16 Factors Influencing E-cigarette Smoking among Middle and High School Students

Oregon Convention Center 

Vaping (e-cigarette smoking) has been on the rise among middle and high school students for the last two decades. We want to investigate what made a pupil take to vaping. To address this question, we use the published data set called NYTS (National Youth Tobacco Survey) spanning several years of surveys. More importantly, we focus on pupils who smoke e-cigarettes exclusively. We use a logistic regression model to answer our questions.
On October 12, 2021, FDA (Food and Drug Administration) approved Vuse Solo, an e-cigarette smoking facilitator, for selling along with cartridges and refills. Vuse Solo is manufactured by RJ Reynolds Vaping Co. In addition, FDA gave permission to let RJ Reynolds Vaping Co., advertise its products. The approval is a blow. A benefit is cited for the approval. Vaping might help cigarette smokers to get weaned from cigarette smoking. We want to identify pupils who smoke cigarettes and investigate what proportion of these pupils use e-cigarettes. We examine also e-cigarette trend over several years.

E-cigarettes

Middle and High Schools

Nicotine

Cigarettes

Logistic Regression 

Biometrics Section