Table 3. Predictors of school personnel communication with students about e-cigarette avoidance.
| Communication with students about e-cigarette avoidance | Perception that students are caught using e-cigarettes | |
|---|---|---|
| n = 1,388 | n = 1,376 | |
| School has any type of e-cigarette policy | ||
| No | REF | REF |
| Yes | 2.39*** [1.59,3.60] | 1.40* [0.97,2.02] |
| Perception of e-cigarette problem | ||
| Not a problem | REF | REF |
| Minor problem | 3.67*** [2.37,5.69] | 6.97*** [4.89,9.92] |
| Somewhat serious problem | 9.98*** [6.37,15.64] | 18.65*** [12.34,28.18] |
| Very serious problem | 21.40*** [12.62,36.27] | 27.31*** [15.39,48.46] |
| Enrollment | ||
| 1–499 | REF | REF |
| 500–999 | 0.73 [0.53,1.02] | 1.34 [0.95,1.90] |
| 1,000–1,499z | 0.62* [0.42,0.93] | 1.09 [0.72,1.65] |
| 1,500–1,999 | 0.57* [0.35,0.94] | 2.85*** [1.56,5.23] |
| 2,000+ | 0.95 [0.63,1.43] | 1.46 [0.93,2.28] |
| School level | ||
| High school | REF | REF |
| Middle school | 1.44* [1.09,1.91] | 0.66** [0.49,0.89] |
| Combined middle/high school | 1.06 [0.66,1.69] | 0.78 [0.48,1.28] |
| Job title | ||
| School teacher | REF | REF |
| School administrator | 2.02*** [1.44,2.83] | 0.97 [0.66,1.43] |
| Current smoker | ||
| No | REF | REF |
| Yes | 1.24 [0.82,1.88] | 0.73 [0.45,1.18] |
| Respondent e-cigarette use | ||
| No current use of JUUL or other e-cigarettes | REF | REF |
| Current e-cigarette use, excluding JUUL | 1.68 [0.92,3.05] | 1.64 [0.84, 3.23] |
| Current JUUL use | 3.13*** [1.72,5.72] | 5.41*** [2.15, 13.59] |
Exponentiated coefficients; 95% confidence intervals in brackets.
* p < 0.05,
** p < 0.01,
*** p < 0.001.
Each column represents a separate logistic regression model where the predictors are the same in each model and the outcome is the variable listed at the top of the column. Model 1 examines the association between the predictors and whether the respondent reported ever having communicated with students about e-cigarette avoidance. Model 2 examines the association between the predictors and the perception that students are caught using e-cigarettes/JUUL, which was measured by asking school personnel how often they perceived students were caught using e-cigarettes/JUUL on school property (5+ times per day, 2–4 times per day, daily, at least once a week, at least once a month, less than once a month, and never caught). The responses were dichotomized into no (perceived that students are never caught) and yes (perceived that students are caught 5+ times per day, 2–4 times per day, once per day, at least once a week, at least once a month, and less than one month).