Table 1 Sample characteristics by awareness of the Master Settlement Agreement and cigarette industry practices, electronic cigarette industry perceptions, and electronic cigarette health risk perceptions (N = 1,329)

Overall

–

–

36.2 (481)

24.1 (320)

39.3 (522)

5.2 (3.0)

2.0 (0.63)

2.9 (0.69)

Age

–

24.44 (3.4)

–

–

–

–

–

–

Race and ethnicity

 Hispanic

14.1 (187)

14.4 (27)

18.7 (35)

66.3 (124)

4.6 (3.4)

2.1 (0.68)

2.8 (0.79)

 Black

16.3 (216)

16.7 (36)

21.8 (47)

61.1 (132)

4.0 (3.5)

2.2 (0.70)

2.7 (0.71)

 White

61.0 (811)

47.8 (388)

26.3 (213)

25.9 (210)

5.7 (2.7)

1.9 (0.58)

3.0 (0.67)

 Other race

8.4 (112)

25.9 (29)

22.3 (25)

49.1 (55)

5.2 (3.2)

2.1 (0.60)

2.9 (0.60)

Gender

 Men

48.5 (645)

47.0 (303)

27.3 (176)

25.6 (165)

5.5 (2.8)

2.0 (0.64)

2.9 (0.71)

 Women

49.0 (651)

172 (26.4)

21.0 (137)

51.8 (337)

4.9 (3.2)

2.0 (0.62)

2.9 (0.69)

Educational attainment

 ≤ high school/GED

39.4 (523)

34.6 (181)

21.4 (112)

42.8 (224)

4.5 (3.1)

2.1 (0.66)

2.8 (0.73)

 Some college

26.9 (357)

34.5 (123)

26.6 (95)

38.9 (139)

5.4 (3.0)

1.9 (0.54)

3.0 (0.59)

 ≥ college degree

33.8 (449)

39.4 (177)

25.2 (113)

35.4 (159)

5.9 (2.8)

1.9 (0.65)

2.9 (0.72)

Annual household income

 < $35,000

30.1 (400)

7.8 (31)

22.8 (91)

68.0 (272)

4.2 (3.6)

2.3 (0.70)

2.7 (0.73)

 ≥ $35,000 to < $100,000

39.0 (518)

40.2 (208)

27.4 (142)

32.4 (168)

5.6 (2.9)

1.9 (0.63)

2.9 (0.72)

 ≥ $100,000

30.9 (411)

58.9 (242)

21.2 (87)

20.0 (82)

5.8 (2.9)

1.8 (0.43)

3.2 (0.52)

Sexual orientation

 Heterosexual

86.0 (1143)

40.2 (460)

24.7 (282)

34.6 (396)

5.2 (2.9)

2.0 (0.62)

2.9 (0.70)

 LGBQ + 

11.4 (152)

13.2 (20)

17.1 (26)

69.1 (105)

5.7 (3.5)

2.0 (0.60)

2.9 (0.59)