Table 2.
Practitioners’ responses to questions regarding e-cigarette use among patients with thoracic malignancies
| Variable | Participants n (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Proportion of ever-smoker patients who have: | |||
| Asked questions regarding e-cigarettesa | |||
| None | 25 (18.7) | ||
| Less than a quarter | 69 (51.5) | ||
| From a quarter to half | 25 (18.7) | ||
| From a half to three quarters | 11 (8.2) | ||
| More than three quarters | 4 (3.0) | ||
| Ever-used e-cigarettesa | |||
| None | 6 (4.6) | ||
| Less than a quarter | 63 (48.1) | ||
| From a quarter to half | 47 (35.9) | ||
| From a half to three quarters | 12 (9.2) | ||
| More than three quarters | 3 (2.3) | ||
| Regularly use e-cigarettesa | |||
| None | 8 (6.2) | ||
| Less than a quarter | 79 (61.2) | ||
| From a quarter to half | 38 (29.5) | ||
| From a half to three quarters | 3 (2.3) | ||
| More than three quarters | 1 (0.8) | ||
aFigures do not equate to 141 due to some missing data