Table 3.
Ever and regular use of e-cigarettes by selected characteristics among youth aged 11–18 years in Great Britain, 2022 (N=2003)
| Characteristics |
Ever use
|
Regular use
|
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AOR | 95% CI | AOR | 95% CI | |
| Gender | ||||
| Boys (Ref.) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Girls | 1.11 | 0.87–1.41 | 1.25 | 0.81–1.92 |
| Age (years) | ||||
| 11–13 (Ref.) | 1 | 1 | ||
| 14–15 | 3.23 | 2.09–4.99 | 2.80 | 1.00–7.84 |
| 16–17 | 7.93 | 5.23–12.00 | 9.54 | 3.65–24.94 |
| 18 | 13.79 | 8.91–21.35 | 10.68 | 4.08–27.93 |
| Country | ||||
| England (Ref.) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Scotland | 1.23 | 0.85–1.78 | 1.02 | 0.52–2.02 |
| Wales | 0.52 | 0.25–1.10 | 0.40 | 0.08–1.98 |
| Social class | ||||
| Higher* (Ref.) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Lower | 0.93 | 0.72–1.20 | 0.71 | 0.44 – 1.13 |
| Awareness of e-cigarettes | ||||
| Has not seen e-cigarettes promoted** | 1 | 1 | ||
| Has seen e-cigarettes promoted | 1.61 | 1.23–2.09 | 1.52 | 0.93–2.50 |
| E-cigarette use | ||||
| No e-cigarette use in home (Ref.) | 1 | 1 | ||
| E-cigarette use in home | 6.65 | 5.08–8.70 | 20.75 | 11.86–36.28 |
AOR: adjusted odds ratio.
*
Defined by Registrar General’s classification of occupations and classified as ABC1 (higher) versus C2DE (lower).
**
In at least one of billboards, shops, online, on buses, on TV, in newspapers/magazines, or ‘somewhere else’.