Electronic Cigarette Use among Mississippi Adults, 2015
Table 2
Ever tried an e-cigarette by sociodemographic characteristics among Mississippi adults, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2015.
Characteristic
Ever tried an e-cigarette
% ( = 6,035)
95% CI
value
Overall
20.5
18.7–22.2
Age, y
18–24
33.9
26.5–41.3
<0.0001
25–44
26.3
22.8–29.7
45–64
19.1
16.7–21.5
≥65
5.1
3.9–6.3
Race
Black
15.7
12.9–18.5
0.0014
White
23.0
20.8–25.3
Other races
22.8
10.6–34.9
Sex
Male
24.4
21.5–27.3
<0.0001
Female
17.0
14.9–19.0
Education level
<high school
21.3
16.6–26.1
0.1714
High school or equivalent
22.8
19.6–26.1
>high school
18.9
16.7–21.1
Employment status
Employed
22.9
20.3–25.6
<0.0001
Unemployed
26.8
21.2–32.5
Student
30.3
20.3–40.2
Retired
7.2
5.5–9.0
Unable to work
19.9
16.0–23.8
Annual household income ()
<20,000
24.5
20.7–28.3
0.0418
20,000–34,999
21.3
17.5–25.1
35,000–49,999
20.6
15.6–25.7
≥50,000
17.1
14.0–20.1
No answer
18.6
14.2–23.1
Smoking status
Current
56.0
51.5–60.4
<0.0001
Former
17.9
14.3–21.4
Never
7.1
5.6–8.7
CI, confidence interval; weighted percent; ever tried an e-cigarette were respondents who answered “yes” to “Have you ever tried an e-cigarette, even just one time in your entire life?”; determined by test.
