Table 2.
Pattern of smoking among exclusive nicotine containing product users.
| Duration of Use | Traditional Smokers | E-Cigarette Users | Heated Tobacco Product Users | |||
| n = 139 2 | %(95% CI) 1 | n = 29 2 | %(95% CI) 1 | n = 17 2 | %(95% CI) 1 | |
| Less than 6 months | 32 | 23.0 (16.3–30.9) | 11 | 37.9 (20.7–57.7) | 9 | 52.9 (27.8–77.0) |
| 6–12 months | 14 | 10.1 (5.6–16.3) | 4 | 13.8 (3.9–31.7) | 4 | 23.5 (6.8–49.9) |
| 1–5 years | 81 | 58.3 (49.6–66.6) | 13 | 44.8 (26.5–64.3) | 4 | 23.5 (6.8–49.9) |
| More than 5 years | 12 | 8.6 (4.5–14.6) | 1 | 3.5 (0.1–17.8) | 0 | 0.0 (0.0–19.5) |
| Cigarettes/Tobacco Sticks/Sessions of E-Smoking Per Day | Traditional Smokers | E-Cigarette Users | Heated Tobacco Product Users | |||
| n = 141 2 | %(95% CI) 1 | n = 27 2 | %(95% CI) 1 | n = 18 2 | %(95% CI) 1 | |
| 1–5 | 94 | 66.7 (58.2–74.4) | 12 | 44.4 (25.5–64.7) | 7 | 38.9 (17.3–64.3) |
| 6–15 | 42 | 29.8 (22.4–38.1) | 5 | 18.5 (6.3–38.1) | 11 | 61.1 (35.8–82.7) |
| >15 | 5 | 3.6 (1.2–8.1) | 10 | 37.0 (19.4–57.6) | 0 | 0.0 (0.0–18.5) |
1 95% CI—95% confidence interval 2 the values differ due to the fact, that not every respondent answered the question.