Electronic Cigarette Use among Mississippi Adults, 2015
Table 5
Odds of current e-cigarette use and ever tried an e-cigarette among Mississippi adults by sociodemographic characteristics, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2015.
Characteristic
Current e-cigarette users
Ever tried an e-cigarette
AOR
95% CI
value
AOR
95% CI
value
Age (years)
18–24
10.1
3.4–29.6
<0.0001
15.9
8.7–28.9
<0.0001
25–44
3.4
1.4–8.5
0.0076
5.5
3.6–8.6
<0.0001
45–64
3.1
1.4–6.8
0.0045
3.3
2.3–4.8
<0.0001
≥65
1.0
Referent
1.0
Referent
Race
White
2.0
1.2–3.4
0.0127
2.0
1.5–2.8
<0.0001
Black
1.0
Referent
1.0
Referent
Other races
2.5
0.6–9.5
0.1907
1.2
0.5–3.1
0.6497
Sex
Female
1.0
Referent
1.0
Referent
Male
1.2
0.8–1.9
0.3831
1.2
0.9–1.6
0.1126
Education level
<high school
0.7
0.4–1.4
0.3413
0.8
0.5–1.2
0.2609
High school or equivalent
1.2
0.7–1.9
0.5919
1.0
0.8–1.4
0.8139
>high school
1.0
Referent
1.0
Referent
Employment status
Employed
1.0
Referent
1.0
Referent
Unemployed
0.7
0.4–1.4
0.3761
0.9
0.6–1.4
0.6852
Student
0.6
0.2–1.8
0.3462
1.3
0.7–2.6
0.4707
Retired
0.7
0.3–1.5
0.3356
0.8
0.5–1.2
0.2767
Unable to work
1.3
0.7–2.3
0.4479
0.8
0.5–1.2
0.2196
Annual household income ($)
<20,000
1.5
0.7–3.1
0.3033
1.6
1.0–2.4
0.0348
20,000–34,999
1.0
0.5–2.1
0.9369
1.2
0.8–1.8
0.383
35,000–49,999
1.8
0.8–3.8
0.1298
1.1
0.7–1.7
0.7367
≥50,000
1.0
Referent
1.0
Referent
No answer
0.8
0.4–1.9
0.639
1.3
0.8–2.1
0.3258
Smoking status
Current
15.2
7.4–31.3
<0.0001
21.8
14.9–31.6
<0.0001
Former
3.5
1.5–8.0
0.0032
4.1
2.8–5.9
<0.0001
Never
1.0
Referent
1.0
Referent
AOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; 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?”; 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?”; adjusted for age, sex, race, education, employment status, income, and smoking status.
