Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the participants and their association with using e-cigarettes.
Variable (n = 1160) | Total (%) | Non-e-cigarette user n = 987 (85.1%) | E-cigarette user n = 173 (14.9%) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | ||||
Male | 473 (40.8) | 367 (37.2)a | 106 (61.3)b | < 0.001 |
Female | 687 (59.2) | 620 (62.8)a | 67 (38.7)b | |
Age group (years) | ||||
18–20 | 376 (32.4) | 330 (33.4)a | 46 (26.6)a | 0.014 |
21–25 | 296 (25.5) | 246 (24.9)a | 50 (28.9)a | |
26–35 | 186 (16.0) | 150 (15.2)a | 36 (20.8)a | |
36–50 | 212 (18.3) | 183 (18.5)a | 29 (16.8)a | |
51–65 | 68 (5.9) | 63 (6.4)a | 5 (2.9)a | |
More than 65 | 22 (1.9) | 15 (1.5)a | 7 (4.0)b | |
Level of education | ||||
Less than secondary school | 17 (1.5) | 16 (1.6) | 1 (0.6) | 0.092 |
Secondary school | 194 (16.7) | 160 (16.2) | 34 (19.7) | |
Vocational education | 30 (2.6) | 22 (2.2) | 8 (4.6) | |
Diploma | 108 (9.3) | 88 (8.9) | 20 (11.6) | |
Bachelor | 678 (58.4) | 581 (58.9) | 97 (56.1) | |
Postgraduate | 133 (11.5) | 120 (12.2) | 13 (7.5) | |
Job | ||||
Student | 557 (48) | 479 (48.5) | 78 (45.1) | 0.489 |
Not working | 111 (9.6) | 95 (9.6) | 16 (9.2) | |
Employed/self-employed | 418 (36) | 349 (35.4) | 69 (39.9) | |
Retired | 22 (1.9) | 17 (1.7) | 5 (2.9) | |
Others | 52 (4.5) | 47 (4.8) | 5 (2.9) | |
Marital status | ||||
Single | 715 (61.6) | 606 (61.4) | 109 (63) | 0.609 |
Married | 421 (36.3) | 362 (36.7) | 59 (34.1) | |
Others | 24 (2.1) | 19 (1.9) | 5 (2.9) | |
Place of residence | ||||
City | 508 (43.8) | 430 (43.6)a | 78 (45.1)a | 0.017 |
Village | 588 (50.70) | 510 (51.7)a | 78 (45.1)a | |
Camp | 64 (5.5) | 47 (4.8)a | 17 (9.8)b | |
