10% of US adults are now 'vaping'

[emolinare]

I just finished reading an article in Business Insider claiming that about 10% of US adults now vape.
This was according to the online Reuters/Ipsos poll of 5,679 Americans conducted between May 19 and June 4 2015.

This appears to be almost four times as high as a US government estimate from 2013 claiming that 2.6% of adults use e-cigarettes.

Age distribution is also interesting. About 15% of poll participants under the age of 40 now vape.

It didn't surprise me that almost 70% of current users started in the past year alone, but it was a bit of a surprise that about three quarters of them also smoke cigarettes (according to the poll).

 

[KattMamma]

it was a bit of a surprise that about three quarters of them also smoke cigarettes (according to the poll)

If this part is true, it has to be because they're using cigalikes. I know a lot of members here are dual users, but nowhere near 3/4.

 

[Robert Cromwell]

10%? If 10% are around my neck of the woods most are hiding in the closet.

 

[skoony]

i read the article too. if i got it right they compared the current vapers
in the poll compared against the Governments data of current
smokers from 2012 and 13. some how their conclusion is most
people are dual users.
mike

 

[WilsonPhillips]

I only know a few vapers myself and I introduced them to it since I started several months ago. I still get shocked looks when I vape. People asking, "What the hell is that?" I kind of doubt the validity of this so called poll.

 

[emolinare]

10%? If 10% are around my neck of the woods most are hiding in the closet.

LOL, it's different here in Toronto. I'd say that among kids below 30 years of age, it's a rare sight to see an analog smoker, but you see a lot of vapers. Generally among smokers I think 10% (of using vaporizers instead of analogs) is about right.

 

[Rabbit Slayer]

If you believe the stats from polls, I have a really nice bridge you may be interested in buying

 

[emolinare]

by the way, this is the article in question:
E-cigarette use surges in past year: Reuters/Ipsos poll - Business Insider

 

[LongDraw]

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[tj99959]

The little burg that I live in had one of the first B&Ms in the country. So vaping was well established here well before it became "trendy".

Today there are more vape shops than smoke shops here, and I see at least as many (if not more) vapers than smokers when out & about.

I did have to chuckle tho' when I saw someone with a PV in one hand & a cigarette in the other.

 

[Robert Cromwell]

All the talk of banning ecigs has caused a massive surge in ecig users?

 

[Rabbit Slayer]

All the talk of banning ecigs has caused a massive surge in ecig users?

The first time I saw that "new" explicit lyrics sticker back in '86 I bought the album having never heard of the band before. guessing this is the same mentality

 

[Robert Cromwell]

The first time I saw that "new" explicit lyrics sticker back in '86 I bought the album having never heard of the band before. guessing this is the same mentality

If the "establishment" is against it......

 

[Liskrig]

" 5,679 Americans" the current population is 318.9 million... I know dick about stats and polls, but couldn't they have at least gotten 10,000?

I've been vaping since Feb 2015, I've seen ONE vapor in public, and she was driving behind me. I used to travel all over CT, MA, and RI for work.

 

[Papillon61]

10%? If 10% are around my neck of the woods most are hiding in the closet.

Shouldn't that be "hiding behind trees"? You're mixing your metaphors Robert.

Where I come from very, very few people vape - at least that is my impression.

 

[IgnorantCig]

I do notice many new vape shops opening up in my area, so the demand has got to be there I guess, but I almost never see anybody vaping when I'm walking outside. I do still see plenty of people lighting up and puffing on analogs.

 

[Papillon61]

LOL, it's different here in Toronto. I'd say that among kids below 30 years of age, it's a rare sight to see an analog smoker, but you see a lot of vapers. Generally among smokers I think 10% (of using vaporizers instead of analogs) is about right.

Probably that has a lot to do with the cost of smokes in Canada - must be around CAD 14 or 15 now. They were already CAD12 when I was there last in 2008. But then I did notice too that very few Canadians actually smoke, whether they vape or not.

 

[emolinare]

Probably that has a lot to do with the cost of smokes in Canada - must be around CAD 14 or 15 now. They were already CAD12 when I was there last in 2008. But then I did notice too that very few Canadians actually smoke, whether they vape or not.

Most heavy smokers I know go to Indian reserves to buy their smokes and they're getting them for about 80 cents a pack of 20, which is dirty cheap. It's cheaper than vaping and that's what's holding many of them back.

But generally (if you're not a heavy smoker) you're right about the cost of smoking in Canada. The brand I used to buy was CAD $13-$15 for the pack of 20 at the store. That's about USD 12 per pack, or 60 cents per smoke. No wonder people look for alternatives.

 

[Mogar]

I HIGHLY doubt that number is accurate... WebMD and the 2013 CDC numbers show that 20% (roughly) of Americans smoke some in one form or another. If 10% vape that would be 50% of the smokers switched or dual vape. This number is not accurate at all. If anything I would put a slight modifier and say that 10% of SMOKERS vape. This would be a bit more accurate.

21% of men 19% of women... (2013 numbers again) 316.13 million Americans.
63.226 M Americans smoke. 10% of those would be vapors.... 6.3 million I think that would be more accurate.

 

[jdrewry]

We get more people here voting for the best bakery/dessert/tobacco flavors of the year than they can get in that poll. So, how accurate can their assumptions about vaping be?