Table 1 Survey respondent demographics by smoking status
From: Electronic cigarette use behaviors and motivations among smokers and non-smokers
Characteristic | Total N (%) | Former smoker N (%) | Current smoker N (%) | p-value* | Never smoker N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Respondentsa | 320 (100) | 237 (74) | 64 (20) | Â | 19 (6) |
Age | |||||
 18–24 years old | 57 (18) | 31 (13) | 13 (20) | 0.05 | 13 (68) |
 25–34 years | 129 (40) | 94 (40) | 31 (48) |  | 4 (21) |
 35 years or older | 134 (42) | 112 (47) | 19 (21) |  | 2 (11) |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Male | 248 (78) | 182 (77) | 48 (75) | 0.76 | 18 (95) |
Race | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Caucasian | 284 (89) | 214 (91) | 55 (86) | 0.27 | 15 (79) |
 Other | 35 (11) | 22 (9) | 9 (14) |  | 4 (21) |
Education | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 4 years college + | 102 (32) | 78 (33) | 20 (31) | 0.07 | 4 (21) |
 College 1 year to 3 years | 137 (43) | 106 (45) | 21 (33) |  | 10 (53) |
 Grade 12 or less | 81 (25) | 53 (22) | 23 (36) |  | 5 (26) |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Unmarried couple | 68 (21) | 46 (19) | 17 (27) | 0.02 | 5 (26) |
 Married | 113 (35) | 97 (41) | 13 (20) |  | 3 (16) |
 Never married | 110 (34) | 72 (30) | 27 (42) |  | 11 (58) |
 Was married | 29 (9) | 22 (9) | 7 (11) |  | 0 (0) |
Employment status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Student | 23 (7) | 8 (3) | 8 (13) | 0.031 | 7 (37) |
 Employed | 210 (66) | 161 (68) | 42 (66) |  | 7 (37) |
 Not employed | 40 (13) | 29 (12) | 7 (11) |  | 4 (21) |
 Self-employed | 47 (15) | 39 (16) | 7 (11) |  | 1 (5) |