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Table 1 General characteristics of the studied population

From: Knowledge about electronic cigarettes and its perception: a community survey, Egypt

Items

Total No. = 1239 (100 %)

%

Age /years

 15–24

37.7

 25–39

29.5

 40–54

22.7

 55+

10.1

Mean ± SD

33.3 ± 13.8

Sex

 -Male

75.4

 -Female

24.6

Residence by governorate

 

 -Urban governorate

20.5

 -Lower Egypt governorate

60.2

 -Upper Egypt governorate

16.7

 -Frontier governorate

2.6

Educational level

 -Informal education

9.5

 -Preparatory education

6.4

 -Secondary education

9.5

 -Above secondary education

74.6

History of smoking

 -Non- smoker

51.4

 -Smoker

48.6

  Male

94.7

  Female

5.3