Table 4 Kendall’s tau-b correlation coefficientsa for ESCALATE.

From: Measures of both perceived general and specific risks and benefits differentially predict adolescent and young adult tobacco and marijuana use: findings from a Prospective Cohort Study

 

Short-term risks

Long-term risks

Social risks

General harm

Benefits

Perceived prevalence

Intention

Willingness

Cigarettes

    

0.0903

 

–

0.30686

Cigars

      

–

0.3217

E-cigarettes

−0.08635

−0.09359

  

0.11969

 

–

0.35817

Smokeless

  

−0.09033

   

–

0.29572

Hookah

−0.15548

−0.08986

  

0.12224

0.12967

0.34944

0.39913

Blunts

−0.16632

−0.13849

  

0.21949

0.12561

0.50732

0.40559

Smoked_MJ

−0.16158

−0.19328

 

−0.26435

0.15975

0.13748

0.48664

0.45759

Vaped_MJ

−0.18254

−0.16195

 

−0.22881

0.09867

0.08184

0.42215

0.37201

  1. aNote: All correlation coefficients reflected in this table are significant at p < 0.05.
  2. – Not calculated.
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