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Electronic Cigarette Trial and Use among Young Adults: Reasons for Trial and Cessation of Vaping

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  • Lois Biener

    (Center for Survey Research, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA 02125, USA)

  • Eunyoung Song

    (Department of Social Sciences and Health Policy, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA)

  • Erin L. Sutfin

    (Department of Social Sciences and Health Policy, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA)

  • John Spangler

    (Department of Family and Community Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA)

  • Mark Wolfson

    (Department of Social Sciences and Health Policy, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA)

Abstract

This paper identifies predictors of trial and current use, and reasons for trying and ceasing use of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) among young adults, with particular attention to former and never smokers. Data are from a mail survey of a population-based sample of adults aged 18 to 35 ( N = 4740) in three U.S. metropolitan areas. Survey items assessed trial and use of e-cigarettes, cigarette smoking status, and reasons for trial and for ceasing use of e-cigarettes. Almost 23% reported trial of e-cigarettes, and 8.4% reported using them in the past month. Current smokers were much more likely to have tried e-cigarettes (70.2%) than both former (32.3%) and never smokers (7.6%; p < 0.001) and to have used them in the past month (30.8%, 10.1%, 2.0% respectively; p < 0.001). Smoking status and scores on sensation seeking were significant independent predictors of both trial and current use of e-cigarettes. Never-smokers cite curiosity as the reason for trying e-cigarettes and also that their friends used them. The most frequent reason for ceasing use among never and former smokers was health concerns. For virtually none of them were e-cigarettes their first exposure to nicotine.

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  • Lois Biener & Eunyoung Song & Erin L. Sutfin & John Spangler & Mark Wolfson, 2015. "Electronic Cigarette Trial and Use among Young Adults: Reasons for Trial and Cessation of Vaping," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 12(12), pages 1-8, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:12:y:2015:i:12:p:15039-16026:d:60784
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    1. Biener, L. & McCausland, K. & Curry, L. & Cullen, J., 2011. "Prevalence of trial of snus products among adult smokers," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 101(10), pages 1874-1876.
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    1. Pallav Pokhrel & Crissy T. Kawamoto & Hannah Mettias & Taha Elwir & Thaddeus Herzog, 2023. "Predictors of Discontinued E-Cigarette Use at One-Year Follow-Up in a Sample of Young Adults," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(6), pages 1-12, March.
    2. Monica Webb Hooper & Stephanie K. Kolar, 2016. "Racial/Ethnic Differences in Electronic Cigarette Use and Reasons for Use among Current and Former Smokers: Findings from a Community-Based Sample," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 13(10), pages 1-11, October.
    3. Shérazade Kinouani & Edwige Pereira & Christophe Tzourio, 2017. "Electronic Cigarette Use in Students and Its Relation with Tobacco-Smoking: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the i-Share Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 14(11), pages 1-13, November.
    4. Kim A. G. J. Romijnders & Liesbeth Van Osch & Hein De Vries & Reinskje Talhout, 2018. "Perceptions and Reasons Regarding E-Cigarette Use among Users and Non-Users: A Narrative Literature Review," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(6), pages 1-19, June.

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