Electronic Cigarette Use among Mississippi Adults, 2015
Table 3
Current e-cigarette use among Mississippi adults by sociodemographic characteristics, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2015.
Characteristic
Current e-cigarette users
% ( = 6,035)
95% CI
value
Overall
4.7
3.8–5.6
Age, y
18–24
8.6
4.5–12.7
<0.0001
25–44
5.5
3.7–7.2
45–64
4.9
3.6–6.1
≥65
0.9
0.4–1.4
Race
Black
2.9
1.6–4.3
0.0190
White
5.6
4.4–6.8
Other races
8.1
0.8–15.3
Sex
Male
5.7
4.2–7.3
0.0367
Female
3.8
2.8–4.8
Education level
<high school
4.4
2.4–6.5
0.1171
High school or equivalent
6.2
4.2–8.2
>high school
4.0
2.9–5.1
Employment status
Employed
5.5
4.0–6.9
0.0019
Unemployed
6.0
3.1–8.9
Student
3.7
0.1–7.3
Retired
1.2
0.6–1.9
Unable to work
6.2
3.7–8.8
Annual household income ()
<20,000
6.2
4.1–8.3
0.0376
20,000–34,999
4.4
2.6–6.3
35,000–49,999
7.2
3.9–10.5
≥50,000
3.6
2.0–5.2
No answer
2.9
1.3–4.5
Smoking status
Current
14.7
11.6–17.8
<0.0001
Former
3.3
1.6–4.9
Never
1.1
0.4–1.8
CI, confidence interval; weighted percent; current users were respondents who reported ever trying an e-cigarette and answered “every day or some days” to “Do you now smoke e-cigarettes every day, some days, or not at all?”; determined by test.
