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. 2020 Aug 12;22(8):e17478. doi: 10.2196/17478

Table 1.

Descriptions of labels used for annotating vaping-related tweets.

Labels Descriptions
Relevant Is the tweet in English and related to the vaping topic at hand (eg, vape use or users, vaping devices, or products)?
Not relevant Tweets categorized as not relevant were typically in non-English or had referenced vaping cannabis products specifically, such as:
  • “Teens are smoking, vaping and eating cannabis”

  • “What if I vape weed?”

Commercial Is the tweet selling, marketing, or advertising vaping products?
Noncommercial Includes tweets that demonstrate favorability toward a product but do not directly advocate for purchasing it.
Provape Is vaping associated with positive emotions or contexts? Such as:
  • The tweet author is currently using, has recently used, or intends to use a vape product.

  • The tweet author indicates acceptance of others’ vaping or favorability toward others’ positive perspectives of vaping.

  • The tweet author mentions vaping in association with other positive aspects of society or popular culture (eg, partying, sexuality, popularity, and attractiveness).

Not provape Includes tweets that are antivape, neutral or fact based, or without subjective judgment about positive or acceptable aspects of vaping.