From: E-cigarette product preferences of Australian adolescent and adult users: a 2022 study
Overall | Age group | Smoking statusc | |||||
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% | Adolescent % | Young adult % | Adult 25+ % | Current smoker % | Non-smoker % | Never smoker % | |
Purchasing behavioura Has purchased own e-cigarette Only used other people’s e-cigarettes Both | n = 636 56 26 18 | n = 163 35 41 24 | n = 181 51 25 24 | n = 292 71 17 12 | n = 288 64 20 16 | n = 259 50 28 22 | n = 89 48 38 14 |
Source of nicotine e-liquid Internet Friend Family member Smoke shop, tobacco specialty store or outlet Specialised store selling vaping devices and liquids (not online) Petrol station Convenience store Pharmacy/chemist Other Don’t know/Can’t say | n = 623 21 27 4 28 10 1 5 1 1 2 | n = 157 8 52 5 20 5 1 3 1 1 4 | n = 180 16 27 4 30 13 2 6 1 0 2 | n = 286 31 13 3 31 11 2 5 2 1 2 | n = 284 25 18 6 30 12 1 4 2 1 2 | n = 253 18 32 2 29 10 1 5 < 1 < 1 2 | n = 86 13 42 3 17 5 5 8 4 0 3 |
Source of non-nicotine e-liquid Internet Friend Family member Smoke shop, tobacco specialty store or outlet Specialised store selling vaping devices and liquids (not online) Petrol station Convenience store Pharmacy/chemist Other Don’t know/Can’t say | n = 527 20 27 3 25 11 1 3 2 < 1 7 | n = 132 10 46 4 15 8 1 3 1 1 11 | n = 142 15 30 6 25 9 1 4 3 0 7 | n = 253 29 16 2 30 14 1 3 1 0 4 | n = 243 22 21 4 28 14 1 3 1 1 5 | n = 215 17 29 3 26 9 1 3 2 0 9 | n = 69 22 41 4 13 9 0 4 1 0 6 |
Source of e-liquidb Internet Friend Family member Smoke shop, tobacco specialty store or outlet Specialised store selling vaping devices and liquids (not online) Petrol station Convenience store Pharmacy/chemist Other Don’t know/Can’t say | n = 4 0 75 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | n = 1 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | n = 1 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | n = 2 0 50 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | n = 1 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | n = 2 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | n = 1 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |