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

Table 5.

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

Covariates		Adults who gave e- cigarettes as gifts			Multivariable regression model^#
Covariates		N	Weighted percentage^#	Chi-square test^#	Adjusted OR	(95% CI)	p value
Gender	Male	34	1.3%	1.93; p =.165	Referent
Gender	Female	0	0.0%	1.93; p =.165	-
Age	18–39	12	2.3%	21.82***; p <.001	Referent
	40–54	20	1.8%		1.05	(0.49, 2.25)	0.909
	55+	2	0.2%		0.07	(0.01, 0.38)**	0.002
Income level	Low	1	0.5%	1.78, p =.620	Referent
	Middle	13	1.2%		2.72	(0.28, 26.73)	0.392
	High	15	1.2%		2.72	(0.27, 27.06)	0.393
	Not stated	5	1.9%		4.36	(0.38, 49.65)	0.235
Education	Low	0	0.0%	5.74; p =.057	–
	Medium	23	1.1%		Referent
	High	11	1.8%		0.94	(0.45, 1.97)	0.865
Cigarette smoking intensity	Light smoker	17	1.3%	1.66; p =.437	Referent
	Moderate smoker	12	0.9%		0.51	(0.25, 1.06)	0.071
	Heavy smoker	5	1.6%		0.65	(0.24, 1.78)	0.399
Attitude about cigarettes being good gifts	Negative	19	0.9%	7.53*; p =.023	Referent
	Neutral	5	1.0%		1.03	(0.40, 2.67)	0.949
	Positive	10	2.3%		2.94	(1.35, 6.39)**	0.007
Cigarette gifting experience	No	14	0.9%	3.73; p =.054	Referent
Cigarette gifting experience	Yes	20	1.6%	3.73; p =.054	1.32	(0.63, 2.73)	0.464
Harm perception of e-cigarettes	Don’t know	9	0.6%	15.25***; p <.001	Referent
	Less harmful than cigarettes	20	2.3%		1.30	(0.54, 3.09)	0.559
	Equally/more harmful than cigarettes	5	1.4%		1.07	(0.35, 3.28)	0.905
Ever use of e-cigarettes	No	16	0.7%	62.60***; p <.001	Referent
Ever use of e-cigarettes	Yes	18	5.6%	62.60***; p <.001	6.78	(3.05, 15.08)***	<0.001

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

Calculation was based on the ITC China Survey rescaled weights.