Table 1.
Sample Characteristics of Regular (Daily or Weekly) Vapers
| Characteristics, n (% unweighted) | Concurrent users | Exclusive vapers | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| n = 1182 (73.7%) | n = 421 (26.3%) | N = 1603 | |
| Country of residence | |||
| Canada | 594 (50.3) | 141 (33.5) | 735 (45.9) |
| United States | 588 (49.7) | 280 (66.5) | 868 (54.2) |
| Age | |||
| 18–24 | 415 (35.1) | 47 (11.2) | 462 (28.8) |
| 25–39 | 316 (26.7) | 102 (24.2) | 418 (26.1) |
| 40–55 | 265 (22.4) | 119 (28.3) | 384 (24.0) |
| 55+ | 186 (15.7) | 153 (36.3) | 339 (21.2) |
| Average age (standard deviation) | 36.7 (15.1) | 46.7 (15.4) | 39.3 (15.8) |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 643 (54.4) | 181 (43.0) | 824 (51.4) |
| Female | 539 (45.6) | 240 (57.0) | 779 (48.6) |
| Income | |||
| Low | 434 (36.7) | 120 (28.5) | 554 (34.6) |
| Moderate | 322 (27.2) | 123 (29.2) | 445 (27.8) |
| High | 392 (33.2) | 168 (39.9) | 560 (34.9) |
| Not reported | 34 (2.9) | 10 (2.4) | 44 (2.7) |
| Education | |||
| Low | 332 (28.1) | 125 (29.7) | 457 (28.5) |
| Moderate | 518 (43.8) | 204 (48.5) | 722 (45.0) |
| High | 327 (27.7) | 91 (21.6) | 418 (26.1) |
| Not reported | 5 (0.4) | 1 (0.2) | 6 (0.4) |
| Race/ethnicity | |||
| White | 827 (70.0) | 365 (86.7) | 1192 (74.4) |
| Other | 344 (29.1) | 55 (13.1) | 399 (24.9) |
| Not reported | 11 (91.7) | 1 (8.3) | 12 (0.8) |
| Smoking status | |||
| Daily smoker | 823 (69.6) | — | 823 (51.3) |
| Nondaily smoker | 359 (30.4) | — | 359 (22.4) |
| Recent former smoker | — | 196 (46.6) | 196 (12.2) |
| Long-term former smoker | — | 225 (53.4) | 225 (14.0) |
| Vaping frequency | |||
| Daily vaper | 583 (49.3) | 360 (85.5) | 943 (58.8) |
| Weekly vaper | 599 (50.7) | 61 (14.5) | 660 (41.2) |
| Primary e-cigarette flavor | |||
| Tobacco | 321 (27.2) | 99 (23.5) | 420 (26.2) |
| Tobacco/menthol mix | 74 (6.3) | 12 (2.9) | 86 (5.4) |
| Mint/menthol | 191 (16.2) | 65 (15.4) | 256 (16.0) |
| Fruit | 335 (28.3) | 140 (33.3) | 475 (29.6) |
| Candy | 182 (15.4) | 62 (14.7) | 244 (15.2) |
| “Other” flavor | 60 (5.1) | 29 (6.9) | 89 (5.6) |
| Unflavored | 19 (1.6) | 14 (3.3) | 33 (2.1) |