E-Cigarette Use Among US Adults in the 2021 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

After the initial disruption from the COVID-19 pandemic, it is unclear how patterns of e-cigarette use in the US have changed.

Objective

To examine recent patterns in current and daily e-cigarette use among US adults in 2021.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study used data from the 2021 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) database. The BRFSS is the largest national telephone-based survey of randomly sampled adults in the US. Adults aged 18 years or older, residing in 49 US states (all except Florida), the District of Columbia, and 3 US territories (Guam, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands), were included in the data set. Data analysis was performed in January 2023.

Main outcomes and measures

The main outcome

SUBMITTER: Erhabor J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10625038 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature