From: Use of electronic cigarettes among Romanian university students: a cross-sectional study
Total sample N = 444٭ % | Smokers N = 154٭ % | Ex-smokers N = 72٭ % | Non-smokers N = 218 % | |
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Beliefs | ||||
E-cigarettes are less dangerous | ||||
I totally agree/I partially agree | 55.9 | 62.3 | 33.3 | 58.7 |
I do not know | 35.8 | 35.8 | 50 | 31.2 |
I totally disagree/I partially disagree | 8.3 | 1.9 | 16.7 | 10.1 |
E-cigarettes can help smokers to quit | ||||
I totally agree/I partially agree | 66.4 | 46.1 | 70.8 | 79.4 |
I do not know | 22.5 | 33.8 | 20.8 | 15.1 |
I totally disagree/I partially disagree | 11.1 | 20.1 | 8.3 | 5.5 |
E-cigarettes are used only by smokers | ||||
I totally agree/I partially agree | 48.9 | 51.3 | 50 | 46.8 |
I do not know | 34.5 | 31.8 | 33.3 | 36.7 |
I totally disagree/I partially disagree | 16.6 | 16.9 | 16.7 | 16.5 |
Behavior | ||||
Used e-cigarettes at least once during lifetime | 25.2 | 53.3 | 25 | 5.5 |
Used e-cigarettes in the last month | 2.7 | 7.8 | 0 | 0 |
Reasons for trying e-cigarettes among students who experimented with them٭٭ | ||||
E-cigarettes are less dangerous | 8 | 0 | 50 | 0 |
To reduce the number of traditional cigarettes | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
To quit smoking | 23.2 | 31.7 | 0 | - |
Curiosity | 62.5 | 65.9 | 50 | 58.3 |
Other friends also tried e-cigarettes | 23.2 | 25.6 | 0 | 41.7 |
Intention to use e-cigarettes in the next year | ||||
Definitely yes/probably yes | 4.1 | 11.7 | 0 | 0 |
I do not know | 8.6 | 19.5 | 4.2 | 2.3 |
Definitely no/probably no | 87.3 | 68.8 | 95.8 | 97.7 |
Social influences | ||||
Friends have tried e-cigarettes | 59.7 | 67.5 | 66.7 | 51.8 |
Parents have tried e-cigarettes | 6.3 | 7.8 | 4.2 | 6.0 |
Siblings have tried e-cigarettes | 6.5 | 5.2 | 8.3 | 6.9 |