Table 1.
Interview data results collected from 41 participants. N.B. Participants could provide more than once answer to each question.
| Questions | Responses n = 41 |
|---|---|
| Demographic data | |
| Male | 38 (92.7%) |
| Female | 3 (7.3%) |
| Age | Mean = 57.8 |
| Range = 21–75 years | |
| Years of smoking | Mean = 28.9 |
| Range = 7–41 years | |
| Vaping characteristics | |
| Years of vaping | Mean = 3.4 |
| Range = 6 months–9 years | |
| E-liquid used per week? | Mean = 18.2 ml |
| Range = 14 ml–50 ml | |
| Concentrations of nicotine currently used | |
| Low (<10 mg/ml) | 26 (63.41%) |
| Medium (11–20 mg/ml) | 10 (24.4%) |
| High (>21 mg/ml) | 5 (12.2%) |
| Do you feel you need more or less nicotine than you buy in the shops? | 41 (100%) no more or less |
| Flavours used (most popular) | |
| Dessert: Vanilla and Caramel | 28 (68.3%) |
| Fruit flavours: Strawberry, Raspberry and Blackberry | 24 (58.5%) |
| How did you find out about DIY e-liquids? | |
| Online forums | 27 (65.9%) |
| Vape shops | 16 (39%) |
| Social media (Facebook/Twitter) | 16 (39%) |
| Friends/family | 9 (22%) |
| Reason for starting DIY e-liquid | |
| Fun/novelty | 41 (100%) |
| Higher nicotine concentration (above the available limit of 20 mg/ml or 2.0%) | 25 (61%) |
| Financial | 24 (58.5%) |
| Quality control | 19 (46.3%) |
| Reasons for continuing to DIY | |
| Fun/novelty | 38 (92.7%) |
| Financial | 33 (80.5%) |
| Quality control | 20 (48.8%) |
| Higher nicotine concentration | 5 (12.2%) |