Electronic Cigarette Perception in Baltimore High Schools

Table 1.

Descriptive Statistics of Social Determinants and E-cigarette perception AmongBaltimore High School Students.

Variables N (%) E-cigarette perception Score

    Mean (95% CI)

Total 604 (100) 2.72 (2.57, 2.87)

Age

  Less than or equal 16 360 (59.60) 2.79 (2.59, 2.98)

More than 16 244 (40.40) 2.63 (2.38, 2.88)

Gender

  Female 326 (53.97) 2.64 (2.43, 2.84)

Male 260 (43.05) 2.85 (2.61, 3.09)

Race

  Black 533 (88.25) 2.72 (2.55, 2.88)

White 20 (3.31) 2.65 (2.04, 3.26)

Other 51 (8.44) 2.78 (2.25, 3.31)

Grade

  9th 143 (23.68) 3.00 (2.68, 3.33)

  10th 137 (22.68) 2.60 (2.28, 2.92)

  11th 137 (22.68) 2.71 (2.41, 3.00)

  12th 180 (29.80) 2.63 (2.33, 2.92)

Grade Point Average

  F and D 22 (3.64) 3.23 (2.53, 3.92)

  C 149 (24.67) 3.06 (2.74, 3.37)

  B 272 (45.03) 2.72 (2.50, 2.94)

  A 161 (26.66) 2.34 (2.04, 2.65)

Parental Education

  Less than High School Diploma 75 (12.42) 2.96 (2.56, 3.36)

High school Graduation 215 (35.60) 2.85 (2.59, 3.12)

Some College 129 (21.36) 2.67 (2.33, 3.00)

College Graduation 78 (12.91) 2.60 (2.19, 3.01)

Graduate Degree or Higher 104 (17.22) 2.46 (2.10, 2.82)

Parental Employment

  Unemployed 87 (14.40) 2.62 (2.10, 3.14)

Employed 515 (85.26) 2.74 (2.58, 2.90)

Household Status

  Single-Parent 378 (62.58) 2.69 (2.50, 2.88)

Double-Parent 225 (37.25) 2.78 (2.51, 3.05)

Community Tobacco Use

  None 30 (4.97) 2.43 (1.57, 3.29)

A few 103 (17.05) 3.03 (2.65, 3.41)

Some 142 (23.51) 2.39 (2.10, 2.67)

Most 186 (30.79) 2.71 (2.45, 2.98)

All 73 (12.09) 2.73 (2.29, 3.16)