Table 3.
Most important reason for giving up electronic cigarette use by current smoking status.
| Current Smoker (N = 234) |
Former Smoker (N = 114 ) |
Never Smoker (N = 131) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N a | % b (95% CI) | N a | % b (95% CI) | N a | % b (95% CI) | |
| Not strong enough | 49 | 18.0 (10.1%–25.9%) | 9 | 4.7 (0.8%–8.6%) | 4 | 4.7 (0.0%–10.9%) |
| Bad for health | 17 | 10.4 (4.1%–16.6%) | 54 | 44.1 (29.3%–58.9%) | 67 | 47.8 (37.8%–61.0%) |
| Didn’t like taste | 22 | 7.7 (2.8%–12.5%) | 11 | 9.5 (0.5%–18.4%) | 14 | 15.1 (3.7%–26.5%) |
| Made feel sick | 12 | 7.2 (1.8%–12.6%) | 8 | 17.4 (1.7%–33.0%) | 7 | 8.9 (0.0%–19.3%) |
| Couldn’t find in store | 6 | 3.9 (0.0%–7.8%) | 1 | 0.5 (0.0%–1.6%) | 2 | 5.3 (0.0%–12.5%) |
| Like other tobacco better | 61 | 23.9 (15.1%–32.7%) | 16 | 14.1 (4.8%–23.3%) | 7 | 3.6 (0.0%–7.7%) |
| Too expensive | 65 | 28.8 (20.0%–38.1%) | 12 | 6.6 (0.0%–13.1%) | 16 | 9.1 (3.0%–15.7%) |
| Friends/family disapproved | 2 | 0.1 (0.0%–0.4%) | 3 | 3.2 (0.0%–7.8%) | 14 | 5.4 (0.9%–10.0%) |
Notes: Sample includes only those who tried e-cigarettes, and report having given up using them. Responses were mutually exclusive; 95% CI = 95 percent confidence interval; a Unweighted N; b Weighted percentage.