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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.

VariablesN (%)E-cigarette perception Score
  Mean (95% CI)
Total604 (100)2.72 (2.57, 2.87)
Age
 Less than or equal 16360 (59.60)2.79 (2.59, 2.98)
More than 16244 (40.40)2.63 (2.38, 2.88)
Gender
 Female326 (53.97)2.64 (2.43, 2.84)
Male260 (43.05)2.85 (2.61, 3.09)
Race
 Black 533 (88.25)2.72 (2.55, 2.88)
White20 (3.31)2.65 (2.04, 3.26)
Other51 (8.44)2.78 (2.25, 3.31)
Grade
 9th143 (23.68)3.00 (2.68, 3.33)
 10th137 (22.68)2.60 (2.28, 2.92)
 11th137 (22.68)2.71 (2.41, 3.00)
 12th180 (29.80)2.63 (2.33, 2.92)
Grade Point Average
 F and D22 (3.64)3.23 (2.53, 3.92)
 C149 (24.67)3.06 (2.74, 3.37)
 B272 (45.03)2.72 (2.50, 2.94)
 A161 (26.66)2.34 (2.04, 2.65)
Parental Education
 Less than High School Diploma75 (12.42)2.96 (2.56, 3.36)
High school Graduation215 (35.60)2.85 (2.59, 3.12)
Some College129 (21.36)2.67 (2.33, 3.00)
College Graduation78 (12.91)2.60 (2.19, 3.01)
Graduate Degree or Higher104 (17.22)2.46 (2.10, 2.82)
Parental Employment
 Unemployed87 (14.40)2.62 (2.10, 3.14)
Employed515 (85.26)2.74 (2.58, 2.90)
Household Status
 Single-Parent378 (62.58)2.69 (2.50, 2.88)
Double-Parent225 (37.25)2.78 (2.51, 3.05)
Community Tobacco Use
 None30 (4.97)2.43 (1.57, 3.29)
A few103 (17.05)3.03 (2.65, 3.41)
Some142 (23.51)2.39 (2.10, 2.67)
Most186 (30.79)2.71 (2.45, 2.98)
All73 (12.09)2.73 (2.29, 3.16)