. 2022 Mar 15;27:101763. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.101763

Table 4.

Factors associated with receiving e-cigarettes as gifts among urban smokers from Wave 5 of the ITC China Survey (N = 3,312).

Covariates		Adults who received e-cigarettes as gifts			Multivariable regression model^#
Covariates		N	Weighted percentage^#	Chi-square test^#	Adjusted OR	(95% CI)	p value
Gender	Male	143	4.8%	0.06; p =.802	Referent
Gender	Female	7	5.3%	0.06; p =.802	1.61	(0.67, 3.91)	0.289
Age	18–39	26	4.1%	1.77; p =.412	Referent
	40–54	67	5.4%		2.65	(1.49, 4.73)**	0.001
	55+	57	4.6%		3.19	(1.75, 5.84)***	<0.001
Income level	Low	5	3.7%	7.97*; p =.047	Referent
	Middle	65	4.6%		0.72	(0.29, 1.80)	0.482
	High	65	4.5%		0.75	(0.30, 1.87)	0.530
	Not stated	15	8.3%		1.94	(0.69, 5.42)	0.206
Education	Low	7	3.0%	9.04*; p =.011	Referent
	Medium	89	4.3%		1.38	(0.60, 3.15)	0.449
	High	54	6.6%		2.47	(1.01, 6.06)*	0.048
Cigarette smoking intensity	Light smoker	44	3.4%	33.44***; p <.001	Referent
	Moderate smoker	70	4.8%		1.27	(0.82, 1.97)	0.284
	Heavy smoker	36	10.7%		2.69	(1.54, 4.70)***	<0.001
Attitude about cigarettes being good gifts	Negative	92	4.4%	3.63; p =.163	Referent
	Neutral	30	5.0%		1.05	(0.63, 1.77)	0.848
	Positive	28	6.3%		1.11	(0.67, 1.85)	0.681
Cigarette gifting experience	No	56	3.5%	14.31***; p <.001	Referent
Cigarette gifting experience	Yes	94	6.3%	14.31***; p <.001	1.30	(0.86, 1.97)	0.215
Harm perception of e-cigarettes	Don’t know	26	1.4%	132.35***; p <.001	Referent
	Less harmful than cigarettes	88	10.0%		1.66	(0.95, 2.91)	0.078
	Equally/more harmful than cigarettes	36	11.0%		3.68	(2.00, 6.75)***	<0.001
Ever use of e-cigarettes	No	37	1.4%	738.30***; p <.001	Referent
Ever use of e-cigarettes	Yes	113	34.8%	738.30***; p <.001	31.42	(19.57, 50.46)***	<0.001

Note: *p <.05; **p <.01; ***p <.001.

Calculation was based on the ITC China Survey rescaled weights.