Table 1.
Sample characteristics (n = 30)
| n in sample | |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | |
| 18–24 | 7 |
| 25–34 | 8 |
| 35–49 | 12 |
| 50–59 | 3 |
| Gender | |
| Male | 19 |
| Female | 11 |
| Ethnicity | |
| White British | 8 |
| White Other | 17 |
| Asian British | 3 |
| Black British | 1 |
| Arabic | 1 |
| Occupation | |
| Professional/qualified | 9 |
| Managerial/senior administrator | 9 |
| Clerical/junior administrator | 8 |
| Sales/services | 1 |
| Semi-skilled/unskilled labour | 1 |
| Never worked | 2 |
| Patterns of current IQOS use and smoking | |
| Current IQOS user | 22 |
| (Current smoking—daily/weekly/monthly/less than monthly) | (15) |
| (Current smoking—not at all) | (7) |
| Former IQOS user | 8 |
| (Current smoking—daily/weekly/monthly/less than monthly) | (6) |
| (Current smoking—not at all) | (2) |
| Length of IQOS use (months) | |
| 1–3 | 4 |
| 4–6 | 7 |
| 7–12 | 11 |
| More than 12 | 8 |
| Current frequency of cigarette smoking | |
| Daily | 7 |
| Weekly | 4 |
| Monthly | 4 |
| Less than monthly | 6 |
| Not at all | 9 |
| Time using tobacco and nicotine productsa | |
| 1–5 years | 9 |
| 6–10 years | 5 |
| 11–20 years | 3 |
| More than 20 years | 12 |
aIncludes use of other tobacco and nicotine products (e.g. shisha and cigars). One participant did not disclose time since using tobacco and nicotine products, so missing data exist