Table 2.
Estimated prevalence of e-cigarette ever and current use in immigrants since 2014
| E-Cigarette Ever Use | E-Cigarettes Current Use | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–2015 | 2018–2019 | Change% | 2014–2015 | 2018–2019 | Change% | |
| Full Sample | 2.52(488) | 3.29(517) | 30.43 * | 0.49(106) | 0.76(117) | 56.99 * |
| Age | ||||||
| 18–24 | 5.51(49) | 6.95(43) | 26.16 | 0.41(6) | 2.27(15) | 447.14 * |
| 25–34 | 3.73(153) | 5.94(186) | 59.09 * | 0.67(27) | 1.38(42) | 107.34 * |
| 35–44 | 2.20(113) | 3.52(135) | 60.02 * | 0.46(25) | 0.82(30) | 76.61 |
| 45–54 | 2.21(91) | 2.13(75) | −3.71 | 0.49(23) | 0.40(17) | −18.77 |
| 55+ | 1.28(82) | 1.32(78) | 3.73 | 0.38(25) | 0.23(13) | −39.77 |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 3.66(325) | 4.85(352) | 32.61 | 0.68(71) | 1.20(86) | 76.75 * |
| Female | 1.44(163) | 1.78(165) | 23.13 | 0.30(35) | 0.34(31) | 11.62 |
| Race | ||||||
| Non-Hispanic white | 5.16(209) | 6.07(194) | 17.78 | 1.01(47) | 1.32(43) | 30.26 |
| Non-Hispanic black | 1.34(21) | 2.25(30) | 67.13 | 0.24(4) | 0.58(8) | 143.51 |
| Hispanic | 1.66(129) | 2.46(150) | 47.76 * | 0.32(28) | 0.61(30) | 90.27 * |
| Non-Hispanic other | 2.62(129) | 3.29(143) | 25.40 | 0.50(27) | 0.74(36) | 47.15 |
| Employment status | ||||||
| Full-time | 2.75(298) | 3.95(358) | 43.34 * | 0.61(73) | 0.99(85) | 63.40 * |
| Part-time | 3.46(68) | 4.14(53) | 19.60 | 0.52(13) | 0.67(11) | 28.03 |
| Unemployed | 3.47(22) | 4.05(18) | 16.62 | 0.49(4) | 0.74(3) | 50.60 |
| Not in labor force | 1.73(100) | 1.77(88) | 1.87 | 0.28(16) | 0.37(18) | 35.00 |
| Income | ||||||
| USD <25,000 | 2.56(136) | 2.76(95) | 7.70 | 0.31(20) | 0.70(23) | 123.72 * |
| USD 25,000–50,000 | 2.33(124) | 2.92(115) | 25.23 | 0.55(30) | 0.71(27) | 28.86 |
| USD >50,000 | 2.63(228) | 3.71(307) | 41.10 * | 0.56(56) | 0.81(67) | 45.37 |
| Educational attainment | ||||||
| Some high school or less | 1.39(60) | 1.29(43) | −6.82 | 0.21(11) | 0.38(10) | 86.08 |
| High school graduate or GED | 1.94(91) | 2.78(99) | 43.24 * | 0.52(24) | 0.69(23) | 31.93 |
| Some college or associate‘s degree | 4.64(154) | 4.88(135) | 5.12 | 0.95(35) | 1.16(34) | 22.37 |
| At least a bachelor’s degree | 2.67(171) | 4.07(219) | 52.27 * | 0.42(32) | 0.81(43) | 91.87 * |
| Other tobacco product use | ||||||
| Yes | 15.08(410) | 18.97(387) | 25.83 * | 2.70(86) | 4.12(80) | 52.64 * |
| No | 0.46(78) | 0.93(129) | 102.82 * | 0.12(20) | 0.25(36) | 104.55 * |
| Years in U.S. | ||||||
| 0–5 | 3.62(75) | 4.21(79) | 16.54 | 0.62(13) | 1.03(16) | 66.36 |
| 6–10 | 2.40(67) | 4.27(78) | 78.18 * | 0.34(11) | 1.31(19) | 284.66 * |
| 11–20 | 2.39(128) | 3.20(139) | 33.41 | 0.31(22) | 0.72(36) | 132.16 * |
| 20+ | 2.35(218) | 2.81(221) | 19.35 * | 0.62(60) | 0.56(46) | −10.10 |
The prevalence of e-cigarette ever and current use was estimated using survey weights. The presented count n was unweighted; * Change% was statistically significant at p < 0.05.