Table 1. Adjusted Associations of Curiosity in Using e-Cigarettes With e-Cigarette Advertising Exposure, Parental Effect, and Peer Effect.
| Factor | OR (95% CI)a |
|---|---|
| Past 30-d any e-cigarette advertising exposureb | 1.56 (1.43-1.70) |
| Parental e-cigarette useb | 1.27 (1.03-1.56) |
| Friends using e-cigarettes | |
| None | 1 [Reference] |
| A few | 2.60 (2.36-2.86) |
| Some | 3.40 (2.91-3.96) |
| Most | 4.96 (3.90-6.31) |
| All | 4.13 (2.35-7.26) |
| Perception of harm from e-cigarette use | |
| No harm | 2.73 (2.00-3.72) |
| Little harm | 3.93 (3.45-4.49) |
| Some harm | 2.43 (2.24-2.65) |
| A lot of harm | 1 [Reference] |
| Sex | |
| Boys | 0.91 (0.83-1.00) |
| Girls | 1 [Reference] |
| Age, y | |
| 12 | 1 [Reference] |
| 13 | 1.17 (1.03-1.33) |
| 14 | 1.39 (1.23-1.58) |
| 15 | 1.51 (1.33-1.73) |
| 16 | 1.32 (1.13-1.55) |
| 17 | 1.31 (1.07-1.61) |
| Race and ethnicity | |
| Black | 0.97 (0.83-1.13) |
| Hispanic | 1.10 (0.97-1.24) |
| White | 1 [Reference] |
| Otherc | 1.03 (0.88-1.21) |
| Parental education | |
| <High school | 1 [Reference] |
| High school graduate | 0.88 (0.76-1.02) |
| Some college or associate degree | 0.96 (0.84-1.10) |
| ≥Bachelor’s degree | 1.03 (0.90-1.19) |
| Severity of internalizing mental health problems | |
| Low | 1 [Reference] |
| Moderate | 1.31 (1.19-1.45) |
| High | 1.57 (1.40-1.76) |
| Severity of externalizing mental health problems | |
| Low | 1 [Reference] |
| Moderate | 1.61 (1.44-1.79) |
| High | 2.28 (2.03-2.55) |
| Current cigarette smokingb | 1.43 (0.78-2.60) |
| Current use of other tobacco productsb | 2.05 (1.14-3.68) |
| Wave | |
| 4 | 0.76 (0.68-0.83) |
| 4.5 | 0.81 (0.75-0.88) |
| 5 | 1 [Reference] |
Abbreviation: OR, odds ratio.
a
Participant state of residence was controlled for.
b
Reference group was those who answered no.
c
Other included Asian Indian, Chinese, Filipino, Guamanian or Chamorro, Japanese, Korean, Native Hawaiian, non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Native, other Asian, other Pacific Islander, Samoan, and Vietnamese.