Table 3.

Perceived Role of Primary Care Provider in Discussing e-Cigarettes by Vaping Status

When Was the Last Time you Smoked an e-Cigarette, Even One or Two Puffs?Total, N (%)P-Value
Recent Users, N (%)Nonrecent Users, N (%)Never Users, N (%)
My primary care provider knows a lot about electronic cigarettes (missing = 71)
    strongly or somewhat disagree8 (16.3)22 (14.3)38 (12.9)68 (13.7).905
    neither disagree nor agree27 (55.1)89 (57.8)163 (55.5)279 (56.1)
    somewhat or strongly agree14 (28.6)43 (27.9)93 (31.6)150 (30.2)
I am comfortable discussing electronic cigs with my primary care provider (missing = 49)
    strongly or somewhat disagree4 (7.8)28 (17.5)49 (15.9)81 (15.6).161
    neither disagree nor agree8 (15.7)32 (20.0)76 (24.7)116 (22.4)
    somewhat or strongly agree39 (76.5)100 (62.5)183 (59.4)322 (62.0)
Would you want your PCP to discuss cigarettes electronic with you during your clinic visits? (missing = 47)
    Yes31 (62.0)50 (30.9)53 (16.1)134 (24.7)<.001
    No19 (38.0)112 (69.1)276 (83.9)407 (75.3)
  • PCP, primary care provider.