Electronic Cigarette Use among Mississippi Adults, 2015

Table 4

Reasons for trying or using e-cigarettes among Mississippi adults who have ever tried e-cigarettes by select demographic characteristics, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2015.

Characteristic	To try to quit smoking		For enjoyment or pleasure
	% ( = 6,035)	95% CI	% ( = 6,035)	95% CI
Overall	52.1	47.2–57.0	4.9	2.6–7.1
Age (years)
18–24	34.4	21.1–47.8	17.1	7.8–26.5
25–44	49.2	41.4–57.0	2.2	0.3–4.1
45–64	65.7	59.0–72.4	0.8	0.1–1.5
≥65	65.6	54.4–76.7	1.1	0.0–2.5
Race
Black	49.4	39.5–59.3	6.8	1.8–11.9
White	52.4	46.7–58.2	3.9	1.5–6.3
Other races	65.8	36.0–95.5	10.4	0.0–26.9
Sex
Male	45.9	38.9–52.8	4.9	1.7–8.2
Female	60.0	53.5–66.5	4.8	1.9–7.7
Smoking status
Current	66.8	61.0–72.6	0.5	0.0–0.9
Former	49.9	38.6–61.2	1.9	0.0–4.9
Never	8.2	3.0–13.3	21.6	11.7–31.6

CI, confidence interval; weighted percent.