Eurobarometer survey confirms very few never smokers vape daily

[Bill Godshall]

Analysis of 2014 Eurobarometer survey (of 15+ year olds from 28 EU states) data finds:

- Current smokers were 36 times more likely than never smokers to vape nicotine daily,

- Former smokers were 52 times more likely than never smokers to vape nicotine daily,

- Current smokers were 29 times more likely than never smokers to vape daily,

- Former smokers were 39 times more likely than never smokers to vape daily,

- 93% of daily vapers reported vaping nicotine daily,

- 1.08% of total population (15+ years) vaped daily, and 1.00% vaped nicotine daily,

- Just 0.08% of never smokers vaped daily, and only 0.04% vaped nicotine daily,

- 49.1% of daily nicotine vapers reported quitting smoking by switching to vaping,

- 0.0% of daily vapers reported increasing their cigarette consumption, and

- 9.3% of ever e-cig users vaped daily, and 8.6% of ever e-cig users vaped nicotine daily.

Prevalence and correlates of current daily use of electronic cigarettes in the European Union: analysis of the 2014 Eurobarometer survey


The 2014 Eurobarometer survey also found (as detailed in August 2016 article below):

- 6.1 million EU citizens quit smoking cigarettes by switching to vaping,

- 9.2 million EU citizens had reduced cigarette consumption after beginning to vape,

- Just 1.3% of never smokers reported current use of nicotine e-cigs, and

- Just 0.8% of ever tobacco/vapor users reported using vapor first.

Electronic cigarette use in the European Union: analysis of a representative sample of 27 460 Europeans from 28 countries

About six million Europeans have quit smoking with e-cigarette use: Study

 

[Rossum]

Sure would be nice if we had a good study in the US that would let us say, "X million people have quit smoking via vaping," with a high degree of confidence.

 

[Bill Godshall]

Sure would be nice if we had a good study in the US that would let us say, "X million people have quit smoking via vaping," with a high degree of confidence.

Many surveys of US adults (and teens) have found that vaping has helped smokers quit.

Even CDC's 2015 NHIS found that 2.5 million vapers in the US no longer smoke cigarettes.
Tobacco Truth: How Many Americans Vape? CDC Data Show Fewer Vapers & Smokers in 2015

But of course, CDC continues to claim there is no evidence that vaping has helped anyone quit smoking.

 

[bobwho77]

New information coming from "Across the Pond" paints vaping in a better, and better light, while here in the US we keep getting the same rehashing of long debunked studies.