Table 1.
Participant demographic and e-cigarettea information.
| Demographic and e-cigarette information | Male (n=6) | Female (n=6) | Total (n=12) |
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| Education |
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Some postsecondary | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Certificate/diploma | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||
| University degree | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| Employment |
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Full-time | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||
| Part-time | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Other (student, unemployed, caregiver) | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||
| Ethnicity |
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White/Caucasian | 4 | 2 | 6 | |||
| Asian | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Black/African American | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| White/East Indian | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Reasons for e-cigarette |
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Smoking alternative | 5 | 2 | 7 | |||
| Something new | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Manage stress | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Peer influence | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Frequency of e-cigarette |
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More than once/day | 5 | 4 | 9 | |||
| About once/day | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| A few times/week | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Preferred vape device |
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Device with prefilled cartridges | 6 | 3 | 9 | |||
| Device that allows user to fill | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Disposable | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| History of e-cigarette |
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More than a year | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 6 months to 1 year | 3 | 4 | 7 | ||||
| Less than 6 months | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| How long been trying to quit |
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More than a year | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 6 months to 1 year | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Less than 6 months | 3 | 4 | 7 | ||||
| Number of quit attempts |
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More than 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | |||
| Less than 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Reasons for quitting |
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Health | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||
| Money | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Money and health | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Preferred quit approach |
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Cold turkey | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Gradual reduction | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||||
| Gradual reduction and nicotine replacement therapy | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Ever used quit e-cigarette app |
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Never | 6 | 6 | 12 | |||
ae-cigarette: electronic cigarette.