Table 1 Descriptive statistics and sex difference
Characteristics | Total sample | Sex | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 1600 | Males N = 602 (39.2%) | Females N = 935 (60.8%) | χ2/t (p) | |
Age, Mean (SD) | 18.20 (2.19) | 17.9 (2.31) | 18.4 (2.10) | 4.18 (p < .001) |
Location N (%) | ||||
Rural | 319 (21.1) | 129 (21.7) | 180 (20.9) | 0.12 (p = .731) |
Urban | 1195 (78.9) | 466 (78.3) | 680 (79.1) | |
School/University Type N (%) | ||||
Private | 783 (48.9) | 309 (51.3) | 445 (47.6) | 2.05 (p = 0.153) |
Public | 817 (51.1) | 293 (48.7) | 490 (52.4) | |
Conventional Cigarette use N (%) | ||||
Never smoker | 1050 (65.6) | 229 (38.0) | 775 (82.9) | 360.6 (p < .001) |
Ever smokera | 289 (18.1) | 161 (26.7) | 117 (12.5) | |
Current smokerb | 261 (16.3) | 212 (35.2) | 43 (4.6) | |
E-cigarette use N (%) | ||||
Never user | 1010 (63.4) | 263 (44.1)a | 696 (74.7)b | 160.4 (p < .001) |
Ever usera | 371 (23.3) | 192 (32.2)a | 172 (18.5)b | |
Current userb | 211 (13.3) | 142 (23.8)a | 64 (6.9)b | |
Current dual user N (%) | 135 (8.5) | 101 (16.9) | 30 (3.2) | 87.2 (p < .001) |
E-cigarette flavor use N (%) (N = 582) | ||||
Fruits flavors | 340 (58.4) | 184 (55.1) | 150 (63.6) | 4.09 (p = .043) |
Menthol/mint flavors | 243 (41.8) | 156 (46.7) | 84 (35.6) | 7.00 (p = .008) |
Candy flavors | 142 (24.4) | 75 (22.5) | 63 (26.7) | 1.36 (p = .244) |
Dessert flavors | 117 (20.1) | 67 (20.1) | 48 (20.3) | 0.01 (p = .935 |
Beverages (coffee & tea) flavors | 111 (19.1) | 71 (21.3) | 38 (16.1) | 2.38 (p = .123 |
Nuts flavors | 15 (2.6) | 14 (4.2) | 1 (0.4) | 7.66 (p = .006) |
Tobacco flavors | 10 (1.7) | 9 (2.7) | 1 (0.4) | 4.14 (p = .042) |
Spices flavors | 9 (1.5) | 8 (2.4) | 1 (0.4) | 3.46 (p = .063 |
Other flavor | 52 (8.9) | 27 (8.1) | 23 (9.7) | 0.48 (p = .490) |
No flavor use | 6 (1.0) | 4 (1.2) | 2 (0.8) | 0.16 (p = .687) |
Number of flavors Mean (SD) [range] | 1.78 (1.18) [0–7] | 1.83 (1.29) | 1.73 (1.04) | 0.98 (p = 0.327) |
BSSS-8c Mean (SD) | 2.53 (0.74) | 2.63 (0.77) | 2.48 (0.71) | t = 3.93 (p < .001) |