Table 1 Sociodemographic and substance use characteristics of total sample of young adults who vape, aged 18–25 (N = 62)a
From: Characterizing symptoms of e-cigarette dependence: a qualitative study of young adults
Characteristic | N (%) or M (SD) |
|---|---|
Gender, N (%) | |
Male | 49 (79.0%) |
Female | 13 (21.0%) |
Race, N (%) | |
American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 (3.4%) |
Asian | 10 (16.9%) |
Black or African American | 5 (8.5%) |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 (3.4%) |
White | 35 (59.3%) |
Multiethnic or Multiracial | 7 (11.9%) |
Other | 8 (13.6%) |
Ethnicity, N (%) | |
Hispanic/Latino | 16 (26.7%) |
Non-Hispanic/Latino | 44 (73.3%) |
Age, M (SD) | 20.9 (1.3) |
Currently enrolled in higher education, N (%) | |
Yes | 33 (55.0%) |
No | 24 (40.0%) |
Don’t know | 3 (5.0%) |
Current subjective financial status, N (%) | |
Don’t meet basic expenses | 1 (1.7%) |
Just meet basic expenses | 13 (21.7%) |
Meets needs with a little left | 24 (40.0%) |
Live comfortably | 22 (36.7%) |
E-cigarette/combustible cigarette user, N (%) | |
Sole e-cigarette user | 31 (50.0%) |
Dual e-cigarette/combustible cigarette user | 30 (48.4%) |
Past 30-day combustible cigarette use, N (%) | |
0 days | 12 (28.6%) |
1–5 days | 18 (42.9%) |
6–19 days | 8 (19.0%) |
20 or more days | 4 (9.5%) |
Past 30-day number of days vaped nicotine product, N (%) | |
0–5 days | 7 (11.7%) |
6–19 days | 12 (20.0%) |
20–29 days | 13 (21.7%) |
All 30 days | 28 (46.7%) |
Ever tried to stop or cut down use of electronic nicotine devices, N (%) | |
No | 15 (25.0%) |
Yes | 45 (75.0%) |
No nicotine dependence symptomsb | 6 (13.3%) |
Any nicotine dependence symptomsb | 39 (86.7%) |
Primary Device Usedc | |
JUUL | 21 (33.9%) |
Other pod-based product | 14 (22.6%) |
Mod | 16 (25.8%) |
Missingd | 11 (17.7%) |