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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Addict Behav. 2016 Apr 6;60:78–83. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2016.03.031

Table 2.

Perceived Safety of E-cigarettes

All Counselors Counselors by Country
% (95% CI) Canada N=29 % (95% CI) US N=389 % (95% CI)
Exposure to secondhand electronic cigarette vapor is harmful (n=403)
   Agree 71.2 (66.8–75.7) 65.5 (48.1–82.9) 71.7 (67.1–76.2)
E-cigarettes are highly addictive (n=407)
   Agree 86.7 (83.4–90.0) 82.8 (69.0–96.6) 87.0 (83.6–90.4)
Which has greater health risks, using e-cigarettes for 3 months or using NRT for 3 months? (n=399)
   E-cigarettes have greater health risks 88.0 (84.8–91.2) 93.1 (83.8–100) 87.6 (84.2–90.9)
Which has greater health risks, using e-cigarettes for 3 months or using Chantix for 3 months? (n=390)
   E-cigarettes have greater health risks 66.9 (62.2–71.6) 72.4 (56.1–88.8) 66.5 (61.6–71.4)
Which has greater risks, using e-cigarettes for 2 years or smoking regular cigarettes for 2 years? (n=399)
   E-cigarettes have greater health risks 2.5 (1.0–4.0) 0 2.7 (1.0–4.4)
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