Table 1 Participant characteristics (N = 62)
From: Contexts of cigarette and e-cigarette use among dual users: a qualitative study
Characteristics | Mean (SD)/Frequency (n) |
|---|---|
Age | 25.1 (5.5) |
Gender | |
Male | 63 % (39) |
Female | 37 % (23) |
Ethnicity | |
Asian-American | 19 % (12) |
African-American | 8 % (5) |
Filipino | 12 % (8) |
Hispanic/Latino | 7 % (4) |
Native Hawaiian/other Pacific Islander | 23 % (14) |
White | 31 % (19) |
Annual Income | |
0–$19,999 | 30 % (18) |
$20,000–$29,999 | 16 % (10) |
$30,000–$39,999 | 13 % (8) |
$40,000–$49,999 | 20 % (12) |
$50,000 or more | 21 % (13) |
Length of time having been using e-cigarettes | |
Less than a week | 0 % (0) |
About 1–2 weeks | 2 % (1) |
About 1 month | 12 % (7) |
About 2–5 months | 26 % (16) |
About 6 months | 15 % (9) |
About 7–11 months | 5 % (3) |
About 1 year | 21 % (13) |
More than a year | 20 % (12) |
Size of e-liquid container usually bought | |
15 ml | 68 % (39) |
30 ml | 32 % (18) |
Other | 0 % (0) |
Length of time a container lasts | |
More than a month | 23 % (14) |
About a month | 16 % (10) |
3–4 weeks | 10 % (6) |
1–2 weeks | 38 % (23) |
Less than a week | 8 % (5) |
2–3 days | 3 % (2) |
1 day | 2 % (1) |
Less than a day | 0 % (0) |
Daily e-cigarette use behavior | |
Vape only few times a day | 26 % (16) |
Vape frequently but only at certain times of the day | 18 % (11) |
Vape frequently throughout the day | 40 % (25) |
Vape constantly throughout the day | 16 % (10) |
Lifetime cigarette use | |
Never smoked a cigarette | 3 % (2) |
Smoked < 100 cigarettes | 18 % (11) |
Smoked ≥ 100 cigarettes | 79 % (49) |
Cigarette use behavior | |
Do not smoke | 16 % (10) |
Smoke sometimes | 36 % (22) |
Smoke daily | 48 % (30) |
Past-30-day cigarette use | |
Yes | 63 % (39) |
No | 37 % (23) |