Results of logistic regression models; demographic and psychosocial characteristics predicting ever and current JUUL use
| Ever JUUL use | Current JUUL use | |
| OR (95% CI) | ||
| Age | ||
| 15–17 years |
4.68**
(3.10 to 7.06) |
16.19**
(8.89 to 29.50) |
| 18–21 years |
4.48**
(3.12 to 6.42) |
13.41**
(7.57 to 23.77) |
| 22–24 years |
1.52*
(1.04 to 2.22) |
3.59**
(2.00 to 6.58) |
| 25–34 years | Ref | Ref |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| White, non-Hispanic | Ref | Ref |
| Black/African-American, non-Hispanic |
0.43**
(0.26 to 0.69) |
0.45*
(0.25 to 0.83) |
| Hispanic | 0.81 (0.59 to 1.11) | 0.80 (0.54 to 1.20) |
| Other, non-Hispanic | 0.82 (0.54 to 1.23) | 0.76 (0.50 to 1.13) |
| Gender | ||
| Female | Ref | Ref |
| Male | 0.96 (0.77 to 1.21) | 1.11 (0.84 to 1.46) |
| Perceived financial situation | ||
| Live comfortably | Ref | Ref |
| Meet needs with a little left over | 0.78 (0.60 to 1.01) |
0.54**
(0.40 to 0.73) |
| Just meet basic expenses with nothing left over |
0.55**
(0.40 to 0.76) |
0.53**
(0.35 to 0.81) |
| Don’t meet basic expenses | 0.48 (0.22 to 1.04) |
0.38**
(0.20 to 0.73) |
| Sexual orientation | ||
| Heterosexual | Ref | Ref |
| Lesbian, gay, bisexual | 1.26 (0.93 to 1.72) | 1.38 (0.90 to 2.12) |
| Region | ||
| Northeast | Ref | Ref |
| South | 0.74 (0.55 to 1.01) |
0.69*
(0.49 to 0.97) |
| Midwest |
0.67*
(0.48 to 0.93) |
0.69*
(0.47 to 0.998) |
| West | 0.80 (0.57 to 1.11) | 0.81 (0.54 to 1.21) |
| Household combustible and ENDS use | ||
| No one I live with smokes | Ref | Ref |
| Only ENDS |
2.86**
(1.98 to 4.13) |
4.10**
(2.56 to 6.57) |
| Only combustible tobacco | 0.95 (0.67 to 1.34) | 0.83 (0.53 to 1.30) |
| Both ENDS and combustible tobacco |
2.07**
(1.41 to 3.02) |
2.87**
(1.78 to 4.60) |
| ENDS harm perceptions | ||
| Less harmful | Ref | Ref |
| About the same harm |
0.43**
(0.32 to 0.57) |
0.34**
(0.24 to 0.49) |
| More harmful |
0.53**
(0.35 to 0.80) |
0.39**
(0.23 to 0.65) |
| Don’t know/refused |
0.58**
(0.38 to 0.87) |
0.35**
(0.22 to 0.56) |
| Sensation seeking |
1.76**
(1.52 to 2.05) |
2.16**
(1.81 to 2.58) |
| Current combustible use | ||
| No | Ref | Ref |
| Yes |
2.93**
(2.27 to 3.78) |
4.91**
(3.64 to 6.62) |
*P<0.05; **P<0.01.
ENDS, electronic nicotine delivery system; Ref, reference.