Table 3 Kendall’s tau-b correlation coefficientsa for INITIATE.

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

General harm

Benefits

Perceived prevalence

Intention

Willingness

Cigarettes (n = 565)

   

0.07732

 

0.09393

0.24483

Cigars (n = 565)

   

0.08871

  

0.25987

E-cigarettes (n = 565)

−0.12356

−0.10296

−0.16332

  

0.11141

0.44097

Smokeless (n = 565)

−0.08322

−0.13061

    

0.23606

Hookah (n = 508)

−0.16015

  

0.08805

 

0.26391

0.37097

Blunts (n = 508)

−0.15346

−0.14379

 

0.08902

0.15414

0.37697

0.43064

Smoked_MJ (n = 508)

−0.13875

−0.11029

−0.22823

0.18035

0.16521

0.46407

0.40447

Vaped_MJ (n = 508)

−0.18846

−0.15243

−0.22192

0.09454

 

0.33782

0.32026

  1. aNote: All correlation coefficients reflected in this table are significant at p < 0.05.
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