Factors Associated with Electronic Cigarette Use among Young Adults: The French “Trajectoires EpidéMiologiques en POpulation” (TEMPO) Cohort Study

AbstractElectronic cigarette use—vaping—is increasingly popular. Various product factors may influence an individual’s choice of e-cigarette. To provide an evidence base for e-cigarette regulation, a better understanding of the role different product attributes play in product preferences is needed. Here, we used conjoint analysis to quantify different factors that influence e-cigarettes choices, including flavors, nicotine level, customizability, or use of e-cigarettes to manage appetite/food craving. Young adults completed a set of choice-based conjoint tasks online. Choice Based Conjoint analysis (CBC) was used to determine utility scores for each attribute. Young adults (n = 587) who vaped at least once per week were included in analyses; gender differences were explored. Flavor was the most important attribute (48.1%), followed by product messaging (21.0%) and nicotine level (15.3%). Within flavor, confectionery and fruit flavors had the highest utility scores, while classic menthol and tobacco flavors had the lowest. Men and women differed in flavors, nicotine levels, and product messaging that appealed most. Among young adults who vape weekly, flavor is the most important factor in e-cigarette preferences. Gender also factors into e-cigarette preferences, especially for preferred nicotine level. Understanding why individuals choose particular e-cigarette products will help inform public health efforts and policy making.

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Factors associated with electronic cigarette use among current cigarette-smoking adolescents in the Republic of Korea

Addictive Behaviors ◽

10.1016/j.addbeh.2017.01.002 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 69 ◽

pp. 22-26 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

Sunhee Park ◽

Haein Lee ◽

Soyoon Min

Keyword(s):

Cigarette Smoking ◽

Electronic Cigarette ◽

Republic Of Korea ◽

Cigarette Use ◽

Current Cigarette Smoking ◽

Factors Associated ◽

Current Cigarette ◽

The Republic

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A Comparison of Mental and Behavioral Health Risks Factors Associated With Current Dual Use of Electronic Cigarette and Conventional Tobacco Cigarettes With Exclusive Tobacco Cigarette Use and Nonuse Among Adults in the United States

American Journal on Addictions ◽

10.1111/ajad.13110 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Nene Okunna

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Behavioral Health ◽

Health Risks ◽

The United States ◽

Electronic Cigarette ◽

Cigarette Use ◽

Dual Use ◽

Factors Associated ◽

Tobacco Cigarette ◽

Risks Factors

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Electronic cigarette use in restaurants and workplaces where combustible tobacco smoking is not allowed: an Internet survey in Japan

Tobacco Control ◽

10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2016-053581 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 27 (3) ◽

pp. 254-257 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Kosuke Kiyohara ◽

Takahiro Tabuchi

Keyword(s):

Tobacco Smoking ◽

Educational Level ◽

Electronic Cigarette ◽

Internet Survey ◽

Cigarette Use ◽

Regression Analyses ◽

Policy Makers ◽

Factors Associated ◽

Japanese Adults ◽

Potential Factors

BackgroundThe present study aimed to examine the experience of actual electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use in smoke-free areas of restaurants and workplaces and to explore the determinants associated with such use among Japanese adults who reported any experience using e-cigarettes (e-cigarette ever-users).MethodsAn Internet-based self-reported questionnaire survey was conducted in 2015 on Japanese e-cigarette ever-users. The proportion of the respondents who had ever used or frequently used e-cigarettes in smoke-free restaurants and/or workplaces was calculated. Potential factors associated with e-cigarette use in those smoke-free areas were also examined by using multivariable logistic regression analyses.ResultsIn total, 1243 e-cigarette ever-users (662 current and 581 former e-cigarette users) were analysed. The majority of them (1020/1243, 82.1%) were male and their mean age ± SD was 47.0±10.4 years. The proportion of those who had ever used e-cigarettes in smoke-free restaurants was 28.8% (358/1243) and that in smoke-free workplaces was 25.5% (317/1243), respectively. The proportion of those who had frequently used e-cigarettes in smoke-free restaurants was 18.5% (230/1243) and that in smoke-free workplaces was 16.3% (202/1243), respectively. In general, the proportion of e-cigarette use in those smoke-free areas was higher among those having a higher educational level than those having a lower educational level.ConclusionAmong adult Japanese e-cigarette ever-users, approximately 26%–29% had ever used and 16%–19% had frequently used e-cigarettes in restaurants and/or workplaces where combustible tobacco smoking is not allowed. Policy-makers may need to establish explicit rules as to e-cigarette use in smoke-free environments.

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