Table 1.

Beliefs about E-cigarettes as an Aid to Quitting

	All Counselors	Counselors by Country
	% (95% CI)	Canada N=29 % (95% CI)	US N=389 % (95% CI)
E-cigarettes are an effective quitting aid (n=409)
Agree	31.8 (27.3–36.3)	44.8 (26.7–63.0)	30.8 (26.1–35.5)
E-cigarettes are a less effective quitting aid (n=400) than NRT
Agree	86.3 (82.9–89.6)	82.8 (69.0–96.6)	86.5 (83.0–90.0)
E-cigarettes are a less effective quitting aid (n=399) than Chantix
Agree	86.0 (82.5–89.4)	86.2 (73.6–98.8)	85.9 (82.4–89.5)
How should a smoker use e-cigarettes? (n=389)
Use e-cigarettes indefinitely to prevent relapse	5.4 (3.1–7.7)	0	5.8 (3.4–8.3)
Use them like a quitting aid (and stop within 3 months)	94.6 (92.3–96.9)	100	94.2 (91.7–96.6)
People use e-cigarettes… (n=397)
Mainly to quit smoking	44.8 (39.9–49.7)	67.9 (50.5–85.2)*	43.1 (38.0–48.2)
Mainly for reasons other than to quit smoking, like enjoyment or to use when they can't smoke	55.2 (50.3–60.1)	32.1 (14.8–49.5)*	56.9 (51.8–62.0)
Do you consider someone to have quit smoking if they still use e-cigarettes? (n=401)
Yes	41.9 (37.0–46.7)	72.4 (56.1–88.8)*	39.5 (34.5–44.5)

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