Table 1.
Sample Characteristics, by Baseline Flavor of Vaping Products
| OverallNa | Tobacco or unflavoredb (n = 387), % | Menthol or mint (n = 145), % | Sweet flavor (n = 354), % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 886 (100%) | 43.7 | 16.4 | 39.9 |
| Country | * | |||
| Canada | 371 | 41.8 | 14.0 | 44.2 |
| United States | 197 | 38.6 | 21.8 | 39.6 |
| England | 249 | 48.2 | 15.3 | 36.5 |
| Australia | 69 | 52.2 | 17.4 | 30.4 |
| Gender | * | |||
| Male | 475 | 47.4 | 14.5 | 38.1 |
| Female | 411 | 39.4 | 18.5 | 42.1 |
| Age group | *** | |||
| 18–24 | 142 | 24.7 | 18.3 | 57.0 |
| 25–39 | 240 | 32.9 | 20.8 | 46.2 |
| 40–54 | 255 | 53.7 | 13.3 | 32.9 |
| ≥55 | 249 | 54.6 | 14.1 | 31.3 |
| Education | N.S. | |||
| Low | 240 | 46.3 | 15.8 | 37.9 |
| Moderate | 354 | 43.5 | 16.4 | 40.1 |
| High | 292 | 41.8 | 16.8 | 41.4 |
| Income | N.S. | |||
| Low | 221 | 42.5 | 16.7 | 40.7 |
| Moderate | 282 | 44.0 | 13.1 | 42.9 |
| High | 345 | 44.9 | 18.0 | 37.1 |
| Not reported | 38 | 36.8 | 23.7 | 39.5 |
| Smoking and vaping categories | ** | |||
| Predominant smokers (smoke daily and vape weekly) | 359 | 49.0 | 14.8 | 36.2 |
| Dual daily users | 333 | 45.4 | 17.1 | 37.5 |
| Predominant vapers (vape daily and smoke < daily) | 100 | 28.0 | 19.0 | 53.0 |
| Concurrent nondaily (weekly) | 94 | 34.0 | 17.0 | 48.9 |
| Planning to quit | N.S. | |||
| Yes | 413 | 42.1 | 17.0 | 40.9 |
| No | 472 | 45.1 | 15.9 | 39.0 |
N.S. = not significant.
aIn some analyses the numbers were less than the total due to missing cases.
bThis refers to the flavor a participant used most (if she or he used more than one flavor).
*Significant at p < .05.
**Significant at p < .01.
***Significant at p < .001 based on chi-square tests.