Table 2 Comparison of baseline smoking characteristics across e-cigarette user groups
Smoking characteristics | Non-usersa (n = 621) | Recently Started Users (n = 60) | Sustained Users (n = 187) | Recently Stopped Users (n = 122) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cigarettes smoked per day | ||||
0–10 | 199 (32.0%) | 18 (30.0%) | 65 (34.8%) | 40 (32.8%) |
> 10 and < = 20 | 294 (47.3%) | 32 (53.3%) | 81 (43.3%) | 58 (47.5%) |
> 20 | 128 (20.6%) | 10 (16.7%) | 41 (21.9%) | 24 (19.7%) |
Readiness to quit | ||||
Not thinking of quitting | 23 (3.7%) | 3 (5.0%) | 11 (5.9%) | 3 (2.5%) |
Thinking of quitting | 361 (58.1%) | 33 (55.0%) | 110 (58.8%) | 62 (50.8%) |
Set a quit date | 153 (24.6%) | 16 (26.7%) | 39 (20.9%) | 36 (29.5%) |
Quit today | 40 (6.4%) | 6 (10.0%) | 13 (7.0%) | 11 (9.0%) |
E-cigarette use reasons*** | ||||
Every day to quit smoking | 100 (26.2%) | 8 (15.7%)* | 32 (17.4%)*** | 21 (17.4%)*** |
Some day to cut down on smoking | 136 (35.7%) | 14 (27.5%) | 84 (45.7%) | 74 (61.2%) |
To use in smoking prohibited areas | 74 (19.4%) | 19 (37.3%) | 57 (31.0%) | 20 (16.5%) |
Others | 71 (18.6%) | 10 (19.6%) | 11 (6.0%) | 6 (5.0%) |
Does anyone else living in your home smoke cigarettes? | ||||
Yes | 248 (39.9%) | 26 (43.3%) | 78 (41.7%) | 59 (48.4%) |
No | 373 (60.1%) | 34 (56.7%) | 109 (58.3%) | 62 (51.6%) |