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Table 1 Bivariate comparisons by 30-day e-cigarette use status among 2018 sample ā€“ M (SD)/N(%)

From: Electronic cigarette use patterns and chronic health conditions among people experiencing homelessness in MN: a statewide survey

Variable

E-cigarette use status

Ā 

Past 30-day user

(nā€‰=ā€‰607)

Past 30-day non-user

(nā€‰=ā€‰3541)

p

Age

33.8 (12.4)

40.8 (13.6)

<.001

Gender

Ā Ā 

<.001

ā€ƒMale

345 (56.8)

1920 (54.2)

Ā 

ā€ƒFemale

252 (41.5)

1606 (45.4)

Ā 

ā€ƒOther

10 (1.7)

14 (0.4)

Ā 

Transgender identity

Ā Ā 

.022

ā€ƒYes

12 (2.0)

33 (0.9)

Ā 

ā€ƒNo

588 (98.0)

3467 (99.1)

Ā 

Sexual orientation

Ā Ā 

<.001

ā€ƒStraight/heterosexual

507 (84.6)

3188 (91.5)

Ā 

ā€ƒNon- heterosexual1

92 (15.4)

298 (8.5)

Ā 

Race

Ā Ā 

<.001

ā€ƒWhite or Caucasian

268 (45.0)

1277 (36.6)

Ā 

ā€ƒAfrican American/African

151 (25.3)

1272 (36.5)

Ā 

ā€ƒAmerican Indian/Alaska Native

79 (13.3)

535 (15.3)

Ā 

ā€ƒAsian or Pacific Islander

9 (1.5)

61 (1.8)

Ā 

ā€ƒOther

89 (14.9)

343 (9.8)

Ā 

Ethnicity

Ā Ā 

.032

ā€ƒHispanic

62 (10.4)

271 (7.8)

Ā 

ā€ƒNon-Hispanic

537 (89.6)

3224 (92.2)

Ā 

Education

Ā Ā 

.138

ā€ƒNo high school diploma

253 (41.7)

1360 (38.5)

Ā 

ā€ƒHigh school diploma/GED

354 (58.3)

2172 (61.5)

Ā 

Employment

Ā Ā 

.026

ā€ƒEmployed

185 (30.5)

920 (26.2)

Ā 

ā€ƒNot employed

422 (69.5)

2598 (73.8)

Ā 

Duration of homelessness (lifetime)

Ā Ā 

.901

ā€ƒLess than 1ā€‰year

244 (41.0)

1416 (40.5)

Ā 

ā€ƒ1ā€“5ā€‰years

248 (41.7)

1478 (42.3)

Ā 

ā€ƒMore than 5ā€‰years

103 (17.3)

599 (17.2)

Ā 

Frequency of homelessness (lifetime)

Ā Ā 

<.001

ā€ƒ1 time

100 (16.9)

818 (23.8)

Ā 

ā€ƒ2ā€“4 times

187 (31.6)

1225 (35.6)

Ā 

ā€ƒ5ā€“7 times

119 (20.1)

525 (15.2)

Ā 

ā€ƒ8 or more times

185 (31.3)

875 (25.4)

Ā 

Substance use (past 30-day)

ā€ƒAlcohol

Ā Ā 

<.001

ā€ƒā€ƒYes

283 (46.9)

1207 (34.2)

Ā 

ā€ƒā€ƒNo

320 (53.1)

2326 (65.8)

Ā 

ā€ƒMarijuana

Ā Ā 

<.001

ā€ƒā€ƒYes

294 (48.8)

978 (27.7)

Ā 

ā€ƒā€ƒNo

308 (51.2)

2554 (72.3)

Ā 

ā€ƒOther illicit substance use

Ā Ā 

<.001

ā€ƒā€ƒYes

194 (32.3)

652 (18.5)

Ā 

ā€ƒā€ƒNo

407 (67.7)

2879 (81.5)

Ā 

Health Insurance

Ā Ā 

.288

ā€ƒYes

459 (77.8)

2656 (75.8)

Ā 

ā€ƒNo

131 (22.2)

849 (24.2)

Ā 

Have regular place for medical care

Ā Ā 

<.001

ā€ƒYes

380 (63.1)

2479 (70.3)

Ā 

ā€ƒNo

222 (36.9)

1049 (29.7)

Ā 

Mental health diagnosis from provider (past 24ā€‰months)

Ā Ā 

<.001

ā€ƒYes

479 (79.7)

2309 (65.6)

Ā 

ā€ƒNo

122 (20.3)

1210 (34.4)

Ā 

Criminal Justice Involvement (past 12ā€‰months)

Ā Ā 

<.001

ā€ƒYes

201 (33.1)

814 (23.0)

Ā 

ā€ƒNo

406 (66.9)

2727 (77.0)

Ā 

Cigarette smoking (past 30-day)

Ā Ā 

<.001

ā€ƒYes

539 (88.8)

2482 (70.1)

Ā 

ā€ƒNo

68 (11.2)

1058 (29.9)

Ā 
  1. Note. Percentages exclude missingness on that item. 1reported gay, lesbian, bisexual, or wrote in another identification