Table 2 Comparison between the studied groups regarding general characteristics according to knowledge of E- cigarette
From: Knowledge about electronic cigarettes and its perception: a community survey, Egypt
Group items | Know E-cigarette no. = 713 (57.5 %) | Do not Know E-cigarette no. = 526 (42.5 %) | Sig. test & p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
% | % | ||
Age /years | |||
15–24 | 42.3 | 31.2 | Chi square (X2) = 35.2 P = 0.000* |
25–39 | 31.3 | 27.2 | |
40–54 | 19.6 | 26.9 | |
55+ | 6.8 | 14.7 | |
Mean ± SD | 31. 4 ± 12.6 | 35. 8 ± 14. 8 | t - test = 31.3 |
p = 0.000* | |||
Sex | |||
-Male | 73.5 | 78.0 | Chi square (X2) = 3.3 |
-Female | 26.5 | 22.0 | P = 0.07 |
Educational level | |||
-Informal education | 4.8 | 15.7 | Chi square (X2) = 68.8 |
-Preparatory education | 4.1 | 9.4 | P = 0.000* |
-Secondary education | 8.2 | 11.3 | |
-Above secondary education | 82.8 | 63.5 | |
History of smoking | |||
-non- smoker | 54.3 | 48.5 | Chi square (X2) = 4.1 |
-Smoker | 45.7 | 51.5 | P = 0.04* |
Male | 93.0 | 96.7 | |
Female | 7.0 | 3.3 | |