Table 2.
Nicotine pouch use willingness and perceptions by tobacco product use status.
| Variable (n/%) |
No Use of Any Tobacco Product | Non-Combustible Only | Combustible Only | Dual Use | Full Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aware of nicotine pouches before survey | |||||
| Yes | 79 (8.8) | 25 (18.7) | 4 (9.8) | 13 (19.7) | 121 (10.6) |
| No | 757 (84.1) | 101 (75.4) | 33 (80.5) | 49 (74.2) | 940 (82.4) |
| Not sure | 64 (7.1) | 8 (6.0) | 4 (9.8) | 4 (6.1) | 80 (7.0) |
| Willingness to use nicotine pouches if given the opportunity | |||||
| Definitely Not | 763 (85.3) | 88 (66.2) | 29 (70.7) | 37 (56.1) | 917 (80.9) |
| Probably Not | 112 (12.5) | 34 (25.6) | 11 (26.8) | 16 (24.2) | 173 (15.3) |
| Probably Yes | 14 (1.6) | 10 (7.5) | 1 (2.4) | 11 (16.7) | 36 (3.2) |
| Definitely Yes | 5 (0.6) | 1 (0.8) | 0 (0) | 2 (3.0) | 8 (0.7) |
| Nicotine pouch harm perceptions relative to cigarettes | |||||
| Nicotine pouches more harmful | 84 (9.4) | 18 (13.5) | 6 (14.6) | 9 (13.6) | 117 (10.3) |
| About the same | 186 (20.7) | 29 (21.8) | 8 (19.5) | 15 (22.7) | 238 (20.9) |
| Nicotine pouches less harmful | 169 (18.8) | 33 (24.8) | 4 (9.8) | 18 (27.3) | 224 (19.7) |
| Not sure | 459 (51.1) | 53 (39.8) | 23 (56.1) | 24 (36.4) | 559 (49.1) |
| Nicotine pouch harm perceptions relative to e-cigarettes | |||||
| Nicotine pouches more harmful | 99 (11.0) | 21 (16.0) | 8 (19.5) | 11 (16.9) | 139 (12.2) |
| About the same | 194 (21.6) | 32 (24.4) | 9 (22.0) | 12 (18.5) | 247 (21.7) |
| Nicotine pouches less harmful | 122 (13.6) | 20 (15.3) | 2 (4.9) | 11 (16.9) | 155 (13.6) |
| Not sure | 484 (53.8) | 58 (44.3) | 22 (53.7) | 31 (47.7) | 595 (52.4) |
| Likely to use nicotine pouches versus smoking cigarettes | |||||
| More likely to use nicotine pouches vs. cigarettes | 81 (9.1) | 14 (10.6) | 3 (7.5) | 5 (7.7) | 103 (9.1) |
| Equally likely | 103 (11.5) | 8 (6.1) | 3 (7.5) | 3 (4.6) | 117 (10.4) |
| Less likely to use nicotine pouches vs. cigarettes | 158 (17.7) | 52 (39.4) | 16 (40.0) | 36 (55.4) | 262 (23.2) |
| Not sure | 551 (61.7) | 58 (43.9) | 18 (45.0) | 21 (32.3) | 648 (57.3) |
| Likely to use nicotine pouches versus using e-cigarettes | |||||
| More likely to use nicotine pouches vs. e-cigarettes | 52 (5.8) | 2 (1.5) | 2 (4.9) | 5 (7.7) | 61 (5.4) |
| Equally likely | 95 (10.6) | 5 (3.8) | 3 (7.3) | 3 (4.6) | 106 (9.4) |
| Less likely to use nicotine pouches vs. e-cigarettes | 214 (23.9) | 72 (54.5) | 14 (34.1) | 37 (56.9) | 337 (29.7) |
| Not sure | 534 (59.7) | 53 (40.2) | 22 (53.7) | 20 (30.8) | 629 (55.5) |