Table 1.
Sociodemographic and substance use characteristics of total sample of young adults who vape, aged 18–25 (N = 62)a
| Characteristic | N (%) or M (SD) |
|---|---|
| Gender, N (%) | |
| Male | 49 (79.0%) |
| Female | 13 (21.0%) |
| Race, N (%) | |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 (3.4%) |
| Asian | 10 (16.9%) |
| Black or African American | 5 (8.5%) |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 (3.4%) |
| White | 35 (59.3%) |
| Multiethnic or Multiracial | 7 (11.9%) |
| Other | 8 (13.6%) |
| Ethnicity, N (%) | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 16 (26.7%) |
| Non-Hispanic/Latino | 44 (73.3%) |
| Age, M (SD) | 20.9 (1.3) |
| Currently enrolled in higher education, N (%) | |
| Yes | 33 (55.0%) |
| No | 24 (40.0%) |
| Don’t know | 3 (5.0%) |
| Current subjective financial status, N (%) | |
| Don’t meet basic expenses | 1 (1.7%) |
| Just meet basic expenses | 13 (21.7%) |
| Meets needs with a little left | 24 (40.0%) |
| Live comfortably | 22 (36.7%) |
| E-cigarette/combustible cigarette user, N (%) | |
| Sole e-cigarette user | 31 (50.0%) |
| Dual e-cigarette/combustible cigarette user | 30 (48.4%) |
| Past 30-day combustible cigarette use, N (%) | |
| 0 days | 12 (28.6%) |
| 1–5 days | 18 (42.9%) |
| 6–19 days | 8 (19.0%) |
| 20 or more days | 4 (9.5%) |
| Past 30-day number of days vaped nicotine product, N (%) | |
| 0–5 days | 7 (11.7%) |
| 6–19 days | 12 (20.0%) |
| 20–29 days | 13 (21.7%) |
| All 30 days | 28 (46.7%) |
| Ever tried to stop or cut down use of electronic nicotine devices, N (%) | |
| No | 15 (25.0%) |
| Yes | 45 (75.0%) |
| No nicotine dependence symptomsb | 6 (13.3%) |
| Any nicotine dependence symptomsb | 39 (86.7%) |
| Primary Device Usedc | |
| JUUL | 21 (33.9%) |
| Other pod-based product | 14 (22.6%) |
| Mod | 16 (25.8%) |
| Missingd | 11 (17.7%) |
aAvailable data Ns for denominator ranged from 45 to 62; bBased on the Hooked on Nicotine Checklist, administered only among those who answered “yes” to having ever tried to stop or cut down use of e-cigarettes; cBased on photo of device the participant brought to interviews; dNo device was brought to interview