Table 2.

Results of χ2 Test and Descriptive Statistics for Physicians' Career Status by E-Cigarettes Recommendation

Career StatusRecommending E-Cigarettes
YesNoTotal
Practicing physicians
    Count93645
    Expected count4.540.545.0
    Percentage within Career status20.080.0100.0
Full-time faculty-physician
    Count54045
    Expected count4.540.545.0
    Percentage within Career status11.188.9100.0
Resident-physician
    Count596101
    Expected count10.091.0101.0
    Percentage within Career status5.095.0100.0
Total
    Count19172191
    Expected count19.0172.0191.0
    Percentage within Career status9.990.1100.0
  • χ2 = 8.44 (P = .015); df = 2; Cramer V = 0.21.