Table 4 E-cigarette use patterns, equipment, and flavor use at the time of quitting smoking by participants who formerly smoked (n = 51,641)
% | 95% CI | n | |
|---|---|---|---|
At the time of quitting smoking, were you using e-cigarettes: (1) | |||
Every day | 85.1 | 84.8–85.4 | 47,933 |
Some days | 6.6 | 6.4–6.8 | 3708 |
Not at all (2) | 8.3 | 8.1–8.5 | 4659 |
If you had never started using e-cigarettes, would you still be smoking today? | |||
Definitely yes | 72.2 | 71.8–72.6 | 37,265 |
Probably yes | 23.9 | 23.5–24.3 | 12,359 |
Probably no | 1.7 | 1.6–1.8 | 881 |
Definitely no | 2.2 | 2.1–2.3 | 1136 |
Device used at time of quitting smoking | |||
Disposable | 1.9 | 1.8–2.0 | 1005 |
Rechargeable ciga-like with prefilled cartridges | 9.8 | 9.5–10.1 | 5044 |
eGo-style | 26.8 | 26.4–27.2 | 13,827 |
Pod mod | 1.2 | 1.1–1.3 | 625 |
Mechanical device | 5.2 | 5.0–5.4 | 2666 |
Variable voltage/wattage (advanced personal vaporizer) | 54.4 | 54.0–54.8 | 28,081 |
Something else | 0.8 | 0.7–0.9 | 393 |
Nicotine concentration at time of quitting smoking | |||
0 mg/mL | 1.5 | 1.4–1.6 | 798 |
1–6 mg/mL | 46.9 | 46.5–47.3 | 24,220 |
7–12 mg/mL | 19.3 | 19.0–19.6 | 9973 |
13–17 mg/mL | 4.2 | 4.0–4.4 | 2161 |
18–24 mg/mL | 23.1 | 22.7–23.5 | 11,927 |
25–49 mg/mL | 2.7 | 2.6–2.8 | 1418 |
50 mg/mL or more | 0.7 | 0.6–0.8 | 365 |
How important was finding an e-cigarette/e-liquid flavor you liked in your attempt to quit smoking? | |||
Extremely important | 69.7 | 69.3–70.1 | 35,979 |
Very important | 17.6 | 17.3–17.9 | 9070 |
Important | 8.7 | 8.5–8.9 | 4508 |
Slightly important | 3.1 | 3.0–3.2 | 1579 |
Not important | 1.0 | 0.9–1.1 | 505 |
Flavor choices (used regularly) at time of quitting smoking* | |||
Tobacco | 15.0 | 14.7–15.3 | 7763 |
Menthol | 18.2 | 17.9–18.5 | 9394 |
Mint/wintergreen | 11.5 | 11.2–11.8 | 5934 |
Fruit | 83.3 | 83.0–83.6 | 43,012 |
Dessert/pastry/bakery | 68.0 | 67.6–68.4 | 35,106 |
Candy/chocolate/sweet | 44.5 | 44.1–44.9 | 22,986 |
Spice | 9.6 | 9.3–9.9 | 4951 |
Coffee | 19.9 | 19.6–20.2 | 10,298 |
Alcohol/cocktail | 5.9 | 5.7–6.1 | 3050 |
Non-alcoholic/non-coffee drink | 13.1 | 12.8–13.4 | 6766 |
Unflavored | 0.7 | 0.6–0.8 | 349 |
Other | 9.2 | 9.0–9.4 | 4761 |
Single flavor used most often at time of quitting smoking | |||
Tobacco | 5.1 | 4.9–5.3 | 2617 |
Menthol | 4.7 | 4.5–4.9 | 2430 |
Mint/wintergreen | 1.6 | 1.5–1.7 | 841 |
Fruit | 49.3 | 48.9–49.7 | 25,483 |
Dessert/pastry/bakery | 30.3 | 29.9–30.7 | 15,657 |
Candy/chocolate/sweet | 4.1 | 3.9–4.3 | 2105 |
Spice | 1.1 | 1.0–1.2 | 593 |
Coffee | 1.8 | 1.7–1.9 | 953 |
Alcohol/cocktail | 0.3 | 0.3–0.3 | 142 |
Non-alcoholic/non-coffee drink | 0.9 | 0.8–1.0 | 476 |
Unflavored | 0.1 | 0.1–0.1 | 40 |
Other | 0.6 | 0.5–0.7 | 304 |
Flavor choices that were particularly helpful for quitting smoking | |||
Tobacco | 9.3 | 9.0–9.6 | 4813 |
Menthol | 11.7 | 11.4–12.0 | 6020 |
Mint/wintergreen | 7.4 | 7.2–7.6 | 3820 |
Fruit | 60.8 | 60.4–61.2 | 31,393 |
Dessert/pastry/bakery | 48.9 | 48.5–49.3 | 25,277 |
Candy/chocolate/sweet | 29.7 | 29.3–30.1 | 15,327 |
Spice | 7.1 | 6.9–7.3 | 3649 |
Coffee | 13.9 | 13.6–14.2 | 7201 |
Alcohol/cocktail | 4.7 | 4.5–4.9 | 2438 |
Non-alcoholic/non-coffee drink | 9.6 | 9.3–9.9 | 4943 |
Unflavored | 0.5 | 0.4–0.6 | 264 |
Other | 8.0 | 7.8–8.3 | 4130 |
Flavor choices that were particularly helpful to avoid relapse to smoking | |||
Tobacco | 7.3 | 7.1–7.5 | 3792 |
Menthol | 11.5 | 11.2–11.8 | 5925 |
Mint/wintergreen | 8.8 | 8.6–9.0 | 4525 |
Fruit | 72.1 | 71.7–72.5 | 37,244 |
Dessert/pastry/bakery | 61.9 | 61.5–62.3 | 31,958 |
Candy/chocolate/sweet | 40.6 | 40.2–41.0 | 20,981 |
Spice | 9.2 | 9.0–9.4 | 4735 |
Coffee | 19.1 | 18.8–19.4 | 9857 |
Alcohol/cocktail | 6.6 | 6.4–6.8 | 3425 |
Non-alcoholic/non-coffee drink | 12.9 | 12.6–13.2 | 6641 |
Unflavored | 0.7 | 0.6–0.8 | 363 |
Other | 9.3 | 9.0–9.6 | 4816 |