Table 1.
Electronic nicotine and non-nicotine delivery system (ENDS) items from U.S. national surveys
| Construct | NYTS (2014) | NATS (2014) | HealthStyles (2014) | MTF (2015) | PATH (2015-2016)a | TUS-CPS (2014) |
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| Preamble/Terminology | The next six questions are about the use of electronic cigarettes or e-cigarettes such as Blu, 21st Century Smoke or NJOY. | Electronic cigarettes, or e-cigarettes as they are often called, are battery-operated devices that simulate smoking a cigarette, but do not involve the burning of tobacco. The heated vapor produced by an e-cigarette often contains nicotine. | Electronic vaporizers make a mist that is inhaled and have the feel of cigarette smoking. Examples include e-cigarettes and e-pens. | (Y/A) Some [EPRODTYPE1]s can be bought as one-time, disposable products, while others can be bought as reusable kits with a cartridge or tank system. Some people refill their own [EPRODTYPE1]s with nicotine fluid, sometimes called “e-liquid” or “e-juice”. Disposable [EPRODTYPE1]s, [EPRODTYPE1] cartridges and e-liquid come in many different flavors and nicotine concentrations. Some common brands include Fin, NJOY, Blu, e-Go and Vuse. Please think only about [EPRODTYPE1]s as you answer these questions. [There will be separate questions later about other kinds of electronic nicotine products you use in addition to [EPRODTYPE1]. (Y/A) The next questions are about electronic nicotine products, such as e-cigarettes, vape pens, hookah pens, personal vaporizers and mods, e-cigars, e-pipes, and e-hookahs. These products are battery-powered and produce vapor instead of smoke. They typically use a nicotine liquid, although the amount of nicotine can vary and some may not contain any nicotine at all. Some common brands include Fin, NJOY, Blu, e-Go and Vuse. |
The next question is about electronic or e-cigarettes. You may also know them as vape-pens, hookah-pens, e-hookahs, or e-vaporizers. Some look like cigarettes, and others look like pens or small pipes. These are battery-powered, usually contain liquid nicotine, and produce vapor instead of smoke.(br)(Information for the field worker and not routinely read to the respondent) E-cigarettes and similar products can be bought as one-time, disposable products, as re-usable kits with a cartridge, or with refillable chambers. These items contain a nicotine and/or flavored liquid, often called “e-liquids” or “e-juice.” Some of these products look like regular cigarettes or pens, and some more closely resemble a small pipe or cigar. Popular brands include “NJOY,” “Blu,” “Logic,” and “Vuse.” | |
| Lifetime/Ever Use | Have you ever tried an electronic cigarette or e-cigarette such as Blu, 21st Century Smoke or NJOY? A. Yes, B. No | Have you ever used an electronic cigarette, even just one time in your entire life? 1. Yes, 2. No | Have you ever tried any of the following products, even just one time? 5. Electronic Cigarettes or E-cigarettes, such as Ruyan or NJOY | Have you ever used an electronic vaporizer such as an e-cigarette? 1. Never, 2. Once or twice, 3. Occasionally but not regularly, 4. Regularly in the past, 5. Regularly now | (Y) Have you ever used an electronic nicotine product, even one or two times? (Electronic nicotine products include e-cigarettes, vape pens, hookah pens, personal vaporizers and mods, e-cigars, e-pipes, and ehookahs.) 1. Yes, 2. No (Y/A) Which of the following electronic nicotine products have you used? Choose all that apply. 1. E-cigarette including vape pens, hookah pens, personal vaporizers, and mods 2. E-cigar, 3. E-pipe, 4. E-hookah, 5. Something else (SPECIFY) |
Have you EVER used E-cigarettes EVEN ONE TIME? 1. Yes, 2. No |
| How many times in total do you think you have used an electronic-cigarette during your lifetime? 1. 1–10, 2. 11–20, 3. 21–50, 4. Over 50 times | How many days have you used an electronic vapor product, such as an electronic cigarette (e-cigarette), electronic hookah (e-hookah), or vape pen in your entire life? 1. 1 day, 2. 2–10 days, 3. 11–20 days, 4. 21–50 days, 5. 51–100 days, 6. Over 100 days | (Y/A) How many times have you used an [EPRODTYPE1] in your entire life? 1. 1 time, even just a few puffs, 2. 2 to 10 times, 3. 11 to 20 times, 4. 21 to 50 times, 5. 51 to 99 times, 6. 100 or more times | ||||
| Frequency/Quantity | During the past 30 days, on how many days did you use electronic cigarettes or e-cigarettes such as Blu, 21st Century Smoke, or NJOY? A. 0 days, B. 1 or 2 days, C. 3 to 5 days, D. 6 to 9 days, E. 10 to 19 days, F. 20 to 29 days, G. All 30 days | Do you now use electronic cigarettes every day, some days, rarely, or not at all? 1. Every day, 2. Some days, 3. Rarely, 4. Not at all | In the past 30 days, which of the following products have you used at least once? 5. Electronic Cigarettes or E-cigarettes, such as Blu, NJOY, or LOGIC | During the last 30 days, on how many days (if any) have you used an electronic vaporizer such as an e-cigarette? 1. None, 2. 1–2 days, 3. 3–5 days, 4. 6–9 days, 5. 10–19 days, 6. 20–30 days | (A) In the past 30 days, have you used an electronic nicotine product, even one or two times? (Electronic nicotine products include e-cigarettes, vape pens, hookah pens, personal vaporizers and mods, e-cigars, e-pipes, and e-hookahs.) 1. Yes, 2. No (Y) When was the last time you used an [EPRODTYPE1], even one or two times? 1. Earlier today, 2. Not today but sometime in the past 7 days, 3. Not in the past 7 days but sometime in the past 30 days, 4. Not in the past 30 days, but sometime in the past 6 months, 5. No in the past 6 months but sometime in the past year, 6. 1 to 4 years ago, 7. 5 or more years ago |
[Someday users] On how many of the past 30 days did you use E-cigarettes? |
| (A) On how many of the past 30 days did you use an [EPRODTYPE1]? (Y) In the past 30 days, on how many days did you use an [EPRODTYPE1]? |
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Ever users: (Y/A) Have you ever used [EPRODTYPE1]s fairly regularly? 1. Yes, 2. No Current users: (A) Do you now use [EPRODTYPE]s …1. Every day, 2. Some days, 3. Not at all Product Regularly Used: (Y/A) Which electronic nicotine product do you use most often? 1. E-cigarette including vape pens, hookah pens, personal vaporizers, and mods, 2. E-cigar, 3. E-pipe, 4. E-hookah |
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| (A) On average, about how many [EPRODFILL1] do you now use each day? 1. Less than 1 each day, 2. [Fill in the blank] (Y) In the past 30 days, on the days you used an [EPRODTYPE1], how many [EPRODFILL1] did you use per day? 1. Less than 1 per day, 2. [Fill in the blank] |
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| Flavors | Which of the following tobacco products that you used in the past 30 days were flavored to taste like menthol (mint), alcohol (wine, cognac), candy, fruit, chocolate or other sweets? (CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY) C. Electronic cigarettes or e-cigarettes | Were any of the electronic cigarettes that you used in the past 30 days flavored to taste like menthol, mint, clove, spice, candy, fruit, chocolate, or other sweets? 1. Yes, 2. No | (Y) When you first used an [EPRODTYPE1], which flavor did you use? Choose all that apply. 1. Tobacco-flavored, 2. Menthol or mint, 3. Clove or spice, 4. Fruit, 5. Chocolate, 6. An alcoholic drink (such as wine, cognac, margarita or other cocktails), 7. A non-alcoholic drink (such as coffee, soda, energy drinks, or other beverages), 8. Candy, desserts or other sweets, 9. Some other flavor (SPECIFY) (A) When you first started using [EPRODTYPE1]s, which flavor did you use? Choose all that apply. 1. Tobacco-flavored, 2. Menthol or mint, 3. Clove or spice, 4. Fruit, 5. Chocolate, 6. An alcoholic drink (such as wine, cognac, margarita or other cocktails), 7. A non-alcoholic drink (such as coffee, soda, energy drinks, or other beverages), 8. Candy, desserts or other sweets, 9. Some other flavor (SPECIFY) |
Some tobacco products come in flavors such as menthol or mint, clove, spice, candy, fruit, chocolate, alcohol, or other flavors. When you use an E-cigarette is it usually flavored? | ||
| (Y/A) When you first started using [EPRODTYPE1]s, which flavor did you use? Choose all that apply. 1. Tobacco-flavored, 2. Menthol or mint, 3. Clove or spice, 4. Fruit, 5. Chocolate, 6. An alcoholic drink (such as wine, cognac, margarita or other cocktails), 7. A non-alcoholic drink (such as coffee, soda, energy drinks, or other beverages), 3. Candy, desserts or other sweets, 9. Some other flavor | ||||||
| (Y) Which flavors of [EPRODFILL2] have you used in the past 30 days? Choose all that apply. 1. Tobacco-flavored, 2. Menthol or mint, 3. Clove or spice, 4. Fruit, 5. Chocolate, 6. An alcoholic drink (such as wine, cognac, margarita or other cocktails), 6. A non-alcoholic drink (such as coffee, soda, energy drinks, or other beverages), 8. Candy, desserts or other sweets, 9. Some other flavor (A) In the past 30 days, which flavors of [EPRODFILL2] have you used? 1. Tobacco-flavored, 2. Menthol or mint, 3. Clove or spice, 4. Fruit, 5. Chocolate, 6. An alcoholic drink (such as wine, cognac, margarita or other cocktails), 6. A non-alcoholic drink (such as coffee, soda, energy drinks, or other beverages), 8. Candy, desserts or other sweets, 9. Some other flavor |
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| (A) What flavor [is/was] [your regular brand/the brand you last used]? Choose all that apply. 1. Tobacco-flavored, 2. Menthol or mint, 3. Clove or spice, 4. Fruit, 5. Chocolate, 6. An alcoholic drink (such as wine, cognac, margarita or other cocktails), 7. A nonalcoholic drink (such as coffee, soda, energy drinks, or other beverages), 8. Candy, desserts or other sweets, 9. Some other flavor (SPECIFY) | ||||||
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Rechargeable vs. Disposable: (Y/A) [Is/Was] your [EPRODTYPE1] rechargeable? 1. Yes, 2. No Cartridges: (Y/A) [Does/Did] your [EPRODTYPE1] use cartridges? 1. Yes, 2. No Tank System: (Y/A) [Does/Did] your [EPRODTYPE1] use a tank system? 1. Yes, 2. No Refillable:
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| Nicotine content | The LAST TIME you used an electronic vaporizer such as an e-cigarette, what was in the mist you inhaled? (Mark only one circle.) 1. Nicotine, 2. Marijuana or hash oil, 3. Just flavoring, 4. Other, 8. Don’t know | (A) Does the [EPRODTYPE2] you usually use contain nicotine? 1. Yes, 2. No (Y) Please think about the [EPRODFILL3] you use most of the time. Does the [EPRODFILL3] you use contain nicotine? 1. Yes, 2. No (A) What concentration of nicotine do you usually use? 1. I don’t know the concentration, 2. 0mg or 0%, 3. 1–12mg or 0.1–1.2%, 4. 13–17mg or 1.3–1.7%, 5. 18–24mg or 1.8–2.4%, 6. 25+mg or 2.5+% |
NYTS: National Youth Tobacco Survey; NATS: National Adult Tobacco Survey; MTF: Monitoring the Future Survey; PATH: Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study Survey (Wave 3 – 2015–2016); TUS-CPS: Tobacco Use Supplement-Current Population Survey; Y: Youth PATH Survey; A: Adult PATH Survey
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[EPRODTYPE] was shown as one of the following terms that the respondent based on their response to a previous question asking them which electronic nicotine product they used most often: e-cigarette, e-cigar, e-pipe, e-hookah, or electronic nicotine product.
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This table has been adapted from the “2016 Surgeon General’s Report: E-Cigarette Use among Youth and Young Adults”, Chapter 2, Appendix 2.2 (Key Measures of Use). (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2016)