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Table 3 Purchasing behaviours and sources of e-liquids, stratified by age and tobacco cigarette smoking status

From: E-cigarette product preferences of Australian adolescent and adult users: a 2022 study

 

Overall

Age group

Smoking statusc

 

%

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

  1. aDue to rounding, figures may not add to 100%
  2. bAmong those who reported that they did not know if the e-liquid they used contained nicotine
  3. cCurrent smokers had smoked in the past 30 days and > 100 cigarettes in their lifetime; never smokers had never smoked a tobacco cigarette; non-smokers comprised all other respondents