Cost Comparison and Spending on Tobacco Products: Evidence From A Nationally Representative Sample of Adult E-cigarette Users.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Over 20 states and local jurisdictions in the United States have imposed e-cigarette taxes. It is important to evaluate how adult vapers, including those who also smoke respond to e-cigarette taxation. The purpose of this study is to examine factors associated with adult vapers' cost comparison between e-cigarettes and cigarettes (ie, which one is perceived to be more expensive) and expenditures (ie, dollars spent) on these two products.

Aims and methods

We recruited a nationally representative sample of 801 adult e-cigarette users in the United States., who participated in an online survey in April-May 2023. Nested-ordered logit and ordinary least squares regressions were used in the analysis.

Results

On average, adult vapers spent $82.22 per month on e-

SUBMITTER: Ma S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12280165 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature