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Table 2.

Moderator Guide Questions Mapped to Research Questions

Research Question	Moderator Guide Question
How do adult e-cigarette users identify various types of e-cigarettes?	Have you ever heard of a [type]? What are they? How are they different?: Vape pen E-hookah Electronic nicotine delivery device E-pen
How do e-cigarette users understand and describe terminology and language specific to e-cigarettes?	What do you call the act of using an e-cigarette? What do you call the “smoke” that comes out when you use an e-cig? What do you call people who use e-cigarettes regularly? Is there a name for them? Do you consider yourself a [person who uses e-cigarettes regularly]? What would you consider “regular use” of e-cigarettes? How much? How often? Do you consider people who use e-cigarettes “smokers”? Why or why not?

Research Question

Moderator Guide Question

How do adult e-cigarette users identify various types of e-cigarettes?

How do e-cigarette users understand and describe terminology and language specific to e-cigarettes?

What do you call the act of using an e-cigarette?
What do you call the “smoke” that comes out when you use an e-cig?
What do you call people who use e-cigarettes regularly? Is there a name for them?
Do you consider yourself a [person who uses e-cigarettes regularly]?
What would you consider “regular use” of e-cigarettes? How much? How often?
Do you consider people who use e-cigarettes “smokers”? Why or why not?