Table 4.
Anticipated reactions to possible U.S. Food and Drug Administration e-cigarette flavor regulatory scenarios
Anticipated Reactions | If Your Preferred Flavor Were Banned (n [%]) | If All Nontobacco Flavorings Were Banned (n [%]) |
---|---|---|
I would miss my old flavor. | 15 (4.0) | 6 (1.6) |
I would be angry. | 53 (14.2) | 81 (21.8) |
I would try to stop using e-cigs. | 4 (1.1) | 5 (1.3) |
I would return to smoking traditional tobacco cigarettes. | 19 (5.1) | 36 (9.7) |
I don’t really know what I would do. | 24 (6.4) | 10 (2.3) |
I would use e-cigs less than I do now. | 1 (0.3) | 2 (0.5) |
I would find a way to buy my preferred flavor. | 76 (20.4) | 71 (19.2) |
I would continue to use e-cigs about the same as I do now. | 29 (7.8) | 22 (5.9) |
I might try tobacco cigarettes or smokeless tobacco that comes in my preferred flavor. | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
I would not consider using flavored e-cig liquids other than my preferred flavor. | 9 (2.4) | 3 (0.8) |
I would switch to another flavor. | 26 (7.0) | 13 (3.5) |
I would be able to stop using e-cigs. | 1 (0.3) | 1 (0.3) |
I might switch to cigars that are flavored. | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
I would add flavoring agents myself. | 114 (30.6) | 122 (32.8) |
I would use e-cigs more than I do now. | 1 (0.3) | 0 (0) |