Table 2

E-cigarette use at the age of 19 years in relation to smoking, use of snus and parental tobacco use at age 14–15 years*

Ever tried/used e-cigarettesCurrent e-cigarette use
n%P valuen%P value
Smoking at age 14–15 years
 Never364/191019.161/19103.2
 Occasionally50/14734.011/1477.5
 Daily39/6460.9<0.00118/6428.1<0.001
Use of snus at age 14–15 years
 Never405/203519.976/20353.7
 Occasionally16/2857.15/2817.9
 Daily31/6150.8<0.0019/6114.8<0.001
Parental smoking at age 14–15 years
 Father smoker, no374/183520.469/18353.8
        yes72/25328.50.00320/2537.90.002
 Mother smoker, no368/183220.173/18324.0
        yes76/25629.7<0.00116/2566.30.093
  • *Individuals with missing answers in the individual questions about tobacco use and e-cigarette use were excluded from the analysis.

  • e-cigarette, electronic cigarette.