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Table 1 Presence of nicotine, frequency of e-cigarette use and reason of using e-cigarettes among ever and past 30-day e-cigarette users aged 15–24 years based on the Canadian Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey, 2017

From: The association between alcohol, marijuana, illegal drug use and current use of E-cigarette among youth and young adults in Canada: results from Canadian Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey 2017

 

E-cigarette use ever % (N)

E-cigarette use in the past 30 days % (N)

Last e-cigarette contained nicotine

 Yes

51.2% (523,300)

72.5% (196,900)

 No

37.8% (385,900)

24.5% (66,400)

 Uncertain

11.1% (112,900)

3.1% (8300)

Frequency of using e-cigarette

 Everyday

3.3% (34,100)

23.1% (62,900)

 Occasionally

17.1% (175,000)

57.7% (157,400)

 Not at all

79.6% (813,100)

19.2% (52,300)

Reason for Using E-cigarette

 Reason for use- They come in flavours I like

  Yes

42.4% (429,900)

63.5% (170,800)

  No

57.6% (584,600)

36.5% (98,000)

 Reason for use-E-cigarettes are more acceptable to non-tobacco users

  Yes

29.2% (296,000)

44.9% (120,600)

  No

70.8% (248,400)

55.1% (148,200)

 Reason for use-They might be less harmful to people around me than cigarettes

  Yes

33.3% (337,400)

54.8% (147,200)

  No

66.8% (677,200)

45.3% (121,600)

 Reason for use- They might be less harmful to me than smoking cigarettes

  Yes

32.8% (331,500)

54.0% (145,200)

  No

67.3% (683,100)

46.0% (123,600)

 Reason for use- Using e-cigarettes helps people quit smoking cigarettes

  Yes

23.3% (236,000)

50.9% (136,700)

  No

76.7% (778,500)

49.1% (132,100)

 Reason for use- Curious - want to know how it tastes

  Yes

75.5% (766,000)

57.7% (155,000)

  No

24.5% (248,500)

42.4% (113,900)

 Reason for use- E-cigarettes don’t smell

  Yes

17.7% (179,200)

29.9% (80,300)

  No

83.3% (835,300)

70.1% (188,500)

Where do you usually get the e-cigarettes you use?

 A friend or relative (borrowed, shared or bought)

71.3 (717,200)

49.8 (133,300)

 A vape shop or vapor lounge

9.6 (96,600)

32.9 (88,000)

 A convenience store or gas station

12.6 (126,900)

6.5 (17,500)

 Over the internet

1.9 (18,800)

6.0 (16,100)

 Othera

4.6 (46,300)

4.8 (12,800)

  1. N is the weighted sample size based on the person weights provided by Statistics Canada [33]. Less than 2% of the respondents did not provide information on one or more the variables mentioned above. These cases were excluded from the analysis
  2. aIncludes: A small kiosk, A supermarket, grocery store or drug store, A smoke shop, tobacco specialty store, outlet store, A bar, pub, restaurant or casino and Other