Table 2

Correlates of interest in trying e-cigarettes if offered by a friend (n=1125)

 Multivariable correlates
Number interested/total number in category (%)OR (95% CI)
Overall83/1125 (7.4%)
Flavour
 Tobacco/alcohol (Ref)14/451 (3.1%)1.00
 Menthol/candy/fruit69/674 (10.2%)4.04 (1.89 to 8.63)***
Perceived harm: mean (SD)2.18 (0.65)0.48 (0.31 to 0.75)**
Sex
 Male (Ref)41/561 (7.3%)1.00
 Female42/564 (7.5%)1.68 (0.90 to 3.12)
Age: mean (SD)15.9 (1.15)1.23 (0.94 to 1.59)
Race/ethnicity
 Non-Hispanic white (Ref)65/859 (7.6%)1.00
 Non-Hispanic other race10/182 (5.5%)0.99 (0.42 to 2.33)
 Hispanic8/84 (9.5%)1.14 (0.36 to 3.60)
Mother's education
 High school or less (Ref)20/218 (9.2%)1.00
 Some college or Associate's degree17/186 (9.1%)1.16 (0.44 to 3.05)
 Bachelor's degree or more37/545 (6.8%)0.82 (0.35 to 1.95)
 Don't know9/176 (5.1%)1.35 (0.45 to 4.08)
Region
 Midwest (Ref)14/285 (4.9%)1.00
 Northeast13/154 (8.4%)3.33 (1.20 to 9.22)*
 South42/545 (7.7%)1.23 (0.52 to 2.92)
 West14/141 (9.9%)2.17 (0.74 to 6.34)
Cigarette smoking
 Never-smoker (Ref)13/1004 (3.3%)1.00
 Ever-smoker†24/80 (30.0%)3.16 (1.45 to 6.89)**
 Current smoker‡26/41 (63.4%)7.82 (2.86 to 21.32)***
E-cigarette use
 Never-user (Ref)16/958 (1.7%)1.00
 Ever-user†34/109 (31.2%)12.47 (5.89 to 26.41)***
 Current user‡33/58 (56.9%)25.75 (10.30 to 64.36)***
  • *p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001.

  • †At least one time but not in past 30 days.

  • ‡At least one time in past 30 days.

  • Ref, reference category.