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Electronic Cigarette Perception in Baltimore High Schools
Open Journal of Psychology
| Vol 5, Issue 1
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) | |