Table 3.
Key themes generated by research objectives with sample quotes
| Category and descriptions |
|---|
| Objective 1: Explore adult daily cigarette smokers’ experiences using e-cigarettes in the context of smoke-free places/situations |
| Public places/situations of use |
| “The first time [e-cigarette use]…I was walking down the street when I left here.” (No.6, Male, 58 years) |
| “I’ll just leave it [e-cigarette] on my register or whatever like that and I’ll just grab like a draw or two off of it.” (No.17, Male, 32 years) |
| “It’s [e-cigarette] not dissatisfying to people that be around me, like at work. I told them what it was and everything and they said we don’t smell anything.” (No.15, Male, 56 years) |
| “I got on the bus. I didn’t have no cigarette to put out. I just kept it [e-cigarette] in my mouth while I scanned my card. (No.7, Male, 24 years) |
| “We sat on the train and we was waiting for it to pull off. I pulled out my e-cigarette right there and I was puffing.” (No.1, Female, 55 years) |
| Private places/situations of use |
| “I used them [e-cigarettes] mostly in my bedroom.” (No.14, Female, 29 years) |
| “I smoked [e-cigarette] in the car. I smoke it in the house.” (No.19, Male, 27 years) |
| “I think because I’ve been smoking the e-cigarettes only inside and I don’t typically smoke inside anywhere, and I don’t know if it’s [e-cigarette use] allowed or whatever, I mean, all these other places. I know that I’m allowed to do that [e-cigarette use] at my house.” (No.12, Female, 37 years) |
| Objective 2: Describe adult daily cigarette smokers’ perceptions of bystanders’ reactions to them using e-cigarettes in smoke-free places/situations |
| Favorable |
| “I feel like everybody wanted to smoke what I was smoking. Everybody, they seen me with it [e-cigarette] and they wanted to have it. I felt like I was a trendsetter or something.” (No.18, Male, 18 years) |
| Unfavorable |
| “I just walked on the bus. I took my seat. He didn’t say anything. The bus driver didn’t say nothing. So, I did about three or four puffs and then…they all did look at me like I was losing my mind, but I didn’t say anything. I just stopped dragging on it…put it back in its case…it’s a non-smoking bus.”(No.7, Male, 24 years) |
| Impartial |
| “I think because they’ve become more mainstream no one really reacted. Certainly, they didn’t say anything to me about using them.” (No.19, Male, 27 years) |