Table 3.
E-cigarette harms, perceptions, and addiction by smoking status (n = 101)
| Are E-cigarettes harmful to health? | Never Smoker ( n = 27) | Former Smoker ( n = 53) | Current Smoker ( n = 21) | P -value |
| Yes | 26 | 51 | 17 | 0.048 |
| No | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| Are E-cigarettes addictive? | Never Smoker ( n = 27) | Former Smoker ( n = 53) | Current Smoker ( n = 21) | |
| Yes | 27 | 51 | 19 | 0.5 |
| No | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| How harmful are E-cigarettes compared to traditional cigarettes? | Never Smoker ( n = 27) | Former Smoker ( n = 53) | Current Smoker ( n = 21) | |
| Less harmful | 4 | 12 | 8 | 0.36 |
| Just as harmful | 16 | 32 | 9 | |
| More harmful | 7 | 9 | 4 | |
| How addictive are E-cigarettes compared to traditional cigarettes? | Never Smoker ( n = 27) | Former Smoker ( n = 53) | Current Smoker ( n = 21) | |
| Less addictive | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0.34 |
| Just as addictive | 21 | 36 | 13 | |
| More addictive | 6 | 10 | 3 |