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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Aug 24.
Published in final edited form as: Addict Behav. 2017 Dec 8;79:93–101. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2017.12.010

Table 1.

Sample demographics and ECIG/tobacco use characteristics (n=72).

Characteristic N %
Age (M, SD) 34.5(11.4)
Sex
 Female 30 41.7
 Male 40 55.6
 Transgender 2 2.8
Ethnicity
 Hispanic/Latino 11 15.3
 Not Hispanic / Latino 61 84.7
Race
 American Indian / Alaskan Native 2 2.8
 Asian 2 2.8
 Black / African American 9 12.5
 White / European American 53 73.6
 More than one race 6 8.3
Regular ECIG Use Duration
 1 – 3 months 6 8.3
 4 – 6 months 7 9.7
 7 – 12 months 18 25.0
 Between 1 and 2 years 19 26.4
 More than 2 years 22 30.6
ECIG Use in Past 30 Days
 6 – 10 days 5 6.9
 11 – 20 days 7 9.7
 21 – 29 days 13 18.1
 All 30 days 32 44.4
ECIG Use Times per Day
 At least once per day 5 6.9
 Every once in a while throughout the day 20 27.8
 Fairly frequently throughout the day 33 45.8
 Almost always throughout most of the day 14 19.4
Nicotine Concentration
 Zero (0mg / mL) 4 5.6
 3 – 4 mg / mL 16 22.2
 6 – 8 mg / mL 17 23.6
 11 – 19 mg / mL 17 23.6
 20 mg / mL or greater 15 20.8
 Don’t know 3 4.2
Type of Liquid Storage
 Prefilled disposable / Cig-alike 20 27.8
 Refillable cartomizer 7 9.7
 Refillable tank or clearomizer 32 44.4
 Drip feed / Use drip tip 10 13.9
 Don’t know / Other 3 1.4
Device Type
 Cig-alike 18 25.0
 Vape pen / eGo style product 24 33.3
 Box mod 22 30.6
 Rebuildable / Mechanical mod 8 11.1
ECIG Liquid Flavor Preference
 Candy / Fruit flavor 22 30.6
 Food / Dessert / Spices flavor (e.g., crème, vanilla, cinnamon) 7 9.7
 Menthol flavor 9 12.5
 Tobacco flavor 16 22.2
 I usually use multiple flavors 15 20.8
 I don’t use a flavor 2 2.8
Current cigarette smoking frequency
 Every day 23 31.9
 Some days 26 36.1
 Not at all 23 31.9
Cigarettes per day (M, SD)
 12 months ago 10.7 (11.8)
 Past 30 days 5.5 (6.5)

Note. Regular use was defined as using an ECIG some days or most days.