E-cigarette consumption among youth who vape in Canada, England, New Zealand and the USA: Exploring methods to quantify consumption amounts and differences by product attributes using population-level surveys.

ABSTRACT:

Significance

Despite the popularity of vaping among young people, data on e-liquid consumption remain limited. The current study explores methods to quantify e-liquid consumption among youth who currently vape in four countries.

Methods

Data were analysed from the 2023 International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Project Youth Surveys, conducted online with national samples in Canada, England, New Zealand and the USA, among 2916 youth aged 16-19 who vaped in the past 30 days. The volume of e-liquid consumed in the past 30 days was estimated from device-specific measures. Linear regression models examined differences in total e-liquid consumption by (1) country, age, sex-at-birth, exclusive versus dual vaping/smoking and device type; (2) four vaping dependence variables (f

SUBMITTER: Gomes MN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12464888 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature