Table 2.
Distribution of 14 e-cigarette and tobacco marketing exposure items among 2,058 middle and high school students in 2018
| Exposures (30-day)a | Middle School (n=1,134) | High School (n=924) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| n | (%) | n | (%) | |
| Environmental | ||||
| Cigarettes in stores/billboards near home (cigenv1) | 162 | (14.7) | 251 | (27.7) |
| E-cigarettes in stores/billboards near home (ecigenv1) | 109 | (9.8) | 187 | (20.7) |
| Cigarettes in stores/billboards near school (cigenv2) | 96 | (8.8) | 173 | (19.2) |
| E-cigarettes in stores/billboards near school (ecigenv2) | 68 | (6.2) | 159 | (17.7) |
| Internet and social media | ||||
| Cigarettes online or social media (cigint1) | 203 | (18.5) | 293 | (32.6) |
| E-cigarettes online or social media (ecigint1) | 188 | (17.1) | 273 | (30.4) |
| Social media posts about cigarettes (cigint2) | 117 | (10.6) | 228 | (25.3) |
| Social media posts about e-cigarettes (ecigint2) | 169 | (15.3) | 355 | (39.3) |
| Television | ||||
| Cigarettes on television (cigtv) | 218 | (19.7) | 249 | (27.6) |
| E-cigarettes on television (ecigtv) | 149 | (13.5) | 174 | (19.4) |
| Cigarettes in a magazine (cigmag) | 62 | (5.7) | 98 | (11.0) |
| E-cigarettes in a magazine (ecigmag) | 63 | (5.8) | 102 | (11.5) |
| Celebrities | ||||
| Cigarette smoking (cigceleb) | 88 | (8.0) | 162 | (18.0) |
| E-cigarette vaping (ecigceleb) | 120 | (10.9) | 183 | (20.3) |
Note: Differences in column percentages are due to missing data.
a
Exposure several times a week and every day or almost every day