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Table 2 Sample characteristics at wave 4 for the two analyses

From: Associations between vaping and relapse to smoking: preliminary findings from a longitudinal survey in the UK

 

Ex-smokers, n = 374

Vaping ex-smokers, n = 159

Age (years)

Mean (SD)

48.1 (15.3)

49.2 (14.1)

 

n

%

n

%

Gender

Female

171

45.7

70

44.0

Male

203

54.3

89

56.0

Annual income

Low

62

16.6

27

15.1

Moderate

107

28.6

46

28.9

High

158

42.2

62

39.0

Not disclosed

47

12.6

24

15.1

Vaping Status

Daily use

139

37.2

139

87.4

Non-daily use

20

5.3

20

12.6

Only tried a few times

65

17.4

-

-

Stopped ≤ 1 year ago

20

5.3

-

-

Stopped > 1 year ago

13

3.5

-

-

Never vaped

117

31.3

-

-

Time quit smoking

2 to 12 months

140

37.4

50

31.4

> 12 months

234

62.6

109

68.6

NRT use

No

326

87.2

141

88.7

Yes

48

12.8

18

11.3

Device type

Disposable

-

-

5

3.1

Refillable with cartridges

-

-

37

23.3

Tank

-

-

79

49.7

Modular

-

-

37

23.3

Don’t know

-

-

1

0.6

Nicotine strength

No nicotine

-

-

18

11.3

1 to 8 mg/ml

-

-

38

23.9

9 to 14 mg/ml

-

-

35

22.0

15 to 20 mg/ml

-

-

41

25.8

21 to 24 mg/ml

-

-

9

5.7

25 mg/ml and over

-

-

3

1.9

Don’t know

-

-

15

9.4

  1. NRT nicotine replacement therapy