Table 3.
Differences in perceived disadvantages about the electronic cigarette; stratified by smoking status.
| Smokers (n = 135) | Dual users (n = 83) | Vapers (n = 259) | Tukey HSD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Perceived disadvantages; n = 477 Vaping electronic cigarettes… | ||||
| Can damage the health of my social environment [mean (SD)] | 3.4 (.8) | 3.9 (.8) | 4.2 (.9) | 1 < 2***; 2 < 3 * |
| Is difficult/unhandy/complex [mean (SD)] | 3.1 (.9) | 3.8 (1.0) | 4.1 (.9) | 1 < 2***; 2 < 3 ** |
| Is unhealthy [mean (SD)] | 2.9 (.9) | 3.4 (1.0) | 4.0 (1.0) | 1 < 2**; 2 < 3 *** |
| Shifts my nicotine-dependence [mean (SD)] | 2.9 (1.0) | 3.0 (1.0) | 3.3 (1.2) | 1, 2 < 3* |
| Makes me, in ratio, smoke more than conventional cig. [mean (SD)] | 3.0 (1.0) | 3.5 (1.0) | 4.0 (1.1) | 1 < 2**; 2 < 3** |
| Costs a lot of money [mean (SD)] | 3.1 (.8) | 3.8 (1.0) | 3.9 (1.0) | 1 < 2, 3*** |
| Is a burden to my environment [mean (SD)] | 3.5 (.8) | 4.2 (.7) | 4.5 (.7) | 1 < 2***; 2 < 3 *** |
| Is shameful [mean (SD)] | 3.2 (.8) | 3.9 (.9) | 4.4 (.9) | 1 < 2***; 2 < 3 *** |
| Costs a lot of time [mean (SD)] | 3.2 (.8) | 3.9 (.9) | 4.2 (1.0) | 1 < 2, 3*** |
| Is addictive [mean (SD)] | 2.9 (.8) | 3.2 (1.0) | 3.2 (1.1) | 1< 3** |
| Leads to toxic substances in my body [mean (SD)] | 3.0 (.9) | 3.2 (1.0) | 3.7 (1.1) | 1, 2 < 3** |
| Makes it difficult to quit, because of the ‘smoke-movement’ [mean (SD)] | 2.5 (.9) | 3.3 (1.2) | 4.2 (1.0) | 1 < 2***; 2 < 3 *** |
| Leads to health risks at long term [mean (SD)] | 2.7 (.8) | 3.1 (.8) | 3.5 (.9) | 1 < 2***; 2 < 3** |
| Will encourage smoking conventional cig. [mean (SD)] | 3.0 (1.0) | 4.1 (.9) | 4.7 (.6) | 1 < 2***; 2 < 3 *** |
| Does not work as a smoking cessation tool [mean (SD)] | 2.6 (.9) | 3.6 (1.1) | 4.5 (.9) | 1 < 2***; 2 < 3 *** |
| Creates new conventional smokers [mean (SD)] | 2.8 (.8) | 3.8 (1.1) | 4.6 (.7) | 1 < 2***; 2 < 3 *** |
| Is unhandy: not a lot of stores sell the equipment [mean (SD)] | 2.8 (.9) | 3.7 (1.0) | 3.9 (1.2) | 1 < 2, 3*** |
| Is expensive in first purchase [mean (SD)] | 2.4 (.8) | 3.0 (1.1) | 3.2 (1.2) | 1 < 2, 3** |
| Leads to nausea, dizziness and/or mouth and throat irritations [mean (SD)] | 2.8 (.8) | 3.2 (1.0) | 3.5 (1.1) | 1 < 2, 3** |
| Leads to more vaporizing, to get the same amount of nicotine [mean (SD)] | 2.7 (.7) | 3.2 (1.1) | 3.8 (1.1) | 1 < 2***; 2 < 3 *** |
| Always requires two e-cig.: battery charge and defects [mean (SD)] | 2.7 (.8) | 2.7 (1.1) | 2.5 (1.2) | NS |
| Increase the change I will start smoking conventional cig. [mean (SD)] | 2.8 (.9) | 3.9 (1.1) | 4.8 (.6) | 1 < 2***; 2 < 3 *** |
| Will lead to more acceptance of conventional cig. [mean (SD)] | 2.9 (1.0) | 4.0 (.9) | 4.7 (.7) | 1 < 2***; 2 < 3 *** |
Cig: Cigarette, E-cig: Electronic cigarette
Measured on a 5-point scale: 1 = completely agree, 5 = completely disagree
*
P < .05,
**
P < 0.01,
***
P < .001.