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. 2021 Dec 28;4(12):e2140880. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.40880

Table 1. Measures.

Measures Categorizations Questions and responses used in categorizations
Sample-defining measures (assessed at baseline wave of each wave pair)
Cigarette smoking status Daily smoker: smokes cigarettes every day “Do you now smoke cigarettes…” with response options: every day/some days/not at all
Quit intentions No intentions: does not plan to ever quit cigarettes/tobacco for gooda “Do you plan to ever quit [cigarettes/tobacco] for good?” with responses options: yes/no
e-Cigarette use status Nonuser: does not use e-cigarettes at all “Do you now use [e-cigarettes]…” with response options: every day/some days/not at allb
Predictor measure (assessed at follow-up wave among those who were e-cigarette nonusers at baseline wave)
e-Cigarette use status
  • (1) No e-cigarette use

  • (2) Nondaily e-cigarette use

  • (3) Daily e-cigarette use

“Do you now use [e-cigarettes]…” with response options: every day/some days/not at allb
Outcome measures (assessed at follow-up wave among those who were daily smokers and had no intentions to quit at baseline wave)
Cigarette discontinuation at follow-up
  • (1) Cigarette discontinuation: did not smoke in the past 12 mo or is currently smoking not at all

  • (2) Cigarette smoker: is currently smoking every day or some days

  • “In the past 12 months, have you smoked a cigarette, even 1 or 2 puffs?” with response options: yes/no

  • “Do you now smoke cigarettes…” with response options: every day/some days/not at all

Discontinuing daily cigarette smoking at follow-up
  • (1) Discontinuing daily cigarette smoking: did not smoke in the past 12 mo, or is currently smoking not at all, or is currently smoking some days

  • (2) Daily cigarette smoker: is currently smoking every day

  • “In the past 12 months, have you smoked a cigarette, even 1 or 2 puffs?” with response options: yes/no

  • “Do you now smoke cigarettes…” with response options: every day/some days/not at all

a

Cigarette smokers who were current users of any other non–e-cigarette tobacco product and had ever used that tobacco product fairly regularly were asked about intending to quit using tobacco rather than specifically about intending to quit smoking cigarettes.

b

e-Cigarettes refers to all e-products (ie, e-cigarettes, e-cigars, e-pipes, and e-hookah).