Table 3.
Attitude regarding e-cigarettes among university students (n=1792)
| Statement | Strongly agree | Agree | Disagree | Strongly disagree | Mean±SD |
| E-cigarettes are safer than traditional smoking | 70 (3.9%) | 274 (15.3%) | 961 (53.6%) | 487 (27.2%) | 3.0±0.76 |
| E-cigarette use is regarded as a sign of sophistication and civilisation | 84 (4.7%) | 227 (12.7%) | 773 (43.1%) | 708 (39.5%) | 3.2±0.83 |
| E-cigarettes are easier to get than cigarettes | 117 (6.5%) | 602 (33.6%) | 942 (52.6%) | 131 (7.3%) | 2.4±0.80 |
| E-cigarettes would be an effective way to help with smoking cessation | 128 (7.1%) | 566 (31.6%) | 821 (45.8%) | 277 (15.5%) | 2.7±0.82 |
| Those who use e-cigarettes are not considered smokers | 132 (7.4%) | 466 (26.0%) | 831 (46.4%) | 363 (20.3%) | 2.8±0.85 |
| E-cigarettes cost less money than cigarettes | 144 (8.0%) | 535 (29.9%) | 812 (45.3%) | 301 (16.8%) | 2.7±0.84 |
| E-cigarettes are more pleasurable than cigarettes | 200 (11.2%) | 868 (48.4%) | 560 (31.3%) | 164 (9.2%) | 2.4±0.80 |
| E-cigarette use can lead to the initiation of traditional cigarette smoking | 228 (12.7%) | 853 (47.6%) | 611 (34.1%) | 100 (5.6%) | 2.7±0.77 |
| E-cigarette use is considered more socially acceptable than cigarettes | 263 (14.7%) | 854 (47.7%) | 538 (30.0%) | 137 (7.6%) | 2.31±0.81 |
| The government should regulate the use of e-cigarettes | 545 (30.4%) | 830 (46.3%) | 323 (18.1%) | 94 (5.2%) | 3.0±0.93 |
| E-cigarettes should be banned in both workplace and public settings | 747 (41.7%) | 601 (33.5%) | 376 (21.0%) | 68 (3.8%) | 3.1±0.87 |
| The existence of various e-cigarette flavours plays a role in promoting the dissemination of this trend | 754 (42.1%) | 898 (50.1%) | 94 (5.2%) | 46 (2.6%) | 3.3±0.69 |
| E-cigarettes should not be sold to minors | 1106 (61.7%) | 558 (31.1%) | 92 (5.1%) | 36 (2.0%) | 3.5±0.69 |
E-cigarettes, electronic cigarettes.