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Table 4 Univariate associations among participant characteristics and route of advertising exposure with e-cigarette perceived harm, addictiveness, and acceptability of use in bars

From: Associations of attitudes towards electronic cigarettes with advertisement exposure and social determinants: a cross sectional study

 

Harm

Addictiveness

Acceptability

   

x

t

n

x

t

n

yes

no

don’t know

χ2

Gender

 

Male

3.98

14.80**

1796

5.15

12.96**

1780

1308 (57.1%)

798 (38.8%)

184 (8.1%)

152**

  

Female

4.81

 

4127

5.90

 

4054

1482 (40.6%)

1790 (49.2%)

364 (10%)

 

Race

 

White

4.39

6.91**

5065

5.61

0.01

4982

2280 (48.1%)

2055 (43.4%)

402 (8.5%)

21**

  

NonWhite

4.87

 

858

5.61

 

852

509 (42.8%)

533 (44.8%)

147 (12.4%)

 

e-Cigarette

User

3.24

29.6**

1576

4.60

22.39**

1547

1284 (78.9%)

278 (17.1%)

65 (4%)

913**

  

Non User

4.96

 

4347

5.98

 

4287

1506 (35%)

2310 (53.7%)

484 (11.3%)

 

Smoking History

           
 

Individual

Yes

3.30

22.46**

1147

4.86

13.17**

1117

930 (78.7%)

200 (17%)

51 (4.3%)

593**

  

No

4.79

 

4776

5.79

 

4717

1860 (39.2%)

2388 (50.3%)

498 (10.5%)

 
 

Mother

Yes

4.19

7.63**

1985

5.47

3.34**

1950

1081 (55.6%)

716 (36.7%)

146 (7.5%)

84**

  

No

4.64

 

3936

5.67

 

3883

1708 (42.9%)

1871 (47%)

403 (10.1%)

 

Seen Advertising on

           
 

Internet

Yes

4.20

9.08**

2470

5.46

4.44**

2464

1395 (40.8%)

922 (36.8%)

186 (7.5%)

130**

  

No

4.70

 

3453

5.72

 

3424

1395 (40.8%)

1666 (48.7%)

363 (10.6%)

 
 

TV

Yes

4.36

5.06**

3130

5.53

2.97**

3092

1671 (52.6%)

1269 (34.9%)

239 (7.5%)

88**

  

No

4.64

 

2823

5.70

 

2742

1119 (40.7%)

1319 (48%)

310 (11.3%)

 
 

Billboard

Yes

4.25

3.43*

783

5.51

1.37

770

473 (58.6%)

293 (36.3%)

41 (5.1%)

55**

  

No

4.53

 

5140

5.62

 

5064

2317 (45.3%)

2295 (44.8%)

508 (9.9%)

 
 

Retail Store

Yes

4.18

8.49**

2149

5.45

4.06**

2124

1195 (56.0%)

790 (37.1%)

146 (6.9%)

110**

  

No

4.66

 

3774

5.69

 

3710

1595 (42.0%)

1798 (47.4%)

402 (10.6%)

 
 

Vehicle

Yes

4.34

1.57

461

5.53

0.76

447

276 (57.4%)

176 (36.8%)

27 (5.8%)

24**

  

No

4.50

 

5462

5.61

 

5387

2514 (46.2%)

2411 (44.3%)

521 (9.6%)

 
 

Event

Yes

3.94

7.21**

686

5.32

3.64**

678

422 (61.8%)

228 (33.4%)

32 (4.8%)

70**

  

No

4.56

 

5237

5.64

 

5158

2368 (45.2%)

2360 (45%)

516 (9.9%)

 
 

Paper

Yes

4.30

4.89**

2063

5.54

1.02

2029

1109 (54%)

805 (39.2%)

140 (6.8%)

66**

  

No

4.59

 

3860

5.64

 

3805

1681 (43.4%)

1783 (46%)

409 (10.6%)

 
  1. *p < 0.05, ** p <0.01