Table 3. Reasons for use of e-cigarettes in selected socio-demongraphic groups.
| Variable | Characteristic | Stratified |
Total (n) |
To quit tobacco use/ nicotine use (%) [95% CI] |
As complement to tobacco use (%) [95% CI] |
Curiosity (%) [95% CI] |
Other (%) [95% CI] |
No response (%) [95% CI] |
| Total (%) |
Total | 474 | 138 (29.1) [25.1; 33.4] |
37 (7.8) [5.6; 10.6] |
282 (59.5) [54.9; 64.0] |
10 (2.1) [1.0; 3.9] |
7 (1.5) [0.6; 3.0] |
|
| Tried it out | 330 | 74 (22.4) [18.0; 27.3] |
15 (4.5) [2.6; 7.4] |
233 (70.6) [65.4; 75.5] |
2 (0.6) [0.1; 2.2] |
6 (1.8) [0.7; 3.9] |
||
| Former user |
88 | 35 (39.8) [29.5; 50.8] |
8 (9.1) [4.1; 17.1] |
42 (47.7) [37.0; 58.7] |
2 (2.3) [0.3; 8.0] |
1 (1.1) [0.0; 6.2] |
||
| Current user | 56 | 29 (51.8) [38.0; 65.3] |
14 (25.0) [14.4; 38.4] |
7 (12.5) [5.2; 24.1] |
6 (10.7) [4.3; 21.9] |
0 [0.0; 6.4] |
||
| Use of tobacco products (%) | Smoker | Total | 320 | 103 (32.2) [27.1; 37.5] |
30 (9.4) [6.4; 13.1] |
176 (55.0) [49.4; 60.5] |
9 (2.8) [1.3; 5.3] |
2 (0.6) [0.0; 2.2] |
| Tried it out | 220 | 57 (25.9) [20.3; 32.2] |
12 (5.5) [2.9; 9.3] |
148 (67.3) [60.6; 73.4] |
1 (0.5) [0.0; 2.5] |
2 (0.9) [0.0; 3.2] |
||
| User* | 100 | 46 (46.0) [36.0; 56.3] |
18 (18.0) [11.0; 27.0] |
28 (28.0) [19.5; 37.9] |
8 (8.0) [3.5; 15.2] |
0 [0.0; 3.6] |
||
| Quit smoking in or after 2010 |
Total | 53 | 20 (37.7) [24.8; 52.1] |
3 (5.7) [1.2; 15.7] |
29 (54.7) [40.5; 68.4] |
0 [0.0; 6.7] |
1 (1.9) [0.0; 10.1] |
|
| Tried it out | 23 | 4 (17.4) [5.0; 38.8] |
1 (4.3) [0.0; 22.0] |
18 (78.3) [56.3; 92.4] |
0 [0.0; 14.8] |
0 [0.0; 14.8] |
||
| User* | 30 | 16 (53.3) [34.3; 71.7] |
2 (6.7) [0.1; 22.1] |
11 (36.7) [20.0; 56.1] |
0 [0.0; 11.6] |
1 (3.3) [0.0; 17.2] |
||
| Currentuser | 12 | 9 (75.0) [42.8; 94.5] |
1 (8.3) [0.2; 28.5] |
2 (16.6) [2.1; 48.4] |
0 [0.0; 26.5] |
0 [0.0; 26.5] |
||
| Quit smoking before 2010 | Total | 15 | 3 (20.0) [4.3; 48.1] |
0 [0.0; 21.8] |
11 (73.3) [0.0; 21.8] |
0 [0.0; 21.8] |
1 (6.7) [0.2; 32.0] |
|
| Have tried smoking |
Total | 53 | 7 (13.2) [5.5; 25.3] |
0 [0.0; 6.7] |
46 (86.8) [74.7; 94.5] |
0 [0.0; 6.7] |
0 [0.0; 6.7] |
|
| Never smoker | Total | 32 | 7 (21.9) [9.3; 40.0] |
3 (9.4) [2.0; 25.0] |
18 (56.3) [37.7; 73.6] |
1 (3.1) [0.0; 16.2] |
3 (9.4) [2.0; 25.0] |
|
| Age group (%) | 14–19 years | 67 | 10 (14.9) | 5 (7.5) | 49 (73.1) | 1 (1.5) | 2 (3.0) | |
| 20–39 years | 238 | 70 (29.4) | 14 (5.9) | 149 (62.6) | 4 (1.7) | 1 (0.4) | ||
| 40–59 years | 129 | 50 (38.8) | 15 (11.6) | 60 (46.1) | 2 (1.6) | 3 (2.3) | ||
| ≥ 60 years | 37 | 6 (16.2) | 2 (5.4) | 24 (64.9) | 2 (5.4) | 3 (8.1) | ||
| Sex (%) | Male | 292 | 76 (26.0) | 28 (9.6) | 180 (61.6) | 4 (1.4) | 4 (1.4) | |
| Female | 181 | 62 (34.3) | 8 (4.4) | 101 (55.8) | 6 (3.3) | 4 (2.2) |
As a result of weighting, summation of absolute frequencies may contain round-off errors, in the range of 1 to 2 persons.
* former and current regular use. 95% CI, 95% confidence interval