Trends in E-Cigarette Awareness and Perceived Harmfulness in the U.S.

Huerta, Timothy R.; Walker, Daniel M.; Mullen, Deborah; Johnson, Troy A.; Ford, Eric W.

doi:10.1016/j.amepre.2016.10.017

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“…Huerta et al () analyze data on e‐cigarette awareness among U.S. adults over the period 2012–2014. The authors show that awareness of e‐cigarettes rose from 77.1% in 2012 to 94.3% in 2014, and that smokers (current and former) are more likely to report awareness of e‐cigarettes than nonsmokers.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…We summarize consumer awareness of e-cigarettes and perceptions of the attributes we study in our DCE: relative healthiness, effectiveness of e-cigarettes as a cessation device, usefulness in evading tobacco cigarette public use bans, and price. Huerta et al (2017) analyze data on e-cigarette awareness among U.S. adults over the period 2012-2014. The authors show that awareness of e-cigarettes rose from 77.1% in 2012 to 94.3% in 2014, and that smokers (current and former) are more likely to report awareness of e-cigarettes than nonsmokers.…”

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To “Vape” or Smoke? Experimental Evidence on Adult Smokers

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A growing share of the United States population uses e-cigarettes but the optimal regulation of these controversial products remains an open question. We conduct a discrete choice experiment to investigate how adult tobacco cigarette smokers’ demand for e-cigarettes and tobacco cigarettes varies by four attributes: (i) whether e-cigarettes are considered healthier than tobacco cigarettes, (ii) the effectiveness of e-cigarettes as a cessation device, (iii) bans on use in public places, and (iv) price. We find that adult smokers’ demand for e-cigarettes is motivated more by health concerns than by the desire to avoid smoking bans or higher prices.

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To “Vape” or Smoke? Experimental Evidence on Adult Smokers

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“…Several population-based studies have estimated e-cigarette awareness, perceived harm, or ever use among US adults, 26-28 but each has had limitations. Few studies have simultaneously explored all three factors within the same population.…”

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“…31-33 Finally, most studies exploring prevalence of e-cigarette use have focused on use as a function of cigarette smoking status. 4,5,11,18,26 The increasing rates of dual use of e-cigarettes and other tobacco products 17,34 and the evidence that use of e-cigarettes may be associated with increased risk of progression to cigarette smoking in never smokers, 22 highlights the need of studies exploring e-cigarette use under a broader array of circumstances.…”

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E-cigarette awareness, perceived harmfulness, and ever use among U.S. adults

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et al. 2017

Preventive Medicine

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The overarching aims of this study are to (a) estimate and update knowledge on rates and predictors of awareness, perceived harmfulness, and ever use of e-cigarettes among U.S. adults and (b) to utilize that information to identify risk-factor profiles associated with ever use. Data were collected from the 2015 Health Information National Trends Survey (N=3,738). Logistic regression was used to explore relationships between sociodemographics (gender, age, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, educational attainment, income, and census region), current use of other tobacco products (conventional cigarettes, cigars, and smokeless tobacco), ever use of alternative products (hookah, pipes, roll-your-own cigarettes, and snus) and e-cigarette awareness, perceived harm, and ever use. Classification and regression tree (CART) modeling was used to examine risk-factor profiles of e-cigarette ever use. Results showed that most respondents were aware of e-cigarettes (83.6%) and perceived them to be not at all or moderately harmful (54.7%). Prevalence of e-cigarette ever use was 22.4%. Current cigarette smoking and ever use of alternative tobacco products were powerful predictors of use. Other predictors of use of e-cigarettes were age, race/ethnicity, and educational attainment. Awareness and perceived harm were significant predictors among particular smoker subgroups. Fifteen risk profiles were identified across which prevalence of e-cigarette use varied from 6-94%. These results underscore the need to continue monitoring patterns of e-cigarette use. They also provide new knowledge regarding risk-profiles associated with striking differences in prevalence of e-cigarette use that have the potential to be helpful when considering the need for or impact of e-cigarette regulatory policies.

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“…Even when EC users have concerns about safety, there is a pervasive belief that ECs are a healthier alternative to cigarettes and that the harmful effects of cigarettes outweigh the consequences of EC use 12,15 . A study of health-care professionals and cessation counselors found that 83% believed ECs were healthier than cigarettes but still did not recommend them as a cessation technique; however recent evidence suggests that this positive belief is waning 16,17 . Beliefs regarding EC use around children can be used as a comparative criterion for assessing the perceived harm of ECs.…”

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confidence: 99%