Table 1.
Characteristics, smoking status and e-cigarette use in lay population.
| Variable N(%) | Lay population |
|---|---|
| N = 1463 (100%) | |
| Gender | |
| Male | 726 (50%) |
| Female | 737 (50%) |
| Socioeconomic category⁎ | |
| SPC+ | 468 (32%) |
| SPC- | 438 (30%) |
| Unemployed (inc. retired) | 557 (38%) |
| Smoking status (cigarettes, cigars, pipes) | |
| Never-smokers | 625 (43%) |
| Former smokers | 481 (33%) |
| Current smokers | 353 (24%) |
| Missing data | 4 (<1%) |
| Mean pack-year consumption (cigarette; SD) | |
| Current smokers | 14.80 (13.31) |
| Former smokers | 21.33 (21.87) |
| Intention to quit cigarette | 195 (55%) |
| E-cigarette users | |
| All | 93 (6%) |
| Only e-cigarettes | 19 (1%) |
| Dual users | 74 (5%) |
| E-cigarette use | N = 93 (100%) |
| Average times per day (SD) | 9.9 (11.0) |
| Nicotine-containing liquid | 81 (88%) |
| Methods of use | |
| Substitute for conventional cigarettes | 76 (82%) |
| Concomitantly with conventional cigarettes | 17 (18%) |
| Reasons for using e-cigarettes: | |
| To quit smoking | 64 (69%) |
| To reduce tobacco consumption | 22 (24%) |
| Neither of these | 6 (7%) |
⁎
Socioprofessional category, high (SPC+) and low (SPC-).