Characteristics of respondents in the Niagara region by population, e-cigarette use, cigarette use and use of other tobacco products
| Characteristic | No. (%) of respondents n = 3312* | Percentage of total |
|---|---|---|
| Population | ||
| Answered at least 1 question in the smoking section of the survey | 2367 (71.5) | |
| Male (n = 2367) | 1274 (53.8) | |
| E-cigarette use | ||
| Heard of e-cigarettes (n = 2292) | 1599 (69.8) | |
| How students learned about e-cigarettes (n = 1599) | ||
| Friends | 485 (30.3) | |
| Store sign/display | 380 (23.8) | |
| Internet | 186 (11.6) | |
| Other | 529 (33.1) | |
| No answer | 19 (1.2) | |
| Had used e-cigarettes (n = 2278) | 238 (10.4) | |
| Quantity of e-cigarette use (n = 238) | ||
| Once | 134 (56.3) | 5.8† |
| A few times | 79 (33.2) | 3† |
| Frequently | 13 (5.5) | 0.6† |
| Daily | 5 (2.1) | 0.2† |
| No answer | 7 (2.9) | 0.3† |
| Cigarette use | ||
| Currently smoke (n = 2344) | 61 (2.6) | |
| Had smoked cigarettes during the last 30 d (n = 2302) | 66 (2.9) | |
| Frequency of smoking during the last 30 d (n = 66) | ||
| 1–2 d | 25 (37.9) | 1.0‡ |
| Some days | 17 (25.8) | 1.0‡ |
| Every day or almost every day | 24 (36.4) | 1.0‡ |
| Quantity of cigarettes smoked during the last 30 d (n = 66) | ||
| ≤ 1 per d | 35 (53.0) | 1.5‡ |
| 2–5 per d | 14 (21.2) | 0.6‡ |
| > 5 per d | 7 (10.6) | 0.3‡ |
| No response | 10 (15.1) | 0.4‡ |
| Type of smoker (self-defined) (n = 2205) | ||
| Nonsmoker | 2128 (96.5) | |
| Nonsmoker who sometimes smokes | 32 (1.5) | |
| Former smoker, quit completely | 11 (0.5) | |
| Light smoker | 14 (0.6) | |
| Moderate/heavy smoker | 20 (0.9) | |
| Other tobacco products | ||
| Had smoked cigarillos (n = 2297) | 84 (3.7) | |
| Had used smokeless tobacco (n = 2291) | 33 (1.4) | |
| Had smoked using a water pipe (n = 2288) | 57 (2.5) | |
Note: e-cigarette = electronic cigarette.
↵* Unless otherwise indicated.
↵† Distribution of frequency of e-cigarette use among all respondents to the e-cigarette questionnaire (n = 2278).
↵‡ Distribution of smoking frequency and quantity during the last 30 d among all respondents to the smoking section of the questionnaire (n = 2302).