Sociological Studies on Vapers?

[sharkey]

I'm curious if there have been any peer-reviewed studies on vapers. There have been many such studies over the decades on analog'ers.

I've been on this forum, irregularly, since 2009, and I've noticed some things about the people here.

A sizable percentage exhibit the following tendencies and characteristics:

unpretentious
engaging in copulatory activities before marriage
looking at porn/romance novels/romcoms regularly
having tattoos
listening to rock music
latently christian - attend church irregularly/never
have difficult relationship with parents
apolitical or attracted to third parties
above-average IQ
poor to middle class
hooked into pop culture (the voice, jimmy kimmel, bradjelina, kardashians, james bond)
carnivorous

I'd be curious to read any such studies that exist, or that will be coming down the pike as vaping becomes more mainstream.

 

[Akasticker]

Hmmm interesting. I agree with all of it but the unpretentious part. I feel like vapors become very pretentious especially the Provari/ Reo people ("My shiny tube is far superior to your less shiny metal tube, and my juice!?... only the best for me!!!")

 

[LMS62]

Hmmm interesting. I agree with all of it but the unpretentious part. I feel like vapors become very pretentious especially the Provari/ Reo people ("My shiny tube is far superior to your less shiny metal tube, and my juice!?... only the best for me!!!")

Interesting. If someone likes their mod (regardless of what kind it is) and tells people how great it is, how much they like it, and why they think it is better.....they are being pretentious? Does this apply only to Provari or Reo owners, or anyone who takes pride in what they are vaping?

 

[GinnyTx]

is there a stereotypical vaper?

I'd say you should start some survey's ..only 6 could apply to me (and I"m not saying which six )

 

[sharkey]

I haven't noticed a high proportion of pretentiousness on these forums. That's not to say it doesn't exist among outliers. As for preferring some ecigs over others and not being shy about making this known, that doesn't necessarily suggest pretentiousness.

 

[sharkey]

is there a stereotypical vaper?

I'd say you should start some survey's ..only 6 could apply to me (and I"m not saying which six )

I don't know that there's a stereotypical vaper, such as that all vapers wear a certain brand of jeans or that they all pull the same lever in a voting booth. They're not part of a cult. But there are certain things you can expect to find in people who regularly eat at McDonalds, such as obesity and diabetes.

 

[Auntie Mame]

I don't think there is a stereotypical vaper or for that matter, a stereotypical smoker. Rich, poor, pretentious, humble, religious, atheists, tatted, opera loving or rock loving, round heeled or celebate...I think don't think either group can be boxed into certain categories. Other than most of us were once addicted to cigarettes, I think we would represent a cross section of the human race. As GinnyTX suggested, maybe we need a poll!

 

[Mailablemage]

unpretentious-i hope so
engaging in copulatory activities before marriage-yes
looking at porn/romance novels/romcoms regularly-no
having tattoos- yes, and piercings
listening to rock music- rock, electronic, bluegrass, classical, hell even country sometimes
latently christian - attend church irregularly/never-athiest
have difficult relationship with parents-no my parents are awesome
apolitical or attracted to third parties-independant voter
above-average IQ-157
poor to middle class-middle class
hooked into pop culture (the voice, jimmy kimmel, bradjelina, kardashians, james bond)- um... I sometimes watch clips from the colbert report?
carnivorous- eh. Sometimes


Does that answer your questions?

 

[jayblizzo187bx]

I kind of wish someone would do a study like that in b&m stores. This website seems to have some wonderful people, and a real variety. However I feel like I see "the stereotypical vaper" when I go into vape shops and it kind of bothers me. I try to stay away from certain stores for this reason. I feel like "the stereotypical vaper" might be someone who didn't quit smoking or ever smoke for that matter but picked up vaping because it's the new in thing for their alternative lifestyle and attitude. People that are tatted from the floor to ceiling that are kind of hipsterish that just sit in the shop all day trying to choke down as big a cloud as possible on their stacked double a battery mod made from a prison shank with 190% vg juice that you just have to try. Sorry I got off of the subject a bit.

 

[Norrin]

Hmmm interesting. I agree with all of it but the unpretentious part. I feel like vapors become very pretentious especially the Provari/ Reo people ("My shiny tube is far superior to your less shiny metal tube, and my juice!?... only the best for me!!!")

I get the impression that these groups get picked on by people who either can't afford or are unwilling to pay out that much for a mod. I wouldn't have either, but don't have any problems with those who are happy to own them and from what I hear they have every right to be proud as they own a reliable mod.

Don't know about how you figured out that all these groups are representative of the people here, but think you could just add all posible groups and you'll probably have enough members to cover them.

 

[Penn]

Sharkey, are you familiar with other internet forums? As with jayblizzo187bx, I notice a very different tendency in b&m's. Even from one store to another or time of day the type of people tend to change.

The only store I will say negative things about has pretentious people both behind the counter and as customers.

One store usually has country music playing.

More than one is closed on Sunday, which I assume means they are either going to church or their customers are.

More than one shop has families working together.

One store has what I assume to be double digit IQ's for both customers and employees.

 

[minimalsaint]

Hmmm interesting. I agree with all of it but the unpretentious part. I feel like vapors become very pretentious especially the Provari/ Reo people ("My shiny tube is far superior to your less shiny metal tube, and my juice!?... only the best for me!!!")

LOL have you read a clone thread lately? Clone owners are far worse than any Provari / Reo owner I've ever crossed paths with. It's pretty regular to see them beating up on authentic users for "wasting money" on an authentic mod. And don't tell them originals are better in performance.... Whoah.

 

[Josh201]

I know you didn't really ask for answers, but if this helps you at all, great!

A sizable percentage exhibit the following tendencies and characteristics:

unpretentious - Agree. I dislike pretentiousness.

engaging in copulatory activities before marriage - I'm not married, but yes I have.

looking at porn/romance novels/romcoms regularly - Ehhhh not really regularly.

having tattoos - I do have 1.

listening to rock music - No not really at all.

latently christian attend church irregularly /never - I don't attend church and struggle with the thought of, "Is it God, or science?"

have difficult relationship with parents - I love my parents!

apolitical or attracted to third parties - Very much Democrat, although I agree with a FEW Republicans.

above-average IQ - I would consider myself more knowledgeable on a lot of topics. I love doing research on a broad range of things.

poor to middle class - I'd say I'm upper middle class with household income being low 6 figures.

hooked into pop culture (the voice, jimmy kimmel, bradjelina, kardashians, james bond) - Connected, but don't pay a while lot of attention.

carnivorous - Yes, but a very healthy eater! Think basic ingredients, I don't eat a lot of processed foods. If it can stay "fresh" for a long time in your fridge or cupboards, I don't eat a lot of it!

I'd be curious to read any such studies that exist, or that will be coming down the pike as vaping becomes more mainstream.

 

[Izan]

I'm curious if there have been any peer-reviewed studies on vapers. There have been many such studies over the decades on analog'ers.

I've been on this forum, irregularly, since 2009, and I've noticed some things about the people here.

A sizable percentage exhibit the following tendencies and characteristics:

unpretentious
engaging in copulatory activities before marriage
looking at porn/romance novels/romcoms regularly
having tattoos
listening to rock music
latently christian - attend church irregularly/never
have difficult relationship with parents
apolitical or attracted to third parties
above-average IQ
poor to middle class
hooked into pop culture (the voice, jimmy kimmel, bradjelina, kardashians, james bond)
carnivorous

I'd be curious to read any such studies that exist, or that will be coming down the pike as vaping becomes more mainstream.

And then there is this:



WE ARE EVERYONE.

Cheers
I

 

[Susan~S]

WE ARE EVERYONE.
Cheers
I

I would have given you more than 1 like if I could!

Thank you for posting that video Izan. It made my day!

 

[havoc1967]

What a fascinating thread! Here are my observations, based on forums such as this, but also what I have seen in the vape shops here in Colorado Springs. I am by no means a sociologist but I have fairly decent skills of observation. In my opinion many of the vapers I have run across seem to fall into one of 2 groups. 40 and up types who were tobacco smokers and decided for whatever reason to get away from that dreadful vice. As expected this particular group has a wide gamut of "types" as far as appearance and lifestyle. They seem to really enjoy their new hobby and have mixed opinions on clone/authentic, provari/reo, VV-VW/mech, etc. Then the second group which is early to mid 20's. Some of the latter are hipster types jumping on the latest trend, they might never even have smoked. You also have the techie types, comic book nerds, etc, etc. This latter group also includes some who just want to quit the infernal tobacco too.

But you know what, the more that vape the better it is for all of us. Keep Big Brother out of our business and capitalism can only help in terms of available affordable quality products.

 

[philoshop]

I'm a miserable old curmudgeon with a serious dislike for trendoids. I am, however, smoke-free for 4 months thanks to vaping, and tolerant of others' opinions.

 

[skoony]

you forgot hypochondriacs and those that have an unnecessary
fear of risk.
will vaping cause gout?
will vaping harm the cat three houses down?

mike

 

[EBates]

I have no desire to be placed into a box marked "XXXXX" so my response a survey is "NUNYA".
Surveys are for Peddlers and Politicians. I have no need for either.

 

[Smann245]

The sociology classes I have taken seemed to all be based on the idea of putting people into groups. Identifying deficiencies within groups and inequalities between groups. Then the deficiencies of a group are judged and it's inequalities are blamed on another group. Guess which group gets blamed the most? I refuse to participate. I am an individual, not a nameless, faceless part of some group as determined by someone else.