Electronic Cigarettes in Canada: Prevalence of Use and Perceptions Among Youth and Young Adults
Thursday, June 12, 2014
Posted by: Natalia Gromov
Can J Public Health. 2014
Feb 3;105(2):e97-e102.
Electronic Cigarettes in
Canada: Prevalence of Use and Perceptions Among Youth and Young Adults.
Czoli CD, Hammond D, White
CM.
The goal of this study was to examine the prevalence and perceptions of
electronic cigarette use among Canadian youth and young adults. METHODS: A
sample of 1,188 youth and young adults age 16-30 years were recruited from an online
panel of Canadians in 2012. After viewing an image of an e-cigarette,
respondents answered questions regarding their use and perceptions of
e-cigarettes. RESULTS: Close to half of respondents (43.4%) had seen
e-cigarettes advertised or for sale. A total of 16.1% reported trying an
e-cigarette (5.2% nonsmokers, 18.9% former smokers, and 34.5% current smokers),
and 5.7% reported use in the past 30 days (0.8% non-smokers, 1.4% former
smokers, and 15.0% current smokers). Compared to non-smokers, former smokers
and current smokers were more likely to have tried e-cigarettes (OR=4.25 and
OR=9.84, respectively), and current smokers were more likely to have tried
e-cigarettes than former smokers (OR=2.32). Current smokers were also more
likely to be current users of e-cigarettes than both former smokers (OR=15.15)
and non-smokers (OR=4.43). Smokers were interested in trying e-cigarettes to
help them quit smoking (80.4%), and as a long-term replacement for cigarettes
(77.8%).
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