Table 2.

Reasons for using e-cigarettes: open-ended comments from e-cigarette users

	Number of comments
To quit smoking	53
For health, as e-cigarettes were perceived to be less toxic than tobacco	49
Less expensive than regular cigarettes	26
Can be smoked everywhere, including smoke-free places	21
To avoid disturbing other people, or producing environmental tobacco smoke or the smell of stale smoke	20
For the pleasure of smoking, including the pleasure of inhaling and smoking-related actions	19
To reduce cigarette consumption	14
Curious to test a new product	10
Ecigarettes taste and smell good	8
Previously failed to quit with either nicotine patch or bupropion	3
To get nicotine	2
Total (from three open-ended fields)	225