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Reasons to use e-cigarettes among adults and youth in the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) study.


ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:While e-cigarette use is increasing, reasons to use e-cigarettes are poorly summarized in the literature. The objective of this study was to organize reasons to use e-cigarette items into factors and determine associations between these factors and e-cigarette user characteristics. METHODS:Data were drawn from youth (12-17) and adults (18+) in Wave 1 (2013-2014) of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) study. Exploratory factor analysis was conducted on 13 reasons to use survey items from experimental and established adult e-cigarette users and past 30?day youth e-cigarette users to determine two factors - "alternative to cigarettes" and "larger social environment". Weighted linear regression models tested the associations between e-cigarette user group and sociodemographics and reasons to use factors among youth and adults. RESULTS:Adult current established e-cigarette users were associated with both alternative to cigarettes (??=?0.128, p?

SUBMITTER: Nicksic NE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6594857 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Reasons to use e-cigarettes among adults and youth in the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) study.

Nicksic Nicole E NE   Snell L Morgan LM   Barnes Andrew J AJ  

Addictive behaviors 20190124


<h4>Background</h4>While e-cigarette use is increasing, reasons to use e-cigarettes are poorly summarized in the literature. The objective of this study was to organize reasons to use e-cigarette items into factors and determine associations between these factors and e-cigarette user characteristics.<h4>Methods</h4>Data were drawn from youth (12-17) and adults (18+) in Wave 1 (2013-2014) of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) study. Exploratory factor analysis was conducted on  ...[more]

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