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Table 2 Sample demographic characteristics – 4 class solution

From: Preferences for different features of ENDS products by tobacco product use: a latent class analysis

 

Total N = 636

Class 1

n = 169

Class 2

n = 159

Class 3

n = 147

Class 4

n = 161

p value

 

n (%) or M ± SD

n (%) or M ± SD

n (%) or M ± SD

n (%) or M ± SD

n (%) or M ± SD

 

Gender

 

3, 4

3

1

1

 

 Male

325 (51.1)

101 (59.8)

95 (59.7)

70 (47.6)

59 (36.6)

 

 Female

311 (48.9)

68 (40.2)

64 (40.3)

77 (52.4)

102 (63.4)

 

Age

 

4

4

4

1, 2, 3

 

in years

42.2 ± 19.4

45.5 ± 19.64

44.6 ± 20.34

46.2 ± 20.04

32.6 ± 13.6

 

Age category

 

4

.

4

1, 3

 

 18–24

159 (25.0)

32 (18.9)

44 (27.7)

30 (20.4)

53 (32.9)

 

 25–34

150 (23.6)

37 (21.9)

25 (15.7)

29 (19.7)

59 (36.6)

 

 35–44

59 (9.3)

19 (11.2)

10 (6.3)

10 (6.8)

20 (12.4)

 

 45–54

46 (7.2)

9 (5.3)

15 (9.4)

13 (8.8)

9 (5.6)

 

 55–64

57 (9.0)

21 (12.4)

12 (7.5)

15 (10.2)

9 (5.6)

 

 65+

165 (25.9)

51 (30.2)

53 (33.3)

50 (34.0)

11 (6.8)

 

Race

 

2, 4

1

4

1, 3

 

 White

515 (81.0)

156 (92.3)

123 (77.4)

121 (82.3)

115 (71.4)

 

 Black or African American

41 (6.4)

5 (3.0)

15 (9.4)

8 (5.4)

13 (8.1)

 

 Asian

38 (6.0)

3 (1.8)

8 (5.0)

5 (3.4)

22 (13.7)

 

 Other racial group

42 (6.6)

5 (3.0)

13 (8.2)

13 (8.8)

11 (6.8)

 

Hispanic/Latino

 

4

.

4

1, 3

<.001

 No

548 (86.2)

158 (93.5)

139 (87.4)

131 (89.1)

120 (74.5)

 

 Yes

88 (13.8)

11 (6.5)

20 (12.6)

16 (10.9)

41 (25.5)

 

Education

 

.

.

.

.

.14

 0 = < High school (HS) … 4 = Master’s degree

2.19 ± 0.99

2.27 ± 0.90

2.14 ± 0.95

2.05 ± 0.99

2.27 ± 1.09

 

Education category

 

.

.

.

.

.16

 < High school (HS)

16 (2.5)

2 (1.2)

3 (1.9)

5 (3.4)

6 (3.7)

 

 HS diploma or GED

148 (23.3)

30 (17.8)

39 (24.5)

42 (28.6)

37 (23.0)

 

 Associate degree or Some college

234 (36.8)

72 (42.6)

62 (39.0)

51 (34.7)

49 (30.4)

 

 Bachelor’s degree

175 (27.5)

50 (29.6)

42 (26.4)

38 (25.9)

45 (28.0)

 

 Master’s degree

63 (9.9)

15 (8.9)

13 (8.2)

11 (7.5)

24 (14.9)

 

 Household income

3.12 ± 1.85

3.19 ± 1.87

3.09 ± 1.82

2.91 ± 1.88

3.25 ± 1.83

 

 $0 to $29,999 per year

142 (22.3)

35 (20.7)

34 (21.4)

39 (26.5)

34 (21.1)

 

 $30,000 to $59,999 per year

239 (37.6)

65 (38.4)

65 (40.9)

52 (35.4)

57 (35.4)

 

 $60,000 or more per year

255 (40.1)

69 (40.9)

60 (37.7)

56 (38.1)

70(43.5)

 

General health

 

4

4

4

1, 2, 3

<.001

0 = Poor … 4 = Excellent

2.70 ± 0.96

2.53 ± 0.974

2.60 ± 0.954

2.62 ± 0.944

3.04 ± 0.92

 
  1. Note: Bolded numbers indicate significant difference between class (e.g., 1 indicates difference p < .05 compared with Class 1)