Table 2.

Results from Adjusted Generalized Estimate Equation Models of Correlates of Talking to a Physician about e-Cigarettes among Those Who Visited a Doctor (n = 2671) and Correlates of Receiving Advice to Use e-cigarettes to Quit among Those Who Talked to Their Doctors about e-Cigarettes (n = 257)

Independent VariablesDependent Variables
Talked to Physician about e-CigarettesReceived Advice to Use e-Cigarettes to Quit
Respondents (%)OR95%CIRespondents (%)OR95%CI
Age (years)
    18–24141.00781.00
    25–34231.550.89–2.67670.320.09–1.16
    35–44141.030.57–1.86510.140.03–0.65
    45–54101.150.61–2.17590.240.06–1.06
    55–64101.270.68–2.38460.240.05–1.13
Sex
    Male181.00671.00
    Female110.56*0.41–0.77520.410.19–0.84
Education
    High school or less131.00601.00
    Some college or university100.730.48–1.09530.740.26–2.06
    Completed college/university200.970.63–1.47650.730.26–2.05
Annual household income
    ≥$29,99981.00631.00
    $10,000–59,999131.190.68–2.08440.550.17–1.72
    ≥$60,000201.640.96–2.82701.630.46–5.75
Race/ethnicity
    White121.00611.00
    African American231.720.83–3.57601.290.33–5.07
    Latino171.621.10–2.38591.030.42–2.49
    Other race201.790.91–3.52792.560.32–20.08
Self-rated health
    Poor101.00901.00
    Fair110.970.37–2.54550.080.006–1.76
    Good131.230.47–3.17510.040.003–0.56
    Very good211.970.75–5.16730.090.007–1.36
Daily smoking
    No141.00541.00
    Yes150.930.60–1.42631.690.56–5.10
Cigarettes per day, mean (SE)13.3 (0.86)0.990.96–1.0212.9 (0.88)0.990.93–1.07
Heavy Smoking Index, mean (SE)2.6 (0.09)1.150.96–1.382.5 (0.12)0.870.54–1.40
Intention to quit
    No91.00631.00
    Yes211.260.83–1.90601.030.45–2.34
Attempted to quit
    No81.00631.00
    Yes232.18*1.45–3.27590.520.21–1.24
E-cigarette use
    Never used e-cigarettes71.00371.00
    Tried but no use in past 4 months101.851.07–3.18612.250.63–8.06
    Current nondaily use222.70*1.79–4.05653.621.39–9.41
    Current daily use344.29*2.34–7.84839.40*2.54–34.71
  • Data are weighted estimates. Models were adjusted for all variables shown in the table, as well as weights.

  • * P < .0042, Bonferroni correction.

  • OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.