | 0.24 [0.07−0.74] | 0.014 |
| 45−54 | 0.29 [0.10−0.88] | 0.029 | 0.42 [0.08−2.25] | 0.314 | 0.37 [0.19−0.73] | 0.004 | 0.25 [0.09−0.65] | 0.005 |
| 55−64 | 0.26 [0.08−0.80] | 0.019 | 0.28 [0.06−1.38] | 0.122 | 0.34 [0.17−0.68] | 0.002 | 0.22 [0.09−0.58] | 0.002 |
| ≥65 | 0.36 [0.07−2.04] | 0.250 | 0.88 [0.11−6.894] | 0.905 | 0.29 [0.10−0.87] | 0.027 | 0.19 [0.05−0.73] | 0.016 |
| Sex: Other | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) | ||||
| Female | 2.98 [1.47−6.04] | 0.003 | 4.13 [1.66−10.28] | 0.002 | 0.74 [0.47−1.18] | 0.208 | 1.00 [0.58−1.74] | 0.990 |
| Ethnicity: Other | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) | ||||
| White | 1 [0.29−3.42] | 0.999 | 1.55 [0.31−7.75] | 0.596 | 1.10 [0.52−2.34] | 0.803 | 1.67 [0.62−4.48] | 0.306 |
| Post 16 qualifications: yes | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) | ||||
| No | 0.91 [0.44−1.87] | 0.792 | 0.68 [0.25−1.84] | 0.449 | 0.78 [0.50−1.20] | 0.258 | 0.79 [0.45−1.37] | 0.395 |
| Employed: yes | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) | ||||
| Other | 0.64 [0.32−1.29] | 0.216 | 0.54 [0.18−1.60] | 0.265 | 0.97 [0.64−1.47] | 0.890 | 0.61 [0.35−1.05] | 0.075 |
| Living alone: yes | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) | ||||
| No | 1.58 [0.58−4.35] | 0.373 | 1.26 [0.32−4.98] | 0.741 | 0.54 [0.33−0.87] | 0.012 | 0.48 [0.26−0.88] | 0.018 |
| Living with children: yes | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) | ||||
| No | 1.96 [0.66−5.84] | 0.227 | 4.93 [1.15−21.08] | 0.032 | 0.84 [0.50−1.40] | 0.499 | 0.29 [0.09−0.93] | 0.347 |
| Income: ≥£50,000 | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) | ||||
| <£50,000 | 0.65 [0.25−1.72] | 0.385 | 0.98 [0.28−3.41] | 0.971 | 0.77 [0.42−1.43] | 0.409 | 0.92 [0.46−1.85] | 0.812 |
| Prefer not to say | 1.05 [0.25−4.36] | 0.952 | 0.80 [0.12−5.38] | 0.816 | 0.59 [0.21−1.63] | 0.307 | 0.49 [0.13−1.83] | 0.288 |
| Smoking status: Non-smoker | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) | ||||
| Smoker | 10.42 [4.20−26.32] | <0.001 | 8.77 [3.04−25.64] | <0.001 | 1.26 [0.82−1.93] | 0.299 | 0.84 [0.49−1.44] | 0.524 |
| Health problems: No | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) | ||||
| Yes | 0.84 [0.42−1.68] | 0.615 | 0.74 [0.28−1.93] | 0.533 | 0.90 [0.60−1.37] | 0.636 | 0.91 [0.54−1.55] | 0.739 |
| Perceived high risk of Covid-19: no | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) | ||||
| Yes | 1.30 [0.60−2.85] | 0.504 | 1.56 [0.58−4.26] | 0.380 | 1.04 [0.63−1.69] | 0.889 | 1.47 [0.81−2.67] | 0.208 |
| Diagnosed/suspected Covid-19: no | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) | ||||
| Yes | 1.61 [0.61−4.26] | 0.338 | 3.19 [0.96−10.64] | 0.059 | 5.65 [3.25−9.80] | <0.001 | 4.72 [2.60−8.62] | <0.001 |
| Light vaper | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) | ||||
| Heavy vaper | 0.02 [0−4.38] | 0.057 | 0.03 [0−1.94] | 0.101 | 1.20 [0.73−1.97] | 0.461 | 1.19 [0.66−2.13] | 0.565 |
Reference category: no change.
Note: All data are weighted to the proportions of sex, age, ethnicity, education and country of living obtained from the Office for National Statistics (2018). CI, confidence interval. OR, odds ratio. aOR, adjusted odds ratio.
Multivariable model: age, sex, ethnicity, post-16 qualifications, living alone, living with children, income, smoking status, health problems, perceived risk of Covid-19 and confirmed/suspected Covid-19.
Missing data is due to attrition from the survey.