Table 1 .
Participant Characteristicsa
| Completers | Noncompleters | PATH Wave 1 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| n = 59 | n = 50 | n = 132 | |
| Demographics | |||
| Age | 32 (10) | 32 (10) | 34 |
| % Men | 81 | 78 | 56 |
| % >High school | 75 | 76 | 62 |
| % Unemployed | 14 | 24 | 24 |
| % White | 77 | 69 | 81 |
| E-cigarette use | |||
| Duration (months) | 26 (17) | 19 (16)** | |
| % Started e-cigs after quit smoking | 53 | 54 | |
| % Stated unable to stop using e-cigs | 7 | 8 | |
| Current addiction to e-cigs (0–10) | 6.6 (1.9) | 7.0 (1.8) | |
| % Ever stopped e-cigs ≥3 days | 36 | 24 | |
| Among those who stopped, | |||
| % with ≥4 of 7 DSM-5 withdrawal symptoms | 5 | 8 | |
| Tobacco cigarette use | |||
| Former daily smokers | 92% | 96% | 95% |
| Age started smoking tobacco regularly | 18 (3) | 18 (5) | |
| Cigs/day when smoked | 15 (11) | 14 (7) | 19 |
| FTCD | 4.0 (2.6) | 4.2 (2.2) | |
| Among those who stopped | |||
| % with ≥4 of 7 DSM-5 withdrawal symptoms | 29 | 36 | |
| Addiction to tobacco cigs when last smoked (0–10) | 7.8 (2.1) | 8.4 (2.0) |
DSM-5 = Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition; FTCD = Fagerstrom Test for Cigarette Dependence; PATH = Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health.
aAll data are means (standard deviation in parentheses) unless indicated otherwise.
**p < .05.