TY  - JOUR
AU  - Gravely, S
AU  - Fong, GT
AU  - Cummings, KM
AU  - Yan, M
AU  - Quah, ACK
AU  - Borland, R
AU  - Yong, H-H
AU  - Hitchman, SC
AU  - McNeill, A
AU  - Hammond, D
AU  - Thrasher, JF
AU  - Willemsen, MC
AU  - Seo, HG
AU  - Jiang, Y
AU  - Cavalcante, T
AU  - Perez, C
AU  - Omar, M
AU  - Hummel, K
Y2  - 2021/02/04
Y1  - 2014/11/01
SN  - 1660-4601
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/11343/259078
AB  - BACKGROUND: In recent years, electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) have generated considerable interest and debate on the implications for tobacco control and public health. Although the rapid growth of e-cigarettes is global, at present, little is known about awareness and use. This paper presents self-reported awareness, trial and current use of e-cigarettes in 10 countries surveyed between 2009 and 2013; for six of these countries, we present the first data on e-cigarettes from probability samples of adult smokers. METHODS: A cross-sectional analysis of probability samples of adult (≥ 18 years) current and former smokers participating in the International Tobacco Control (ITC) surveys from 10 countries. Surveys were administered either via phone, face-to-face interviews, or the web. Survey questions included sociodemographic and smoking-related variables, and questions about e-cigarette awareness, trial and current use. RESULTS: There was considerable cross-country variation by year of data collection and for awareness of e-cigarettes (Netherlands (2013: 88%), Republic of Korea (2010: 79%), United States (2010: 73%), Australia (2013: 66%), Malaysia (2011: 62%), United Kingdom (2010: 54%), Canada (2010: 40%), Brazil (2013: 37%), Mexico (2012: 34%), and China (2009: 31%)), in self-reports of ever having tried e-cigarettes (Australia, (20%), Malaysia (19%), Netherlands (18%), United States (15%), Republic of Korea (11%), United Kingdom (10%), Brazil (8%), Mexico (4%), Canada (4%), and China (2%)), and in current use (Malaysia (14%), Republic of Korea (7%), Australia (7%), United States (6%), United Kingdom (4%), Netherlands (3%), Canada (1%), and China (0.05%)) [corrected]. CONCLUSIONS: The cross-country variability in awareness, trial, and current use of e-cigarettes is likely due to a confluence of country-specific market factors, tobacco control policies and regulations (e.g., the legal status of e-cigarettes and nicotine), and the survey timing along the trajectory of e-cigarette awareness and trial/use in each country. These ITC results constitute an important snapshot of an early stage of what appears to be a rapid progression of global e-cigarette use.
LA  - English
PB  - MDPI
T1  - Awareness, Trial, and Current Use of Electronic Cigarettes in 10 Countries: Findings from the ITC Project
DO  - 10.3390/ijerph111111691
IS  - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
VL  - 11
IS  - 11
SP  - 11691-11704
L1  - /bitstream/handle/11343/259078/PMC4245638.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
ER  -